Assistant Engineering and Mill Maintenance Manager
Rand Whitney Containerboard
Application
Details
Posted: 27-May-25
Location: Montville, Connecticut
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Engineering Management
Engineering Management - Paper, Packaging and Nonwovens Engineering
Years of Experience:
5 - 10
Summary
The Assistant Engineering and Mill Maintenance Manager is employed by Fluor and works at their client site, Rand-Whitney Containerboard in Montville, CT. The Mill Maintenance Manager’s primary duties involve the leadership of the maintenance team to drive production optimization in day-to-day operations, project and change management using technology, data, and an accountable team. This role will be responsible for leading changes within the organization around proactive and critical problem solving to influence better outcomes. A continuous change and drive for excellence management style is critical to success.
Duties and Responsibilities
Leads the development and implementation of the maintenance strategy including all preventive maintenance schedule, work procedure, inventory management and project management. Work closing with the maintenance lead team on establishing measurable KPIs and monitoring performance for opportunities to improve.
Develop annual maintenance budgets ($10+MM) for review by the General Manager, Engineering Manager and Controller. Apply data analysis and technology to control maintenance budgets, forecast, cost and negotiating contracts with vendors.
Review Downtime and implement procedures for improved reliability. Participate in developing Root Cause Failure Analysis to prevent repetitive downtime.
Schedule and take part in the prioritization of work and scheduling of assigned tasks and projects. Manage the quality control, follow-up and reporting of associated work completion, work quality and minimizing downtime.
Oversee the asset management plan including spare parts inventory, ordering and vendor relationships comply with all requirements of the Asset Management Software to manage cost, efficiencies and availability, inventory aging and reporting.
Act as the first line of contact to the Plant General Manager and Engineering Manager by conducting monthly performance reviews concentrating on Reliability and Cost and maintaining close client relationships. Identify future client requirements and up-selling opportunities by developing on-site assessments of client operations and proposing project plan.
In addition to ongoing maintenance operations, this individual acts as the Health, Safety & Environmental Manager for the maintenance team composed of thirty personnel.
Fulfill Operating System Requirements (OSR)/Operating System Implementation Plan (OSIP) requirements by ensuring that the duties and responsibilities of the project contract are clearly defined, documented, and followed by the maintenance team.
Participate in developing the Capital and Major Maintenance planning.
Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: oversight of thirty employees
Skills and Qualifications
Accredited four (4) year degree in engineering required. Electrical or marine engineering preferred with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
The ability to communicate effectively with audiences include but is not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors.
Experience utilizing CMMS required
Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines.
Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
Experience with coaching and developing craft employees to improve skillsets.
Paper Mill maintenance experience preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Paper Mill maintenance experience preferred
Experience with Maximo preferred
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Predictive and preventative maintenance experience
Maintenance oversight experience
Strong financial background
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for a prolonged period as well as bending and stooping regularly.
The job duties will require the employee to utilize repetitive fine manipulation with hands.
The employee is frequently required to talk or hear.
The employee is required to reach with hands and arms.
The employee must regularly push/pull/lift forty pounds unassisted and occasionally more with assistance.
Specific vision abilities for this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth vision.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
Able to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments.
Willingness and ability to work in confined spaces and at heights.
Willingness and ability to wear safety glasses, earplugs, hard hat, steel-toed boots, and any other required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: N/A
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Rand-Whitney Containerboard (RWCB) is a manufacturer of high-quality, recycled linerboard. Conceived in the early 1990s, the operation focuses on being as sustainable as any linerboard mill in the world. RWCB manufactures its high-performance linerboard from 275,000 tons of 100 percent post-consumer waste fiber that would otherwise be sent to landfills or trash burning facilities and was the first to use 100 percent recycled process water from the municipal wastewater treatment plant.
In addition, RWCB’s energy is supplied by a high-efficiency combined heat and power system that uses clean natural gas to generate steam and electricity that is 100 percent used for its operations. This results in lower emissions and uses less power from the grid.
