Maintenance Manager

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel.

Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton, WA; Winlock, WA; Shelton, WA; Amanda Park, WA; Lewiston ID; Bonners Ferry, ID; and Naples, ID.

The Role

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining, installing, and performing preventative maintenance on a variety of machines to manufacture fencing by performing the following duties. Directly supervises employees in the Sawmill. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. This position reports to the Mill Operations Manager.

Responsibilities

• The maintenance manager is responsible for the management and coordination of all mechanical, filing, electrical and clean-up work in the facility
• Ensure the safety of all team members and contractors working in the plant or department by driving continuous improvement, including supporting all corporate safety programs, developing SOPs, identifying and eliminating hazards, and enforcing all safety rules and regulations
• Develop, manage, and lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs and inventory tracking procedures
• Work to ensure the mill can meet priority production goals through the supervision of the maintenance crew, and maintenance project management
• Helps identify and plan modifications that will improve the efficiency and safety of the mill
• Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure deadlines are met
• Develop and drive adherence to preventative maintenance procedures
• Supervise and coordinate all mechanical and electrical machinery troubleshooting, repair, and installation
• Understand the needs of the production team and coordinate priorities for the delivery of corrective maintenance
• Follow up on recurring downtime issues and work to eliminate them
• Monitor and maintain mechanical spare parts and supply inventory
• Partner with purchasing to ensure that correct parts and services are purchased and received in a timely manner, at the most competitive price from our vendors
• Help advance new components and technology into our operations
• Inspect equipment for potential problems. Investigate and lead solution initiatives
• Implement and maintain continuous improvement throughout our organization
• Maintain training requirements and records for millwrights, electricians, and other craftspeople
• Other duties as assigned