Electrical Engineer Supervisor (Engineering)

  Norbord

  100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Electrical Engineer is a leadership position responsible for managing projects, developing reliability initiatives, managing labour requirements and maintenance of all mill equipment and machinery. This position leads maintenance teams with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and efficiency. The Electrical Engineer relies on leadership abilities in conjunction with a continuous improvement and proactive mindset in order to support and promote excellence as established in the Company vision, mission and values.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing a variety of projects through the mill site and working on the Power Smart program.
• Problem solving, root cause analysis, developing reliability processes.
• Planning work priorities for tradesmen in conjunction with production teams.
• Facilitating, developing and implementing continuous improvement of standard operating procedures by educating, training, monitoring and proactively coaching team members.
• Identifying hazards, conducting safety inspections and resolving individual and team issues.
• Collaborating with operational personnel is an important consideration of this position.

The ideal candidate will be an Electrical Engineer or Certified Engineering Technologist with 3+ years of manufacturing experience in a large wood products facility. Journeyman tradespersons may be considered depending on experience, with supervisory responsibilities for a minimum of 2 years.

Strong problem solving skills, a creative approach to new ideas, strong mechanical aptitude; a hands on approach; a proven safe track record; predictive maintenance training; knowledge of PLCs, transformers, automation and mechanical systems are assets. Receptive to feedback, willingness to learn and desire to develop people with visionary leadership are paramount.

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