Shift First Line Leader Maintenance

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Position Title: 

Shift First Line Leader Maintenance 
 

The Prattville Mill is a complex manufacturing facility.  The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, and effluent treatment. This position reports to the Fibers Area Maintenance Manager.

The successful candidate will be first and foremast a Safety Leader for the Maintenance Department.  He or she will set clear expectations, promote accountability throughout the Crew, and deliver expected results to all customers.  He or she must support year-over-year reductions in unscheduled equipment downtime and drive compliance with annual Maintenance Department objectives.

Pay Rate:

$81,700 - $108,900

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.
Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short –term incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time
Rotating 12 hour/ DuPont shift 

Physical Location:

100 Jensen Road

Prattville, AL

The Job You Will Perform:

• Enables the Shift Maintenance Crew to work safely and efficiently through training, monitoring and continuous coaching and mentoring.
• Manage daily area maintenance decisions, to include staffing, work prioritization and spending.
• Ensure effective communication between the maintenance team and other mill teams.
• Responsible for work execution within department and the overall effectiveness of the Notification and Work Order System.
• Responsible for effective participation with the MWS team.
• Creates daily/weekly schedule and executes priority of work.
• Plans more involved work in departmental area and is fluent in the use of SAP.
• Manage contract work.
• Communicate job progress and follow up on work until successful completion.
• Lead problem solving, troubleshoot issues, and initiate the acquisition of additional resources as appropriate.
• Communicate results with the Crew and Operations.
• Grow team and individual performance to include performance reviews with team members, ensuring correct staffing, training, scheduling and development for the team.
• Promotes Crew Engagement.
• Effectively and efficiently manages Crew work hours through Work Brain.
• Promotes 5S initiatives.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• A degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering or a minimum of 4 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment. Non-degreed candidates must meet International Paper's Front Line Leader requirements. 
• Heavy Manufacturing experience required, experience working in a paper mill preferred. 
• Knowledge and experience with Rotating Equipment preferred.
• Good decision-making, judgement and outstanding interpersonal skills are required.
• High degree of organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret maintenance manuals, functional specifications and engineering drawings.
• Working knowledge of equipment, trades skills, work execution, and reporting.
• Ability to work within and improve a team.
• This position requires working extended hours often and with short notice, a strong sense of ownership and urgency, motivation and innovation, clearly visible leadership skills.
• Proficient in Work Brain and time entry.

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 and 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.
 

International Paper 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.  International Paper 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 reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Prattville  AL  36067