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Area Maintenance Manager (Finished Products and PS&D)

This position will be responsible for all aspects of maintenance (Mechanical and E&I) in the Finished Products and PS&D areas. Responsibility includes maintenance work execution and planning including safety, environmental, mechanical/electrical equipment upkeep and reliability, organizational redesign, organizational performance, budget (including roll repair budget), work flow, recruiting and hiring, people engagement and development, and multi-level certification and pay system. Provide mill technical leadership for electrical/mechanical disciplines. Develop and keep current the long term mill-wide common strategies and systems. As a member of the Maintenance & Engineering Management Lead Team, help establish and manage strategic goals and initiatives for the Maintenance & Engineering Department and the Eastover Mill, help manage tactical and policy issues for the Maintenance & Engineering Department, and ensure E&I and mechanical resources are in place for all mill operations. Safe execution of work and managing and leading others to work safely is an essential accountability. The position reports to the Maintenance & Engineering Manager.

Key roles include:

+ Responsible for all aspects of MWS for the FP and PS&D.

+ Coordinate with managers and teams developing, prioritizing, and implementing maintenance improvements.

+ Build high performance teamwork between Mechanical Maintenance, E&I, and Operations.

+ Responsible for ensuring that a solid plan is in place to develop technical knowledge among the area maintenance team members.

+ Responsible for FP and PS&D area maintenance metrics.

+ Ensure appropriate timely response to areas’ equipment failures.

+ Support area RCFA’s.

+ Communicate areas’ equipment/maintenance issues to Operations and management.

+ Manage priorities and resources to systematically manage daily planned and unplanned issues.

+ Support mill emergencies appropriately with area resources.

+ Track teams’ progress and audit results.

+ Responsible for contributing to the building of the FP and PS&E budget, especially around Repair Jobs.

+ Responsible for ensuring that Repair Jobs assigned to the area are implemented.

+ Responsible for working with the Capital Manager to review, prioritize, and implement work notifications that require engineering assistance.

Required Qualifications Include:

+ Safe execution of work and influencing others to work safely is an essential accountability.

+ Proven track record leading people and influencing organizations to achieve desired results is required. Demonstrated agent for rapid change, have demonstrated path finding ability, have enabling behaviors, have excellent character, and be someone people respect and like to follow.

+ Must have demonstrated career interest, capability, and mill lead team support for progressing to an AMM, APM, or higher position.

+ Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or certified in maintenance practices with 15+ years of proven maintenance leadership

+ Good interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people at all levels.

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to easily keep lots of people highly informed & up to the minute.

+ Ability to communicate and present to a broad array of people.

+ Knowledge of the principals and workings of maintenance & reliability.

+ Experience in Maintenance in the FP/PS&D areas.

+ Proficient with SAP Plant Maintenance

+ Experience with MWS process; specific experience with planning functions (daily, field day, outage, emergency repair) for the Maintenance Work Execution teams.

+ Safety Leadership Certification

Preferred Qualifications Include:

+ 10+ years applicable experience

+ Experience leading major repair jobs

+ High degree of computer and data handling skills including working knowledge of Excel, Word, Microsoft Project, SAP-PM, and design and use of other electronic databases.

+ Willingness to take on unique assignments (possibly outside normal job scope) to support the mill

+ Ability to interpret PM/PDM findings and lead the area to the best repair strategy.

+ Past success serving in Maintenance / Reliability roles

Core Competencies to Succeed:

Drive for Results, Organizing, Building Effective Teams, Functional/Technical Skills, Listening, Motivating Others, Informing, Managerial Courage, Problem Solving, Managing and Measuring Results,

Priority Setting, Timely Decision Making, Peer Relationships

Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Sylvamo is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off and paid holidays per year.

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Details

Job Family** **Manufacturing

Job Function** **Mill Only

Pay Type** **Salary