Maintenance Superintendent

When you join our team as a **Maintenance Superintendent**, you will be responsible for the maintenance of the mill equipment and the supervision of the maintenance crew while providing professional service and ensuring a safe working environment.

**What You'll Do**
- Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program for the maintenance department; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians.
- Lead maintenance group using all available technologies for preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Responsible for environmental activities associated with maintenance department.
- Initiate, implement, and manage the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the lumber industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
- Monitor the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiates reordering when necessary.
- Establish and maintain a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment in.
- Prepare reports, analyze data, and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems.
- Supervise plant maintenance personnel.
- Ensure that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
- Communicate regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
- Assist with hiring of maintenance personnel.
- Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance technicians.
- Maintain and update operating and training manuals for the maintenance department.
- Review the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Initiate and implement projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
- Track, analyze and improve key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.
- Maintain safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.

**What You Offer**
- Post-secondary education is preferred; Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is considered a strong asset.
- 5-7 years of heavy industry experience.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience leading a team.
- Wood products manufacturing experience is an asset.
- Mechanical aptitude and knowledge of equipment maintenance practices.
- Experience in the use of computerized maintenance management systems preferred.
- Working knowledge of effective preventative/predictive maintenance methodologies and processes.
- Project management experience is an asset.
- Maintain the highest standards with respect to safety at all times, leading by example and ensuring the team follows all policies, procedures, practices and regulations.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Ability to think tactically and strategically.
- Detail/results oriented.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a highly interactive team environment.
- Ability to function under pressure.
- Strong business focus, maintain and work from a budget.
- Diagram and schematic literate.

**Who We Are**

**Interfor is one of the largest forest products companies in the world and we’re growing in exciting directions. Come be a part of our success #StartHereGoFar**

**What We Offer**

Interfor builds value for our employees by providing a career where they can contribute, grow, and prosper. We offer a competitive salary, based both on what you bring to the role and benchmarked to market conditions. You’ll also get a competitive benefits package including:
**Canada**:
- Extended Health & Dental-
- Short Term Disability Insurance-
- Long Term Disability Insurance-
- Life and AD&D Insurance-
- Additional (Employee Paid) Life Insurance-
- RRSP Matching Plan-
- Participation in our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)-
- Paid Vacation-
- Employee Assistance Program**US**:
- Group Benefit Programs (Employee Medical, Dental, Vision Plans)-
- Short Term Disability Insurance-
- Long Term Disability Insurance-
- Life and AD&D Insurance-
- Additional (Employee Paid) Life Insurance-
- HSA Medical Plan with Employer Match-
- Supplemental Insurance (Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness)-
- 401(k) Matching Plan-
- Participation in our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)-
- Paid Vacation-
- Employee Assistance Program- We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and background check. _