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Business Unit Manager, Maintenance
Description:
Position Title :
Maintenance Manager
Pay Rate :
$130,000 – $190,600
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.
Category/Shift :
Salaried Full-Time
Physical Location :
International Paper Grande Prairie Pulp Mill
53024A Resources Road
County of Grande Prairie No.1
Directions: Travel 12 kms south of Grande Prairie on Resources Road.
The Job You Will Perform:
The Maintenance Manager is a key leadership role for the Grande Prairie Mill. The person in this role is the leader of the Maintenance organization at a medium complexity pulp mill. This position is a Lead Team position and reports directly to the mill manager. The Maintenance Manager will support IP’s performance goals by managing day-to-day maintenance organization responsibilities, as well as aligning the strategy for the maintenance department with the Grande Prairie Mill’s vision, organizational values, and operating strategy with the company’s global strategic direction.
Key Accountabilities :
Responsibilities include all aspects of equipment care, predictive maintenance repairs, reliability and cost management. The Maintenance Manager ensures the development of short-term and long-term reliability and improvement strategies. The Maintenance Manager must manage in a goal-oriented environment to deliver targeted results in the areas of Safety, Employee Engagement, Cost Reduction and Reliability Excellence. The Maintenance Manager is also responsible for driving and delivering sustainable results for the GMS Reliability element and sub-elements, which he/she owns.
Other key duties/responsibilities :
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Provide active, visible support for the mill safety program as the highest priority. Lead Grande Prairie to an injury-free work environment through leadership and role modeling safe behavior and personal attention to and direct involvement in safety activities and maintaining a clean and orderly work environment
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Participate in the development of the budget, strategic and reliability processes
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Lead the facility to superior manufacturing achievement through superior maintenance techniques, total quality principles and preventative maintenance
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Help develop, demonstrate and support an organizational culture based upon values of empowerment, high involvement, and participative work force in a customer and quality-focused organization
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Ensure team member relations efforts and engagement processes are in place to maximize discretionary effort and influence continued desire to work and contribute at the Grande Prairie Mill
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Demonstrated leadership to develop and maintain a high level of teamwork and cooperation between maintenance and other production teams
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Assist other team leaders and/or team members in the mill as necessary to minimize downtime and maintain quality
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Coach safety in others with a commitment to developing and maintaining positive employee relations
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Develop direct reports and effectively utilize the Career & Development Roadmap process in the department
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Maintain a focus on developing a strong reliability culture where a clear partnership exists between Maintenance, Operations, Stores and Engineering.
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Manage the area to achieve budget manufacturing costs, working and ensuring appropriate attention to cost issues and searching for new methods to allow cost reductions.
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Foster a culture that supports equipment care and improved reliability with goals to continuously reduce unscheduled downtime. Demonstrated ability to focus on closing realizable gaps and key Reliability metrics
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Set expectations and hold both teams and individuals accountable for results
The Skills You Will Bring:
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Minimum of ten years manufacturing experience with a minimum of five years in a manufacturing lead position in a paper mill, preferably in Maintenance or Maintenance Engineering.
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Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, pulp and paper science is highly preferred.
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Demonstrated record of safety commitment and results.
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Strong written & verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels.
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Preferred experience in strategic planning and budgeting process.
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Experience working in a non-union environment.
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Successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership skills with a focus on results.
Key Competencies :
Action Oriented, Building Effective Teams, Command Skills, Customer Focus, Developing Direct Reports and Others, Drive for Results, Integrity and Trust, Managing through Systems, Priority Setting, Problem Solving, Process Management, Strategic Agility
The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Short-term and Long-Term Disability, Gainsharing plan, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), and On-site Cafeteria.
How We Take Care of our Employees:
Our mill is one of the safest ills in the world, has a clean, warm work environment and has been in constant production for 42 years. We offer employees opportunities for training and advancement in multiple disciplines. We have a highly engaged workforce, who take great pride in their department and mill success. You will have the opportunity and be expected to participate in improvement, teams and committees. You have a say in how the work gets done. We are a short 10-minute drive outside of the city, allowing our employees to be home with their families each night. IP strives to provide employees with a healthy experience.
The Career You Will Build:
Sales and Leadership training, promotional opportunities within a global company.
The Impact You Will Make:
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP .
The Culture You Will Experience:
International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.
The Company You Will Join:
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.
This role performs duties within a safety sensitive environment and will be required to complete pre-employment testing.
Location:
Grande Prairie, AB, CA, T8V 6V4
Category: Manufacturing
Date: Jun 5, 2023
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