Function and Scope

The function of this position is to provide direction and leadership to ensure the maintenance repair, and installation of mill automation and electrical equipment and facilities meet department and mill objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for developing and implementing plans to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and efficient utilization of automation maintenance personnel. Support the operating departments by providing maintenance input on long-term automation equipment decisions and maintaining the existing equipment to insure maximum uptime. Arrange for supporting services from outside contractors and equipment required to meet department needs. Assure selection, training, and evaluation of hourly and salary automation maintenance personnel. Perform performance reviews and salary administration. Provide input to the daily and weekly planning to ensure work schedules and manpower assignments are cost effective. Establish, develop, implement, improve, and monitor the automation preventive maintenance program to reduce unscheduled downtime. Support the operating departments by providing input to shutdown scheduling and long-term equipment decisions to ensure maximum uptime. Arrange outside services as required to meet department goals.

Supervision and Leadership Exercised

This position supervises four (4) maintenance hourly automation techs and two (2) salary engineers.

Reporting and Accountability Relationships

This position reports to the Process Control and Automation Manager.

Decision Making Authority

This position has authority to assign automation mechanics, make decisions on equipment maintenance requirements.

Business Contacts

Business contacts for this position include all maintenance employees, Purchasing Department, Engineering Department, Production Departments, various sales representatives, and contractors.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and minimum three (3) years job related experience preferred or Associates Degree in related field with seven (7) to ten (10) years job experience.Knowledge of operation, repair, and maintenance of automation equipment, drives, Allen Bradley PLCs, IBA, Virtual Servers (preferred), Networking (preferred), key maintenance indicators, and pulp and paper industry.

 

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