Operations Maintenance Coordinator - Woodyard

Description:

Position Title :

Operations Maintenance Coordinator - Woodyard

Pay Rate:

$110,000 - $122,000 - commensurate with experience

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

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time Exempt

Physical Location:

Columbus Cellulose Fibers

IP – Columbus Mill

4335 Carson Road

Columbus MS 39701

This position supports International Paper’s Columbus Mill (CCF), located in Columbus, Mississippi. CCF is a vital part of International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers Business. We are a converting operation that produces specialty fibers used in the production of diapers and other absorbent personal care products.

The Job You Will Perform:

This position provides leadership and support to the Raw Materials Business Unit. Equipment in the Raw Materials area consists of two radial cranes, debarking drum, infeed operations, chipper, linear chip storage, screen-house, chipping line and associated conveyors, 3 chip dumps, 2 hog fuel dumps, associated feed systems, and all area rolling stock. The OMC is the link between department production and maintenance units. They interact with mill operations, maintenance, and management on a day-to-day basis while performing their duties. This position is part of the Raw Materials leadership team, and reports directly to the Raw Materials Area Process Manager (APM).

Tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to :

The Woodyard OMC will work closely with a variety of different areas throughout the mill including operations, maintenance, technical, and management. The Woodyard OMC owns the manufacturing work flow process in the area, with three primary areas of responsibility:

Manufacturing Work Systems (MWS)

• Facilitate all Manufacturing Work System (MWS) meetings – daily, planning meetings, weekly scheduling, outage planning

• Own MWS metrics for the area, deliver Pacesetter quality performance or better

• Manage SAP-PM notification review, approval, prioritization, and scheduling

• Facilitate activities necessary to execute the maintenance daily schedule (e.g., lockouts, hot work permits, confined space permits, etc.) while considering the area’s maintenance budget

• Review and manage work backlogs

• Translate RCFA corrective actions into scheduled work

• Act as gatekeeper for all break-in work

• Set expectations for precision maintenance – Mechanical (MPM) and Instrumentation Electrical (IEPM)

Outages

• Coordinate area’s field outages and annual outages

• Develop field day and annual outage bar chart schedules

• Responsibilities as the Lockout Coordinator

Basic Care:

• Modify and update basic care rounds

• Audit and track completion of basic care rounds

• Own basic care audits

In addition, the Woodyard OMC will do the following:

• Support Raw Materials department safety goals

• Maintain the Lock-Out and Confined Space Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including annual and periodic reviews5Clearly communicate with maintenance and production team members

• Support the Raw Materials department as APM relief and weekend duty coverage

• Leadership, including team member engagement, diversity, employee development in a non-union environment.

• Use GPS / GMTI principles to ensure a highly trained workforce knowledgeable of the process and equipment; ensure that training systems are in place and utilize to develop the workforce

• Utilize the MOC process

• Understand and promote Manufacturing Excellence (ME) tools and processes

• Support 5S programs

The Skills You Will Bring:

Required Experience:

The successful candidate will have at least three (5) years of experience in a fully integrated pulp and paper mill. Previous Pulp or Paper experience and First Line Leader (FLL) management experience are highly preferred. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience is required. Must be experienced using a computer and skilled in word processing, spreadsheet programs (Microsoft Excel), SAP business systems, and other databases. Position level may vary based on experience.

Desired Skills:

Successful candidate should have the ability to:

• Work safely and instill safety as a core value within the team

• Develop thorough working knowledge of department and mill operations processes, equipment and systems

• Communicate effectively with individuals and groups at all levels

• Foster a team approach to achieving results

• Work effectively alone or within a team

• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively

• Analyze problems and develop solutions independently or with teams

• Make timely and effective decisions

• Represent both company policy and direction, as well as actively advocate for crew/team needs and concerns

Key Competencies:

• Action Oriented

• Timely Decision Making

• Decision Quality

• Organizing

• Perseverance

• Priority Setting

• Problem Solving

• Drive for Results

• Time Management

• Customer Focus

• Influencing Others

• Process / Change Management

• Integrity & Trust

• Interpersonal Savvy

• Listening

• Peer Relationships

• Dealing with Ambiguity

• Functional/Technical Skills

• Learning on the Fly

• Self-Development

• Technical Learning

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Location:

Columbus, MS, US, 39703

Category: Manufacturing

Date: Mar 6, 2025

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