Maintenance Supervisor

Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor

Reports to: Maintenance Superintendent

The Position

You will lead a team the maintenance team at a fully integrated, complex, manufacturing site that includes pulping, power/recovery, and papermaking processes. The role of the Maintenance Supervisor is to improve workforce productivity and proper execution of preventive maintenance and repair work. All work will follow work package specifications, completing work in a precision state. The Maintenance Supervisor will assist with troubleshooting equipment issues, improving equipment reliability, and ensuring the safety of personnel involved in mechanical repairs.

About Port Townsend Paper Corporation (PTPC)

The Port Townsend Paper (“PTPC”) mill is proud to have been in continuous operation for more than 90 years. We use a blend of virgin and recycled fibers (Kraft and OCC pulp) to produce Kraft pulp, paper, containerboard, medium and market pulp. We have built a strong and loyal customer base by developing and nurturing strategic partnership-style relationships.

At PTPC we believe that a healthy and safe work environment is fundamental to the success of all employees. We put that belief into practice every day by managing risk and building safety reliability into our processes and procedures. Engaging and empowering our workforce to maintain world-class safety performance is the pathway to achieving operational excellence. We also strive to preserve the environment, be good neighbors, and remain a valued member of the local community. Many of our employees have enjoyed working at PTPC for the greater part of their careers; we have employees with 20, 25, 30, even 35 years of service. PTPC is proud to provide good, prevailing wage jobs on the Olympic Peninsula.

Job Responsibilities

• Mechanical knowledge of equipment in these areas will be instrumental to the success of the Supervisor.
• A demonstrated ability to lead a team of maintenance personnel of various skill-levels and crafts in a highly collaborative high-speed industrial environment to influence and drive process and change management.
• The ability to inspire trust and drive engagement through influencing, passion, and active engagement with teams.
• The ability to actively seek and allocate appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others’ knowledge and skills.
• The ability to identify barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Maintain adherence to the work management process flow.
• Be a strong catalyst for change – a quick learner, who is optimistic and curious with a strong motivation for continuous improvement through collaboration and a demonstrated capability in the application of problem-solving methodologies.

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