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Maintenance Front Line Leader - Power & Recovery

Global Cellulose Fibers
Franklin, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/29/2026
Position Title

Maintenance FLL – Power & Recovery

Pay Rate

$95,000 - $121,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift

Salaried Full-Time

The Job You Will Perform

  • Demonstrates personal commitment to safety and creating a proactive and caring culture
  • Manages mechanical maintenance technicians to provide quality maintenance repair services for mill area departments
  • Lead and direct the power and recovery mechanical maintenance team to deliver results in the areas of safety, engagement, and reliability.
  • Ensures mill adherence to the principles of MWS
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop hourly direct reports
  • Ensures accurate and complete use of CMMS Databases – knowledge of CMMS is preferred
  • Ensures that a consistent scheduling and shutdown process is in place
  • Assists and coordinates area routine and outage work with planners and operations personnel
  • Manage costs to budget/input in the budgeting process
  • Establishes clear expectations for quality of work
  • Responsible for the portion of availability as it applies to shutdown management and failures
  • Coordinate and prioritize maintenance activitieves with operation leaders.
  • Responds and assists to after hours area downtime emergencies as required.
  • Establishes clear expectations and execution of precision work practices within shop
  • Commmitment and ownership to precision maintenance and reliability for area.
  • Supports and drives area reliability systems (RCFA, PM/PdM, Precision Maintenance, etc.)
  • Lead and serve as a contract coordinator for repairs as required by the area.
  • Serve on a weekend duty team rotation for the maintenance.
  • Ensures a high degree of quality, safety, and discipline utilized in preparation and execution of maintenance work
  • Manages on-site General Presence Contractors as required
  • Ensures compliance with all applicable regulations, company policies and GCF’s Standard of Ethics and Code of Corporate Conduct.

About You: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • 2-5 years of pulp and paper industrial maintenance experience required
  • BS Degree in Engineering - Preferred
  • 5 years of progressive experience managing maintenance systems - Preferred
  • At least 2 years’ experience managing/supervising people - Preferred
  • Completion of Onboarding or Franklin Setup Curriculum - Preferred
  • Maintenance experience in a Pulp mill or Power plant environment.
  • Proficient with MS , MS Project, and SAP PM Applicationsdr

About Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF)

Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe, high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products, diapers, feminine care, incontinence and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. In addition, our specialty pulp serves as a sustainable raw material used in construction materials, paints, coatings and more. GCF generated $2.8B in revenue in 2024 and has 3,300 employees globally, with nine manufacturing facilities and eight regional offices. Additional information can be found by visiting globalcellulosefibers.com.

Why GCF

Global Cellulose Fibers promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

Desired Competencies

  • Develops Direct Reports
  • Ensures Accountability
  • SelfiDevelopment
  • Action Oriented
  • Directs Work
  • Managerial Courage
  • Manages Conflict
  • Motivates Others
  • Plans and Aligns
  • Priority Setting
  • Organizational Skills

We’ve Got You Covered

At Global Cellulose Fibers, our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans. We are proud to offer a variety of benefits to support our employees and their families, including:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions
  • Paid Time Off

Physical Location of Position:

Franklin Fluff Mill

34040 Union Camp Drive

Franklin, VA 23851

Global Cellulose Fibers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Global Cellulose Fibers complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact accommodations@gcfibers.com or (833) 753-3242.

Salary : $95,000 - $121,000

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