
Maintenance Superintendent
- Thunder Bay, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure application of highest Safety and Environmental standards for sawmill operations
- Provide leadership, technical support and coaching trade personnel and peers while developing and maintaining positive employee relations
- Collaborate with Production and Maintenance personnel to plan, schedule and supervise maintenance and capital work as we transition from project construction into daily operation activities
- Utilize the Maintenance & Supply Chain Best Practices in conjunction with the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for processing work orders, purchase requisitions, weekly schedules, PM's, and updating the equipment database
- Perform periodic inspections of equipment and systems to observe operating conditions and need for repair or adjustment
- As requires supervise repairs/projects carried out by sub-contractors and ensure quality of work and adherence to deadlines through rigorous follow-ups
- Plan and control expenditures in accordance with the operating budget of the department
- Verify the availability of parts, materials and special tools required for execution
- Ensure compliance to internal and external policies, procedures and regulations with respect to the Health and Safety of the maintenance employees and site contractors
- Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Technologist, Trades certification or equivalent
- A minimum of 5 to 8 years of equivalent experience
- Your uncompromising approach to safety is recognized
- Demonstrated progression in leadership roles
- Excellent communication skills (spoken and written); bilingualism an asset
- Ability to work as part of a team, to communicate with all levels of the organization and to adapt quickly to change
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills
- Ability to assume responsibility, manage multiple priorities and collaboratively drive issues to closure
- Ability to make appropriate decisions rapidly on the basis of experience and judgment even when you have incomplete information and/or you are under pressure
- Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to see the big picture
- In-depth knowledge of MS Office, MS Project and CMMS and solid computer skills
- A self-motivated individual who will work towards Reliability Excellence
- Knowledge of sawmill and planer mill equipment
- Competitive salary and annual bonus incentive plan
- Minimum 3 weeks of vacation and 3 floating holidays; depending on experience
- Full range of group insurance from day one
- Telemedicine services
- Defined-contribution pension plan with generous employer participation from the first day of work
- Employee and family assistance program
- Education assistance program
- Health club reimbursement program
- Work Travel Assistance Program
- Referral bonuses
- Relocation assistance to the community of Thunder Bay
- A workplace based on respect, diversity, and inclusion