Maintenance Reliability Superintendent

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 Hawesville, (Kentucky, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Maintenance Reliability Superintendent. This job is full-time permanent.

Job Title: Reliability Superintendent

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.

The location in Hawesville, KY, is seeking talent to fill the position of Reliability Superintendent. This job is full-time permanent.

The Reliability Superintendent’s responsibility is to maintain and improve the reliability of our manufacturing operations by eliminating production failures from our process and increasing the life of our assets.  They will also partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, purchasing and mill leaders to realize improved reliability in all process areas.  The ideal candidate has built effective, trusting business relationships and successfully executed on action plans through servant leadership partnerships in a continuous manufacturing environment. 

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Lead a group of Reliability Engineers to Develop, implement, and own strategies that will improve current maintenance practices and processes driving better equipment uptime, lower repair costs, and lower material inventory levels/costs.
• Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.
• Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.
• Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.
• Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.
• Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve the reliability of plant equipment and processes. 
• Define, develop, administer, and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs. 
• Execute an outage strategy to perform annual maintenance and increase equipment reliability.
• Review and follow-up on equipment failures, utilizing root cause failure analysis, and offering solutions and own corrective action to prevent future failures.
• Integrate reliability-centered maintenance, risk-based inspections, equipment condition monitoring, root cause analysis, critical spare parts management and other reliability best practices in normal day-to-day activities.
• Provide technical expertise for the analysis, development and evaluation of new maintenance technologies and equipment, and fully utilize all existing technology.
• Serve as a resource for operators and maintenance to learn and understand more about maintenance processes and their related systems and strategies.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within processes, equipment/controls, environmental/safety areas, employee work environment, costs, quality, etc.
• Develop optimization/improvement strategies based on systems analysis and performance metrics.
• Track cost savings associated with Continuous Improvement efforts.

Key Skills:

• Passionate about Reliability with a strong desire to improve the mill performance.
• Ensures compliance with all safety and environmental regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels within the mill.
• High degree of collaboration with both Maintenance and Operations personnel.
• Working knowledge of Planning and Scheduling Standards.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and time management skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to multi-task
• Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem-solving skills
• Be highly motivated, innovative and results-oriented
• The ability to prioritize, make sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent computer skills
• Advanced experience, knowledge and understanding of safe work practices

 Required Professional Experience/Qualifications:

• BS Degree or Technologist in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years working in an industrial environment
• The ability to influence operations to ensure proper operation of equipment, basic care, and early identification of problems.
• Experience in utilizing reliability systems, methods and processes
• Knowledgeable using a Computerized Maintenance Management System or ability to learn
• Willingness to work extended hours to support plant outages
• Strong knowledge of work process flow.
• Proven track record of implementing successful reliability practices in a mill environment.

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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