Maintenance Front Line Leader

Position Title: 

Maintenance Front Line Leader 

Pay Rate:

$86,800 - $115,000

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

34040 Union Camp Drive

Franklin, VA 23851

757-569-4321

The Job You Will Perform:

• Demonstrated 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
• Ensures mill adherence to the principles of MWS
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop hourly direct reports
• Ensures accurate and complete use of SAP Databases – knowledge of SAP is preferred
• Ensures that a consistent scheduling process is in place and utilized
• Assists and coordinates area routine and outage work with planners and operations personnel
• Manages costs to budget/input in the budgeting process
• Establishes clear expectations for quality of work
• Develops skill sets of direct reports
• Responsible for the portion of availability as it applies to shutdown management and failures
• 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
• Assist as needed in mill emergency situations as required

The Skills You Will Bring:

• 2-5+ years of Pulp and Paper industrial maintenance experience - Required
• BS Degree in Engineering OR 5+ years of progressive experience managing maintenance systems - Preferred
• At least 2 years’ experience managing/supervising people - Preferred
• If internal to International Paper; Completion of Onboarding or Franklin Setup Curriculum - Preferred
• Demonstrates leadership skills combined with technical knowledge and experience in Pulp & Paper manufacturing processes.
• Ability to manage and/or lead projects and teams of people preferred
• Proven leadership ability in guiding a team in meeting its business objectives.
• Active participation in safety, problem solving and other committee/team activities.

Desired Competencies:

• Developing Direct Reports
• Action Oriented
• Command Skills/Directing Others
• Managerial Courage
• Conflict Management
• Motivating Others
• Planning
• Priority Setting
• Organizational Skills

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets. 

The Career You Will Build:

• Leadership training
• Promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper 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.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.