Job Description
Job Description Job Description Position Summary The Maintenance Superintendent provides leadership and oversight for all maintenance and boiler plant activities at the mill. This role ensures high equipment reliability, minimal unplanned downtime, safe operations, and efficient maintenance execution. The superintendent is responsible for managing a skilled trades workforce, implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, leading reliability initiatives, supporting capital projects, and driving continuous improvement in maintenance processes. This position is hands-on in leadership while maintaining a strategic focus on long-term reliability and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Maintenance Leadership & Workforce Management Lead the maintenance department, including mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and boiler personnel. Communicate with operating and engineering teams in prioritizing work. Plan workforce deployment, manage performance, and promote technical development. Supervise hiring, training, and development of maintenance and boiler plant personnel. Foster a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA and company safety standards. Maintenance Planning & Execution Direct day-to-day maintenance activities across paper, converting, and boiler operations. Assign qualified personnel to jobs, ensure parts/materials availability, and monitor work quality. Implement and oversee formal planning and scheduling processes to maximize labor efficiency and minimize production disruption. Plan and coordinate major maintenance outages and equipment shutdowns, including scope development, contractor coordination, and schedule adherence. Ensure safe execution and minimal disruption to production. Reliability & Asset Management Lead reliability programs including preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM). Implement root cause failure analysis (RCFA) to prevent recurring equipmen