Weekend Maintenance Supervisor

West Fraser; Seaboard (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k with company match & retirement

Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

On-the-job training

Promoting from within culture

Job summary

West Fraser in North Carolina is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a crew of Millwrights, Electricians, Welders and Contractors, ensuring safety and achievement of production goals. You will manage process flow, resources and budgets to meet performance objectives.

The role reports to the Maintenance Superintendent and emphasizes hands-on leadership, planning non-emergency maintenance, coordinating PM routes, and mentoring apprentices for future growth within a wood remanufacturing

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of industrial experience.
• Prior Journeyman Electrician or Millwright certification or experience preferred.
• Leadership and strong communication skills are required.
• Two- or four-year degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve maintenance goals with emphasis on employee safety.
• Support troubleshooting and observations of machine centers with shift supervisors to meet production and quality standards.
• Manage department costs to optimize manufacturing unit cost; develop and educate key metrics.
• Plan non‑emergency maintenance and coordinate preventive maintenance routes.
• Effectively communicate goals and instructions to staff.
• Manage conflicts and supervise maintenance and cleanup personnel on varying schedules.
• Oversee contractor safety through active leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Organizational skills

MS Office

Education

Journeyman Electrician or Millwright

Two- or Four-year degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The successful candidate will provide leadership, training, and development to hourly personnel by managing the process flow, resources and workforce to meet and exceed established budgets and performance objectives.

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Superintendent in this full-time role, the successful candidate will lead a maintenance crew of Millwrights, Electricians, Welders and Contractors. Higher consideration will be granted to those who have previous experience in the wood remanufacturing sector in a Sawmill, Planer Mill or with forest products.

What You Will Do

• Achieving Maintenance goals with the highest regard for employee safety
• Capable of supporting troubleshooting & observations of machine centers with shift supervisors and other maintenance staff to ensure production and quality standards are met
• Managing the department cost in an aggressive manner assuring optimum manufacturing unit cost; develop and educate key metrics.
• Maintenance Planning, planning non-emergency maintenance, coordinating PM routes
• Effectively communicating goals and/or instructions
• Managing conflicts
• Supervising Maintenance and Cleanup personnel on varying schedules
• Managing contractor safety through active leadership.
• Maintenance of sawmill equipment (this includes but is not limited to De-Barkers, Gang Edgers, Trimmer, Sorter, Stacker, Conveyors, Chippers, Blowers, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems)
• Safety of the crew (Lock-Out Procedures, assisting with and verifying Field Level Risk Assessments (FLRA), Safety Audits)
• Arrange WF Training for and mentoring apprentices
• Creating and planning improvement projects
• Managing parts with the purchaser
• Scheduling and attendance
• Will include periodic weekend coverage
• Inspecting completed work

What You Will Need

• Prior Journeyman Electrician or Millwright
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Well organized
• Minimum of five years (plus) of industrial experience
• Leadership and communication skills
• Two or Four-year degree preferred
• Prior Supervisory experience preferred

Our Highly Competitive Compensation Package And Outstanding Benefits Include

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Wellness Pay Program
• 401k with company match & retirement contribution
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

Safety is one of West Fraser’s core values and our employees can expect a challenging, stable work environment with career development opportunities.

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company producing lumber, OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and energy with over 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, and Europe. We are the largest lumber producer in North America, a leading global manufacturer of wood-based panels, and the world’s largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB). We are a growing company, believe strongly in promoting from within, and pride ourselves on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company.

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace