We train and promote from within

Excellent low-cost health benefits

Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions

Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries , we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States.

Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including : manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Maintenance Supervisor to work collaboratively with our sawmill in Sonora, California .

About The Position

• Work with Mill Manager, Superintendent, and other supervisors to optimize productivity
• Assure safe workplace practices are followed and promote safety awareness through leading by example
• Effectively communicate with outside suppliers and service providers
• Actively manage and reduce downtime through quick analysis of options and orchestrating solutions
• Improve and lead the maintenance department through predictive, preventative, and proactive maintenance analysis
• Manage methods and procedures for allocating labor, planning, scheduling, and timely completion of jobs
• Manage parts inventory, working with purchasing to ensure timely and economical parts and supply inventory
• Exercise cost control measures and maintain improvement plans
• Manage installation, maintenance, repair, and testing of all equipment to increase reliability and improve performance
• Identify opportunities and take measures to reduce waste and inefficiencies
• Maintain documentation for department operations, disciplinary actions, Workers’ Compensation, attendance, etc.
• Understand and comply with applicable regulations such as OSHA, wage and hour, and environmental
• Supervise, train, direct, and coordinate work of department’s crew
• Effectively manage crew work time and duties during production, breakdowns, and emergencies
• Lead improvement processes through decision making, employee involvement, and training
• Recognize the need and opportunity, and take action, to implement cross-training
• Manage scheduled time off, unexpected absences, and modified duties of the crew
• Approve timecards for payment, assuring compliance with applicable regulations and Company policy
• Participate with interviews and selection of new hires
• Recognize and recommend crew commendation, corrective, disciplinary, and discharge actions
• Participate in crew member corrective, disciplinary, and discharge actions
• Evaluate crew and make recommendations for awarding of job openings

Qualifications

• 2 years of supervisory experience required
• 5 years of experience working in an industrial / manufacturing environment, with wood product manufacturing experience preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of maintenance operating procedures and best practices, including shutdown
• Understand machinery operations and related hydraulics, with sufficient knowledge to address both preventative and corrective maintenance
• Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical components as they are used in an industrial environment
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and conduct root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a crew
• Understand wood product manufacturing processes with emphasis in people management
• Proven commitment to safety and company policy
• Ability to handle multiple priorities under demanding circumstances

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions , and company-paid Life Insurance.

Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.

The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $95,000 to $135,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to : relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and / or education.

About Our Company

Sierra Pacific Industries started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.

S., employing more than 6,000 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We are a third-generation family-owned company based in Northern California. Sierra Pacific owns and sustainably manages more than 2.

4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year.

Our forests are managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is converted into electricity in our seven biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result.

We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

Last updated : 2024-05-23