Operations Maintenance Coordinator - Primary Products

Position Title:

Operations Maintenance Coordinator - Primary Products

Pay Rate:

$102,000 - $112,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift:

Salaried (Exempt) Full-Time

On-site Position

Physical Location:

401 Avenue U

Bogalusa, LA 70427

The Job You Will Perform:

• Assume the role of team leader of the Manufacturing Work System (MWS) program, its overall functionality, and directly accountable for its success

• Assure safety awareness, safe work and compliance with safety rules and policies in the coordination of the operations and maintenance functions

• Conduct the daily MWS meetings and ensure the agenda is strictly followed

• Plan and schedule the proper work to ensure process reliability

• Oversee process preparation for maintenance:

• System shutdown and isolation

• System preparation and work area clean-up

• System Zero Energy State (ZES) and Group Lockout/Tag outs (LOTO)

• Work permitting (hot work, confined space entry, line breaking, etc.)

• Drive the effort for continuous improvement in reliability

• Provide assistance and technical advice necessary to assist in the operations process.

• Review new work notifications for the area daily ensuring that all notifications have been properly screened, identified and prioritized

• Manage notifications by deleting duplicates, ensuring proper user status and revision codes, processing notifications, understanding the job scopes and communicating with the notification originators

• Achieve MWS metrics such as % break in work, schedule adherence, precision maintenance completion, Reliability Recordables, etc.

• Assume ownership of the department notification and work order backlog

• Review area planned backlogs weekly with the Maintenance Supervisors to update priorities, purge the backlog of unneeded or completed work and develop a work schedule for the following week.

• Review Operator Round Sheets and Basic Care Route Reports for issues, communicating with Operators for details and ensuring that a notification has been written

• Coordinate Field Day activities, including MS Project timelines, work tracking, job progress and operational readiness

• Coordinate Annual Outage activities, including MS Project timelines, work tracking, job progress and operational readiness

• Achieve monthly budgeted spending, including annual outages and repair jobs

• Ensure a temporary OMC is always designated to perform all MWS duties when absent from the mill

• Fulfill weekend duty role as assigned

The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:

• Demonstrated and successful leadership ability in a manufacturing environment, including knowledge of and leadership in manufacturing safety practices.
• 3+ years' experience in pulp and paper.
• Must have a high level of integrity, energy, and leadership ability to develop and lead others.
• Demonstrated and successful ability to lead and continuously improve team performance in order to work injury-free, provide a quality product, and achieve world class productivity in support of a high-performance work system.
• Effective oral and written communications skills with proven ability to provide positive and improvement feedback, coaching opportunities, and take corrective measures as appropriate.
• Strong computer skills required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• College Degree Preferred
• Excellent skills in organizing, planning, priority setting, and time management, with proven ability to adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Ability to effectively facilitate problem solving or conflict resolution processes.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you'll see why our team members say they're Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.