Supervisor, Maintenance

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 Nekoosa, (Wisconsin, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Supervisor, Maintenance. This job is full-time permanent.

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the overall maintenance activities required for maintaining and ensuring the reliability for all assets in their respective area of maintenance responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promotes a safe working environment and safe work practices.
• Responsible for the overall effectiveness of the execution of maintenance by their respective crew of craft employees
• Ensures work force effectiveness by minimizing the potential for delays and by setting expectations for quality and timeliness of work execution.
• Keenly aware of the training needs of their individual crew members and seeks to deliver the needed training.  
• Participates in the effective communication between operations, engineering, reliability, and maintenance.
• Works in a partnership with other supervisors, team leads, operations and planners to improve overall maintenance performance.
• Manages the schedule for weekly and daily activities for the respective crew.
• Ensures work packages are available for the crew, final preparations for the work are made, visits the job site periodically and holds crew accountable for follow-up documentation.
• Identifies reliability issues and participates with the Reliability Team to correct using Root Cause Problem Elimination.
• Supports the Preventive Maintenance/Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM) program.

Required Qualifications:

• Requires a high school diploma with a two-year associate degree in a mechanical or related field.
• Experience in the Pulp & Paper industry or similar industrial manufacturing.
• Maintenance and Reliability training coursework would be preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook and CMMS programs preferably SAP.

Critical Competencies for Success: 

• Strong communication and people skills.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Strong ability to build positive relationships.
• Strong coach and mentor, leading by example.

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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