Supervisor - Maintenance, Sawmill (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Full Time

  Rayonier Advanced Materials

  Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

Rayonier Advanced Materials is the leading global manufacturer of forest products, including lumber, paper, packaging and a global leader of high purity cellulose, a natural polymer commonly found in cell phones, computer screens, filters and pharmaceuticals. With manufacturing operations in the U.S., Canada and France, Rayonier Advanced Materials employs approximately 4,200 people and generates approximately US$2 billion of revenues.

Rayonier Advanced Materials’ intellectual property and manufacturing processes have been developed over 86 years, resulting in unique properties and very high quality and consistency. Rayonier Advanced Materials is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 50 exporters and delivers products to 79 ports around the world, serving customers in 20 countries across five continents.

ROLE: How you contribute to RYAM

Provide planning and direction to the Site Services area, optimizing the process in providing site and electrical maintenance services the most cost-effective manner to support the manufacture of pulp and newsprint and maintain alignment of the Site Services group with the principles and objectives defined on the Results Management Framework.

COMMITMENTS: What it means to work at RYAM

  • Live up to RYAM’s values, principles and guidelines.
  • Bring an open and cooperative attitude to your job, contributing to our positive work environment.
  • Comply with all health, safety and environmental standards, as well as applicable regulations and laws.

ACCOUNTABILITIES: What RYAM expects you to do

People

  • Promote and provide a safe workplace, seek improvements, support Health & Safety Program.
  • Lead a motivated, efficient and engaged mechanical maintenance team of direct reports and provide career development opportunities.
  • Coach and mentor employees to ensure maximum performance.
  • Support compliance with collective agreement and sound union/management/employee relations.
  • Maintain a communications program to keep your team informed regarding mill and department priorities
  • Report to Maintenance Superintendent.

Operations

  • Support and maintain an effective predictive and preventative mechanical maintenance program.
  • Plan and record maintenance activities by using the site maintenance management system.
  • Monitor the spare part inventories and keep equipment files up-to-date.
  • Report on the status of mechanical work at the weekly priority meeting.
  • Review production, quality control, maintenance, down time and statistical reports and work orders to optimally plan own activities.
  • Provide training recommendations to the Maintenance Superintendent.
  • Maintain and effectively keep all mechanical equipment in a safe operating condition.
  • Report and explain deviations from planned activities.
  • Recommend changes/improvements to the maintenance management system and standards to the Maintenance Superintendent.


REQUIREMENTS: What you bring to our workplace

  • Education: College diploma or equivalent; Mechanical Engineering an asset.
  • Experience: 7 years in a related field or 3 years with a Mechanical Engineering Degree is preferred.
  • Bilingual: An asset