What if you could go to work and contribute to a sustainable future? Billerud Americas Corp., is a leading sustainable packaging materials and paper company. We are passionate paper makers committed to providing the best solutions to our customers. It is our goal to deliver a quality product, on time. We offer competitive compensation, full benefits, opportunities for growth and advancement, and an understanding that our people make us successful.

If you are passionate about what you do and driven to do it well, there is a place for you at Billerud!

This position will lead, supervise, instruct and coach the maintenance team to optimize process and asset reliability through the effective application of predictive and preventive maintenance practices.

Responsibilities:

• Promote and insure safe and flexible work practices, as well as engaging team members to drive continuous improvement.
• Interface with and support operations, maintenance, and engineering.
• Lead safety initiatives and actively coaching safe behaviors.
• Manage productivity, cost, and quality improvement projects.
• Build employee engagement and development programs to create high skill level and maximum versatility.
• Develop and implement best-in-class maintenance practices throughout the mill.
• Collaborate with operations, other maintenance supervision and maintenance teams to implement planned work, emergency work and preventative maintenance schedules as required.
• Interface with engineering, vendors, in-house crafts and outside contractors to complete capital projects and expense projects throughout area of responsibility.
• Provide technical assistance on maintenance related needs.
• Provide weekend coverage on a rotating basis (covering entire mill with partner on weekends).
• Must be able to move about the mill freely (extensive walking, climb ladders and stairs, etc.) and able to tolerate temperature extremes.

Required Skills

• * Self-starter able to work effectively with minimal direct supervision.
  

  • Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
  • Experience in capital project management in an industrial environment.
  • Knowledge of pulp and paper production processes.
  • Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and work in a team environment.
  • Ability to handle multiple time sensitive projects and issues.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good computer skills and the ability to learn and function in SAP.
  • Highly motivated, innovative, and results oriented.
  • Demonstrated ability and desire to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Will take ownership to drive the implementations of solutions to produce positive results.
  • Has the demonstrated ability to analyze data and apply a risk-based decision making process.

******Preferred Skills:**

• Paper Mill experience

Required Experience

• 3 - 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, including supervisory experience.
• Exceptional leadership, analytical abilities and computer skills (SAP Microsoft Office).
• Strong technical, problem solving, decision-making, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project.

Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

• * Self-starter able to work effectively with minimal direct supervision.
  

  • Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
  • Experience in capital project management in an industrial environment.
  • Knowledge of pulp and paper production processes.
  • Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and work in a team environment.
  • Ability to handle multiple time sensitive projects and issues.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good computer skills and the ability to learn and function in SAP.
  • Highly motivated, innovative, and results oriented.
  • Demonstrated ability and desire to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Will take ownership to drive the implementations of solutions to produce positive results.
  • Has the demonstrated ability to analyze data and apply a risk-based decision making process.

******Preferred Skills:**

• Paper Mill experience