Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Domtar

Description

Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. With approximately 6,300 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day. Domtar's principal executive office is in Fort Mill, South Carolina and Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies. To learn more, visitwww.domtar.com. Domtar's Packaging mill in Kingsport, TN is searching for an experiencedEngineering & Maintenance Manager.

As a member of the Mill Leadership team, the position is responsible for thesafe,efficient,and cost-effective management of the overallmaintenance, engineering and reliability processes and activities for the mill, ensuring maximum equipment reliability and asset preservation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Mill's CMMS optimizing spare parts/materials inventory and maintenance work to minimize unplanned downtime and operating cost as well as ensuring the MRO inventory meets proper Working Capital standards as defined by Domtar.
• Lead the continuous improvement of key performance indicators to increase asset life and department budget cost effectiveness.
• Lead and perform necessary root cause analysis on asset failures and implement identified actions to improve manufacturing reliability.
• Manage/control maintenance cost and capital project portfolio to achieve target results while ensuring budgets are prepared, met and variances explained with appropriate action taken as required.
• Lead and develop the Maintenance, Reliability & Engineering teams within the Mill.
• Demonstrate success in leading change and driving improvement.
• Assist in the development and support of maintenance workforce skills sets to improve performance and preparedness for future needs.
• Drive sustainable systems to track and report maintenance costs while working closely with accounting to forecast future expenses.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in paper, chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years' experience working in a manufacturing setting leading maintenance and capital projects where managing personnel, logistics, production, workplace safety, preventative maintenance and quality assurance were a requirement.
• Knowledge with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems (including automation control, AC and DC drives, mechanical drives and systems, PLCs, sensors, and motor controls) and facilities systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead multi-discipline teams both as supervisor and in a technical capacity. Promotes collaboration and resolves conflicts.
• Demonstrated success implementing and optimizing reliability maintenance systems and processes.
• Experience leading in a unionized environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pulp/Paper/Packaging industry experience is preferred.
• Exposure to Six Sigma or Lean Methodologies (Blackbelt or Greenbelt certification desired).
• Business experience with administration, management, and principals involved in strategic planning.
• Use and knowledge of SAP's Plant Maintenance (PM) and Materials Management (MM) is preferred.

Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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