Career Opportunities: Maintenance Superintendent (30012)

You are an

Industrial Leader . You’re accountable, reliable and a natural born leader . You’ve enjoyed success transforming maintenance programs and with your strategic leadership, have enabled and inspired performance excellence. You also understand importance of balancing production, maintenance, and your team’s needs while being accountable to safety above all else. If this speaks to you, this Maintenance Superintendent opportunity at our sawmill in Elko, BC might just be your calling.

The Maintenance Superintendent is a key member of the Plant Management Team and as such, is responsible for providing overall leadership for the Maintenance Department, ensuring excellent safety performance combined with project planning and maintenance, as well as preventative maintenance programs.

A day in the life of the Maintenance Superintendent includes:

Ensure the highest level of workplace safety

Provide direction, training and support for all maintenance personnel and foster a highly effective working relationship with all employees

Assist in developing and achieving targets in safety, quality, cost, delivery and employee engagement

Ensure the Canfor Operating System (COS) is being followed with the emphasis on abnormality response

Effectively liaise with Production departments to ensure the highest level of equipment availability

Assist with the development and management of the annual budget and cost control program

Ensure full compliance with environmental permits, applicable government regulations and corporate policies

Provide development for supervisory personnel

Work with senior management team to plan equipment and/or technological changes

Develop, implement and maintain effective preventative maintenance programs For this role, you’ll come equipped with:





Proven ability in safety management, leadership and development skills

Excellent interpersonal, analytical, problem solving and team building skills

Solid knowledge of performance management and continuous improvement processes

Solid understanding and knowledge of optimization equipment and processes

Strong business acumen

Strong organizational skills with the desire to accept the challenge of working in continually changing internal/external business conditions An effective communicator, with strong verbal, written and presentation skills

Extensive experience with CMMS and the development and implementation of preventative maintenance programs

Extensive experience in an industrial maintenance environment including supervisory experience

Red Seal trade qualification or equivalent combination of experience and education The salary range for this position is: [[salaryMin]]-[[salaryMid]]

Please Note

The range provided is for base salary only. In addition to base salary, Canfor proudly offers its employees a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. It features programs such as performance-based incentive plans, recognition programs, benefits, paid leaves, pension plans with base and matching contributions, savings options and robust health & well-being initiatives.

We also continually invest in the development of our talent to help them thrive professionally and personally. Above all, we are proud to offer our employees a value proposition that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fosters an workplace where talent and performance is recognized and rewarded.

We appreciate all candidates' interest but will contact only those selected for interviews. Our hiring for various positions is ongoing and includes different screening processes such as behavioral assessments, references, and criminal record checks, depending on the role and location. #CADS

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