Maintenance Supervisor​/Planner

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Sappi North America
Sappi Cloquet, established in 1898, produces high-quality graphic papers used in premium magazines, catalogs, books, direct mail, and high-end print advertising for the fashion, automotive, and travel industries, as well as specialty papers. Cloquet manufactures Verve, a dissolving pulp used for the textile and home goods markets. Energy-saving and clean water initiatives at Cloquet have earned environmental recognition, aligning with the mill's commitment to sustainability.

Sappi—Cloquet is a team-based environment with over 100 years of continuous pulp and paper-making history. The culture promotes collaboration between hourly and salaried staff to accomplish shared goals. This position offers opportunities for growth in a vibrant, forward-thinking mill with a team of highly-skilled, dedicated employees. The individual in this role is crucial to the mill's overall success and is a key member of the management team.

• Ensure safety performance, regulatory compliance, reliability, and cost control.
• Report to the Maintenance Superintendent and work closely with Safety, Environmental, Operations, and Reliability leaders to achieve maintenance and operational excellence.
• Keep equipment bills of material current.
• Review parts inventory for reduction and optimal inventory levels.
• Develop task lists for new and existing equipment, including standard work procedures.
• Focus on maximizing wrench time.
• Assign all work and redirect as necessary to the maintenance workforce.
• Lead safety initiatives to ensure an accident-free, safe, and productive workforce.
• Manage and provide technical assistance to a diverse, skilled team in a self-directed environment to meet organizational needs.
• Plan daily and long-term maintenance work and oversee work execution to achieve business goals.
• Lead efforts to implement best practices in precision maintenance, improving equipment reliability and performance.
• Organize work packages and documentation using a computerized maintenance management system to maintain productivity.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, motivation, and analytical skills.
• Facilitate resource planning during weekly scheduling meetings.
• Build strong, cross-functional, empowered teams.
• Identify and address training needs.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or an Associate's degree in a technical field or Process Control.
• Five or more years of maintenance experience may substitute for post-secondary education but must include experience in a maintenance craft, or as a maintenance coordinator, supervisor, planner, or engineer in an industrial setting.

Salary is determined based on factors including the job's value, market conditions, internal equity, and skills.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law, Sappi complies with applicable state and local nondiscrimination laws. This policy applies to all employment terms, including recruiting, hiring, promotion, termination, layoffs, transfers, leaves, compensation, and training.

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from renewable woodfibre resources. As an innovative and trusted leader committed to sustainability, we aim to build a more circular economy by producing what we should, not just what we can.