Sr Manager, Reliability

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Fort Mill, (South Carolina, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Sr Manager, Reliability. This job is full-time permanent.

Overview: Reporting to the Director, Reliability, the Senior Managers, Reliability will be part of the corporate reliability team and responsible for driving the implementation of improved work processes in the mills, at the mill manager and senior leadership team levels, that will impact reliability. The key processes typically implemented are planning, scheduling, shutdown management, materials management, root cause problem elimination, preventive maintenance, lubrication, condition monitoring and precision maintenance skills.  The specialist will also work with key supporting tools to enable better work processes, for example vibration monitoring, motor testing, SAP, ultrasonic testing, infrared thermography, loop testing, DMSI, and much more.

Your challenges:  

The senior manager will be managing projects within the scope of Reliability including:

• Driving Implementation of mill initiatives for reliability and maintenance across eleven mills and possibly a few converting facilities.
  • Facilitation and teaching root cause problem elimination
  • Coaching the documentation, execution, and follow-up of Preventive Maintenance & Condition Monitoring practices
  • Evaluation of precision maintenance skills
  • Driving the improvement of daily/ weekly work management practices
  • Managing improvement of shutdown/outage management and budget follow-up.
  • Assisting in materials management optimization
  • Supporting technical information improvement for Bill of Materials, drawing updates, operations-and-maintenance manuals.
  • Coaching the contractor management process in mills.
  • Advising and facilitating the management of regulatory inspections.
• Enabling the set-up and use of SAP Plant Maintenance
• Assessing the mills’ current reliability and maintenance performance
• Collaborating on corporate reliability strategy, tactics, and follow-up systems
• Work with plant management to meet budgetary and reliability goals.
• Inform and collaborate with vice presidents, Sr. vice president and Sr. Director, Performance Improvement.

Your skills: 

• Subject matter expert in reliability.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Experience in influencing people in plants.
• Ability to communicate succinctly with diplomacy.
• Effective communication abilities
• Ability to produce and deliver presentations to senior management.

Your profile:   

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 7-10 years of experience in reliability and maintenance.
• Lean six-sigma certification.
• CMRP, EFNMS Management, or CAMA Certification
• Functional knowledge of written/oral French language
• Consulting experience

 Our offer: 

• Annual STIP Bonus
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account
• Life
• 401K Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.  If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.  

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