Job Title: Maintenance Area Process Manager Location: Columbus, Mississippi, United States Industry: Manufacturing & Production Job Category: Manufacturing - Plant Management Compensation: • Base Salary: USD $87,600 to $116,800 • Full-time position with full benefits. • Relocation Assistance Available: Yes • Commission Compensation: No • Bonus Eligible: No • Overtime Eligible: No • Interview Travel Reimbursed: Yes The Job You Will Perform: This position is responsible for improving overall mill performance by increasing equipment uptime and reducing end-of-life failures between outages. The primary area of responsibility will be from the digester through the finishing area. Key Responsibilities: • Be a role model and champion for an injury-free workplace. • Analyze chronic equipment failures and high maintenance/cost equipment using "Failure Analysis" to determine and document the root cause. Develop and implement solutions to prevent repeat failures. • Analyze maintenance-related downtime weekly to fully understand the source of the downtime and ensure an appropriate level of response is taken to eliminate repeat issues. • Provide technical support in solving day-to-day production and maintenance problems. • Champion preventive and predictive maintenance programs. • Maintain the Mechanical Integrity program and procedures for Process Safety Management. • Provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations. • Analyze financial service cost vs. target and address equipment not delivering targeted cost performance. • Develop long-term maintenance plans for rotating equipment, rebuilds, and major maintenance. • Estimate, plan, and manage maintenance projects to budget for routine work, quarterly outages, and major outages. • Provide capital and expense project design, development, and execution. • Provide contractor work management and coordination for routine and major shutdown jobs per mill standards using best engineering practices. The Skills You Will Bring: Required Qualifications: • BS (minimum) in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering. • Minimum 3 years of reliability/maintenance engineering experience in the continuous process industry, preferably kraft pulp manufacturing. • Knowledge and experience in Maintenance Best Practices. • Working knowledge of ASME, NBIC, and API codes and OSHA regulations. • Extensive knowledge of rotating equipment, pressure vessels, piping systems, and atmospheric storage tanks. • Use of precision measurement tools and assembly techniques. • Ability to teach others. • Interpersonal skills necessary to work within a diverse organization. • Ability to work in a high-performance team environment. • Ability to manage multiple projects at one time. • Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational and planning skills, facilitation skills, computer skills, and the ability to achieve results through others. • Willingness to work extended hours, particularly during scheduled outages. Competencies: • Drive for results. • Interpersonal skills. • Technical & functional skills. • Planning. • Organizing. Candidate Details: • Seniority Level: Mid-Senior • Management Experience Required: No • Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree • Willingness to Travel: Never