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Manager II Maintenance and Reliability


Job Location:

Lewiston, ME - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Maintenance

Job Summary

The Reliability Manager manages all aspects of the mills reliability improvement efforts. This is a leadership role where the individual is responsible for providing direction guidance and support for direct and indirect reports. This role is primarily responsible for the safety efficiency productivity engagement and overall effectiveness of the reliability improvement workforce.

LEADERSHIP

  • Manages site reliability team including third-party reliability resources.
  • Aligns the reliability team with challenging roles responsibilities and expectations that support the mills strategies.
  • Provides a positive role model for all mill personnel in safety quality accountability efficiency and productivity.
  • Provides guidance instruction and mentoring for the maintenance and engineering teams.
  • Mentors and supports asset owners to ensure reliability strategies are effective.
  • Interjects appropriately with maintenance prioritization planning and execution for the site to ensure reliable asset performances.
  • Engaged with the mills major repair activities and outages to ensure repair plans and strategies are detailed adhered to executed with precision and deliver expected results.
  • Actively engaged in the capital planning process to ensure plans support reliability and efficiency.
  • Recommends improvements in the capital planning process that support reliability.

DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING

  • Owns the processes necessary to ensure accurate equipment data is collected maintained and accessible for analyses.
  • Ensures key metrics are in place and used to drive resource deployment for the greatest impact.
  • Owns key reliability metrics and reviews them on routine cadences.
  • Develops action plans from key data to develop and or improve strategies.
  • Routinely reviews reliability metrics with leaders and focuses on areas of improvement.

RELIABILITY CULTURE

  • Promotes and leads a culture of reliability and ensures the organization understands expectations. Defines what reliability is and aligns all parts of the organization.
  • Promotes the desired culture of fix it right the first time; ensures systems are in place and utilized.
  • Drives precision practices throughout production and maintenance organization.
  • Uses best practices reliability tools to improve reliability

SAFETY

  • Aligns and supports Clearwater Paper Life Savings Rules.
  • Ensures direct reports are provided a safe working environment understands key risks associated with managed work knows how to mitigate risks and ensures mitigation controls work.
  • Interfaces closely with safety and health staff to elevate mill safety performance.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Strong equipment aptitude mechanical/electrical/instrument knowledge and skills.
  • Ability to effectively interface with all levels of the mill operation customers product development leaders and senior company leaders.
  • Strong business acumen and curiosity in looking for opportunities to improve current methods.
  • Leverages data and analytics and the ability to present them for leader decision-making.
  • Strategic mindset with tactical hands-on ability.
  • Ability to develop detailed plans and timelines.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Bachelors degree in engineering preferred.
  • Minimum eight years experience in maintenance engineering project management and/or production management required or 15 years equivalent practical experience in maintenance and reliability.
  • Functional understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance programs work order systems RCFA FMEA maintenance work control processes and world-class maintenance and reliability systems is desired.
  • Previous experience using a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) preferred (e.g. JD Edwards SAP).
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint MS Project. and Outlook

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Able to work in a high-speed manufacturing environment sustained exposure to high-frequency noises multiple hours standing walking on concrete surfaces heat and cold and mill environments.
  • Able to wear and abide by Personal Protective Equipment that is required in the mill environment.
  • Able to climb stairs ladders and scaffolding
  • Could be exposed to hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing process
  • Potential for off-hour support including nights and weekends

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.


    Required Experience:

    Manager


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