Operations Maintenance Coordinator

Where you will work

Our Cypress Bend team is a close-knit group of 300 skilled employees who take pride in what we do. Together we make paperboard used in products across the United States including food packaging plates cups and more.

Located in the historic Mississippi River Delta this facility offers a slower pace with plenty of outdoor activities like fishing hiking and biking. Many employees commute from nearby towns such as McGehee Monticello Dumas Dermott and Lake Village which are known for affordable living strong local pride and family-friendly schools.

The Cypress Bend team also supports local cultural and the arts with past contributions to the WWII Japanese Internment Museum and SEArk Concert Association.

What you will do

The Operations Maintenance Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the maintenance requirements of Paper Machine Manufacturing area to minimize downtime and maximize production while meeting all safety environmental and quality limitations and specifications.

Planning and execution

• Be involved in all aspects of the work system process (identification prioritization planning scheduling execution work history audit and evaluate)
• Responsible for backlog management partner with operations to manage risk and non-emergency repairs to minimize lost time and cost
• Utilize information management systems (JDE ParcView PI etc.) to monitor equipment efficiency
• Record and maintain department repair records in a manner to best identify and analyse work history. Monitor and identify equipment that has excessive/repetitive maintenance costs
• Utilize key performance indicators for tracking maintenance and reliability
• Understand reliability Processes-Bad Actor Analysis Life Cycle Costing Failure Mode Effects Analysis Root Cause Analysis and Cause Mapping
• Responsible for managing maintenance activities to meet the department budget
• Leads crews to improve processes by identifying and eliminating non-value added activities (waste)
• Utilizes strong problem-solving skills to ensure corrective actions for employee and/or production issues are defined and established bringing open items to closure in a timely manner
• May perform work as a back-up Supervisor as needed

Safety

• Ensure that all safety work orders are completed in a timely manner
• Work with safety coordinators operators and supervisors to ensure equipment is locked out safely and in a timely manner including all required safety permits

Communication

• Review operator and shift maintenance logs talk to operators supervisors craft people and managers to coordinate daily planned/scheduled work and coordinate urgent equipment repairs between operations and maintenance
• Act as liaison between department personnel and maintenance communicating pertinent information to both parties

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities availability motivation and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact business unit priorities organizational values and the opportunity to enhance others knowledge and skills
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organizations customer service practices to set priorities make decisions and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results

What you will need

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required
• Bachelors degree in Engineering preferred
• 3 years experience in Maintenance/ Planning or Manufacturing leadership or planner positions in a papermaking facility with a strong preference for maintenance experience in this type of department
• Demonstrated knowledge of equipment and process knowledge of papermaking manufacturing areas
• Good working knowledge of JD Edwards or equivalent program
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Self-motivated and energetic
• High speed manufacturing environment sustained exposure to high frequency noises multiple hours standing walking on concrete surfaces
• Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment
• Dirt noise odor & temperature extremes
• Climbing stairs ladders and scaffolding
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process

Total Rewards Details

We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience offering a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and candidates job-related knowledge skills education experience and geographic location. Benefits including medical dental vision and more generally begin after 30 days. Our paid time off will include vacation days personal days and company holidays. For more on our compensation philosophy please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Team at.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including but not limited to H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Papers sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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This role will be open for a minimum of 2 weeks or at the point a successful candidate is selected.

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