Maintenance Supervisor

Position Summary

The Maintenance Supervisor provides front-line leadership for an assigned maintenance team and is accountable for safe, high-quality, and timely execution of maintenance work. This position coordinates people, priorities, materials, and contractor resources to improve equipment reliability, minimize unplanned downtime, and support production goals. Salary Range is $99,722.00 to $149,525.00 USD.

Key Responsibilities

Safety and Compliance

• Lead by example and reinforce safe work practices, job planning, hazard identification, and compliance with site requirements and applicable regulations.
• Conduct or support safety meetings, pre-job discussions, and incident follow-up.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, line break, fall protection, and other applicable safety requirements.

Leadership and Workforce Development

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance employees to strengthen technical capability, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear daily expectations, assign work, monitor progress, and provide timely feedback.
• Address team issues, support employee engagement, maintain accurate time and payroll records, and complete required supervisory documentation.

Maintenance Execution and Reliability

• Coordinate and execute planned, preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance work.
• Inspect work in progress and completed repairs to ensure quality, safe operation, and conformance with specifications.
• Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for recurring or significant equipment failures.
• Monitor work execution, schedule adherence, backlog, overtime, and other maintenance performance indicators.

Planning, Scheduling, and Coordination

• Partner with planners, operations, engineering, stores, and contractors to confirm work is properly scoped, resourced, and ready for execution.
• Coordinate manpower, tools, materials, permits, equipment access, and contractor support for daily work and outages.
• Assist with work-order planning when needed and communicate schedule risks, material shortages, and changing priorities.

Budget and Administration

• Support maintenance budgeting, cost control, contractor coordination, reporting, and department planning.
• Promote responsible use of labor, materials, equipment, and external services.

Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated experience in industrial mechanical maintenance, maintenance supervision, or a closely related role.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety practices and applicable OSHA requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, work packages, and technical information.
• Ability to lead employees, coordinate multiple trades, prioritize competing work, and respond effectively to breakdowns.
• Strong planning, problem-solving, organizational, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and a computerized maintenance management system.

Preferred

• Journey-level qualification in a mechanical trade, an engineering or industrial technology degree, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with SAP or another CMMS, precision maintenance practices, preventive and predictive maintenance, and major outage execution.
• Pulp and paper or other heavy industrial manufacturing experience.
• Experience supervising employees in a unionized environment.

Work Environment and Schedule

• Work is performed in a heavy industrial pulp and paper manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, heat, moving equipment, heights, and other operational hazards.
• The position is primarily day shift and may require weekend, night, or off-shift support during outages, equipment breakdowns, emergencies, or special projects.

Benefits 

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage(s)
• Enhanced 401(k) with generous company match
• Competitive vacation plan and 12 paid holidays (8 scheduled, 4 floating)
• Life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance programs
• On-site Workout Facility
• Professional development and advancement opportunities

Equal Employment Opportunity

Nippon Dynawave Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

Additional Information

This job description summarizes the primary duties and qualifications of the position. It is not intended to list every duty, responsibility, or qualification. Duties may be adjusted to meet business needs.

The posted salary range reflects the full pay range for the position. Starting pay is generally targeted around the midpoint of the range, with the final offer determined based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and other relevant considerations.

Salary : $99,722 - $149,525