Port Hawkesbury Paper is currently seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our team. As a Maintenance Planner for our Thermomechanical Pulp (TMP) Department you will be responsible for the planning, scheduling, and prioritizing of maintenance activities for the TMP section of our manufacturing facility. Reporting to the TMP Manager, you will work closely with the Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Purchasing teams. It involves networking with suppliers and consultants on a routine basis. Relief supervision for the maintenance team will also be required.

Job Duties:

· Support all safety and training programs and ensure all safety expectations are being maintained

· Receive, review, and prioritize work requests and work orders

· Provide estimates for and plan/prioritize maintenance jobs

· Coordinate and plan maintenance activities for shutdowns, projects, and preventative maintenance

· Process material requests to ensure availability of parts

· Accrue and approve service invoices

· Provide support for maintenance emergencies

· Create preventative maintenance plans to improve equipment reliability

· Work downtime days, holidays, weekends and respond to call-in’s as required

Qualifications/Experience:

The ideal candidate will have a Trade certification or diploma coupled with 5 years’ experience working in a heavy industrial environment. Relevant experience in leading and supervising tradespeople in a fast-paced manufacturing or related industrial environment would be considered an asset.

Please contact us if you meet the qualifications above and are proficient in the following competencies:

· Able to promote a safe work culture and leverage experience to drive H&S performance

· Demonstrated solid computer skills

· Capacity to adapt to tight deadlines and frequent changes in priorities

· Proven ability to work with all levels of an organization

· Supervision experience in a unionized environment

· Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving skills

· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

· Technical knowledge and understanding of industrial equipment and components (i.e. pumps, motors, bearings, compressors, piping systems, etc.)

· Ambition, motivation, and determination – driven to exceed targets and expectations

· Solid decision-making skills

Compensation: Port Hawkesbury Paper offers a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package, and a challenging and rewarding work environment.

Our HR team is actively recruiting for this role. To be considered, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. All applications must be received no later than April 30, 2024.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Selected candidates will proceed through an assessment and interview process.

Port Hawkesbury Paper is a forward-looking natural resources company committed to operating at the highest safety standard while caring for the environment and empowering our people to deliver top-quality products & customer service. We see integrity at the core of every relationship and a key principle as we strive for excellence in all we do in an everchanging world. As a relatively small non-hierarchical organization we deliver big results with no red tape. We are a leader in Thermal Mechanical Pulp and Supercalendered paper production in North America. Port Hawkesbury Paper’s approach to business and environmental sustainability creates an economic cornerstone for eastern Nova Scotia.

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