Western Forest Products Inc. Hiring for Maintenance & Reliability Manager – Manufacturing at Nanaimo, BC Full Time

What You’ll Do: Reporting to the Senior Manager Maintenance, the M&R Manager is responsible for defining a higher standard through the effective and efficient execution of the maintenance strategy for Western’s Canadian manufacturing division. The M&R Manager will be responsible for the implementation & management of a modern and effective preventative maintenance program, the implementation of a consistent maintenance & reliability strategy across the division and the management of all maintenance & reliability standards. The M&R Manager will also be responsible for actively promoting a culture of reliability and continuous improvement through effective planning & scheduling and standard maintenance & reliability practices

Who You Are: Our ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or Electrical Engineering with ten plus years’ experience in maintenance & reliability preferably in a sawmill or similar heavy industry. The candidate should be proficient with the use of computerized maintenance management systems and have extensive experience in the development of maintenance programs and reliability systems.

Work Environment: We are currently working in a hybrid work environment. Expectations for the time being are that this role will be a mix of, work from home, work from office with proper safety plans, and travel to our Manufacturing operations on the East Coast of Vancouver Island. Travel time to sites will be required 50-70% of the time with our operations running between Port Alberni and Cowichan Bay.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Requirements

Commitment and ability to push toward operational excellence and reliability and managing a consistent and uniform approach to maintenance across all the mills.

Working closely with operations managers, providing leadership to maintenance superintendents with a focus on safety, productivity, quality and cost effectiveness.

Help develop, implement and ongoing management of the condition monitoring program for the manufacturing division ( vibration analysis, lubrication, oil analysis, thermography, NDT etc. )

Development and ongoing management of equipment criticality assessments, equipment strategy data sheets, maintenance plans & reliability programs matched to expected failure modes.

Lead development and ongoing management of BOMs and other strategic initiatives.

Support the implementation of planning & scheduling best practice across all mills as well as ongoing support.

Develop reliability solutions to systematic issues and manage any required changes to the maintenance program.

Identify opportunities and initiate action plans to increase equipment reliability.

Support the development and the ongoing management of the asset management plan through the use of predictive and other condition monitoring programs.

Ensure the effective management of all records, licenses, inspections and regulatory compliance.

Advise maintenance and operations management on opportunities for work management improvement and advise the team on best maintenance practices.

Maintain vendor and contractor relationships to ensure optimal support to the business.

Support the SMM to standardize, simplify and streamline existing systems and processes in a culture of continuous improvement.

Support superintendents with process to ensure all craft are trained and competent to execute all required maintenance activities.

Ensure lessons learned, best practices and action items are communicated across all manufacturing sites and implemented as required.

Assist with Root Cause Failure Analysis activities to improve maintenance tactics & strategies to optimize overall equipment effectiveness.

Work on reducing waste and inefficiencies in the various operations.

Ensure the effective execution of all scheduled job plans.

Assist with the improvement of job plans and remove bottle necks.

Ensure all Work Orders are fully completed & closed out and all WO notes are captured.

Assist Supply Chain with initiatives for inventory management and reduction.

Accountable for the performance management of site maintenance superintendents.

Provide coaching/mentoring and learning & development plans for superintendents.

Set expectations and audit maintenance execution to ensure compliance to the overall Maintenance & Reliability standard.

Ensure all Preventative Maintenance and Condition Monitoring programs are effectively managed and executed.

Facilitate risk management sessions to identify reliability related risks that can impact plant reliability.

Work with the various mills to evaluate, select and apply standard engineering practices and techniques.

Help develop, implement and manage the pressure system integrity management program for all the manufacturing mills.

Develop KPIs to measure performance of the maintenance program.

Develop standardized PM inspection templates for common equipment and share best practices from industry leaders.

Stay abreast of industry innovations to improve maintenance performance.

Decision Making

Exercising independence and personal judgement based upon skill and knowledge on more complex decisions that falls outside standard practices.

Being structured, logical & able to work with complexity.

Being assertive in knowing when to act against disruptive activities.

Knowing when to elevate contentious issues.

Problem Solving

Identifies and independently resolves routine issues.

Determines courses of action within maintenance execution guidelines & procedures.

Assist with making decisions for new or more complex work.

Identifying maintenance execution process inefficiencies.

Determining root causes of issues.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

10+ years of experience in maintenance & reliability in increasingly responsible roles, preferably in a sawmill or similar heavy industry.

Demonstrated proficiency in maintenance practices, performance measures and maintenance systems.

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Proficient with the use of a Computerized Maintenance Management System.

Extensive experience in the development of maintenance programs and reliability systems.

Demonstrated proficiency in developing and implementing condition monitoring programs including vibration analysis, lubrication and oil analysis.

High skill level with Excel and data analysis & reporting tools.

Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies

Commitment to Western’s core values of personal safety, sustainable management and environmental stewardship.

High level of integrity and professionalism.

Extensive knowledge of maintenance and reliability processes.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to quickly recognize issues and opportunities to improve process and drive efficiencies.

Excellent leadership, collaboration, communication and influencing skills.

Ability to motivate and engage staff to perform at a higher standard.

Strong ability to lead process enhancement activities.

LIVE WORK PLAY

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YOUR CAREER

At Western Forest Products, we believe our most significant asset is our people. Investing in our people brings value and success to our business, ensuring a safe, engaged, productive and continuously improving workplace. We offer challenging opportunities working alongside the best in the industry to meet your career and professional development goals while providing competitive total rewards and recognition.

We provide a variety of on-the-job training and continuing education in many areas at Western to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed. Our promote-from-within culture recognizes high performance and we offer diverse career paths across the organization for those with the talent and will to advance.

Our total rewards offering including competitive pay, performance bonus, pension plan, benefits and other programs designed to support our employees.

WESTERN OVERVIEW

Western Forest Products is a leading forest products company that sustainably manages forests and manufactures high-quality wood products. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with operations in the coastal region of BC and Washington State, Western meets the needs of customers worldwide with a specialty wood products focus and diverse product offering.

Our commitment to health and safety, environmental stewardship and community engagement is core to how we do business at Western Forest Products.

Our approach to responsible business practices in all aspects of our business is multi-faceted. We adhere to and employ the most stringent environmental practices in the world. The steps we take to ensure the forests in which we operate are renewed and remain healthy and viable for future generations are mirrored in the care we take to make certain our communities continue to grow and prosper. This includes investing in communities where we operate and continuing to forge mutually beneficial relationships with First Nations in respect of their local and cultural interests.