Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisor

The Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Supervisor provides leadership and direction for the E&I team, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficient operation of mill electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. This role oversees daily maintenance and troubleshooting activities, manages planned outages, supports capital and reliability initiatives, and partners with plant leadership to align departmental performance with mill and company objectives.

What you will do:

• Champion safety across the E&I department and enforce compliance with company policies, NEC, NFPA, OSHA, and other applicable codes and regulations.
• Supervise daily activities of the E&I crew, including planning, scheduling, and prioritizing work assignments.
• Lead maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems, instrumentation, and control equipment.
• Manage parts inventory, including specification, addition of critical spares, and removal of obsolete items.
• Plan, schedule and manage electrical and instrumentation activities for Paper Machine and Secondary Fiber outages.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) processes to improve mill reliability and reduce downtime.
• Contribute to the development and achievement of mill and departmental goals in alignment with the company roadmap.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development opportunities to crew members, ensuring training compliance and closing identified skill gaps.
• Ensure adherence to the Bargaining Agreement and Seniority Work Rules when coordinating personnel.
• Manage E&I-related costs, track expenses, and document change orders to control project scope.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, construction managers, and other disciplines to ensure cohesive project execution.
• Direct and oversee subcontractor activities for large or complex projects.
• Resolve technical, scheduling, and field issues promptly to maintain project momentum.
• Support effective use of computerized maintenance management systems (e.g., Maximo) for work tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Member of the mill management call team.
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position supervises non-exempt support staff. Fulfills supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Other duties: The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Skills:

• Proven leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire teams.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships, foster team recognition, and demonstrate high personal integrity.
• Skilled in coaching and developing employees in preventive and predictive maintenance, project planning, scheduling, and root cause analysis.
• Committed to continuous learning with the ability to acquire new skills and support the professional growth of direct reports.
• Extensive technical knowledge of paper products, processes, and production environments.
• Advanced knowledge of industrial electrical components; strong mechanical aptitude, mathematical proficiency, and troubleshooting ability.
• Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced production setting.
• Self-motivated with a proactive, take-charge approach and strong understanding of personnel management practices.
• Knowledgeable in the capabilities of internal craftsmen, in-house shops, and external contractors.
• Proficient in the use of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) for reporting, performance tracking, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and project management tools.
• Strong understanding of computerized maintenance management systems (preferably Maximo).
• Two or more years of formal electrical training or 10+ years of field experience required.
• Previous supervisory experience in electrical maintenance within a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Paper mills experience preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust…