Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader

Weyerhaeuser's Longview, Washington lumber mill is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader. The Maintenance Team Leader is a key member of the maintenance team that supports downtime activities at the facility. This is a full-time position reporting to the Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent. This role will be a weekend day shift position (Friday to Monday) that is responsible for working with the maintenance team to develop safety, reliability, and operational excellence programs using the concept of continuous process improvement. In this role, you will:

Role model safe work practices and ensure the safety of all associates and contractors by identifying safety issues, leading safety meetings, and leading/assisting safety initiatives. Manage all weekend maintenance and cleanup crews. Lead and motivate teams of tradespeople as part of a comprehensive maintenance program to deliver world-class reliability. Effectively partner with all departments to identify issues and eliminate equipment failure. Lead and facilitate the ongoing development of the maintenance team including coaching, mentoring, technical skill development and performance management. Provide execution feedback to the planning and scheduling department. Communicate and coordinate with outside vendors associated with providing goods and services. Capable with Microsoft office applications and computerized maintenance management systems. Proactively identify issues and demonstrate troubleshooting/ problem solving methods to ensure safety, environmental, uptime, production and quality goals are met.

We've been delivering quality building products and solutions to our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance and unparalleled support.

Minimum 2 years' experience demonstrating leadership skills; positive influence and success in safety, productivity, and people development. Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to identify root cause of problems and effectively initiate immediate corrective action. 5+ years' experience maintaining mechanical and/or electrical industrial systems. Successful development and implementation of solutions to improve processes and overcome challenges. Experience in Reliability Centered Maintenance methods. Strong interpersonal, written, verbal and electronic communication skills. Demonstrated strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office products and internet browsing. Experience utilizing computer maintenance management systems (i.e.: SAP, Maximo). Ability to accept and respond to after-hour's calls, and be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. Working knowledge of business and financial concepts. Basic understanding of labor and employee relations and able to manage teams in a union environment. Ability to effectively manage time and meet all specified deadlines. Preferred: Wood products experience (ideally lumber). Bachelor's degree in related field. Supervisor or leadership experience in a union environment.

Operations, Manufacturing, & Construction

USA-WA-Longview

Full-time

Individual Contributor

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