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West Fraser offers a range of exciting career opportunities for individuals seeking challenging and rewarding careers. Our Edson division in Edson, Alberta, is recruiting for a Maintenance Supervisor – Lumber Mill. We are seeking a motivated and safety-focused Maintenance Supervisor to lead our maintenance team in a fast-paced lumber mill environment. This hands-on leadership role is critical to ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all mill equipment and facilities. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, strong problem-solver, and effective people leader with a passion for teamwork, reliability, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will have excellent organizational and documentation skills, be self-directed, cost conscious and be confident in their decision-making abilities.
Job Responsibility:
Champion a strong safety culture and ensure all maintenance activities comply with mill standards, Lockout/Tagout procedures, Safe Work Practices, and regulatory requirement
Participate in safety meetings, hazard assessments, and incident investigations
Lead and develop a skilled maintenance team through coaching, clear expectations, and performance accountability
Coordinate daily work assignments and respond to changing priorities to meet business needs
Plan, prioritize, and execute preventative and predictive maintenance programs to achieve uptime and reliability targets
Utilize CMMS systems to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, asset history, and documentation
Drive a culture of reliability using root cause analysis, gap analysis, and long-term corrective actions
Collaborate with Operations, Reliability, Planning, Quality, Procurement, and Project teams to support mill objectives
Manage department budgets and control maintenance costs to achieve competitive manufacturing unit costs
Promote continuous improvement and ownership of plant performance
Requirements:
Certified Millwright or recognized trade certification with 5+ years of industrial experience
Minimum 2-3 years of maintenance supervisory experience in an industrial or lumber mill environment
Strong mechanical maintenance knowledge
Proven experience with reliability-centered maintenance programs (preventative and predictive maintenance)
Proficient with CMMS systems and Microsoft Office tools
Demonstrated leadership, change management, and continuous improvement mindset
Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem solving
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have:
Teamwork, accountability, and trust
A strong commitment to safety and people development
Leadership with a reliability-focused mindset
Continuous improvement and operational excellence
What we offer:
Competitive base salary with an annual bonus opportunity
Comprehensive benefits: including medical, dental, and vision coverage, pension and saving plans, life, disability, and accident insurance, vacation time, paid holidays and additional benefits to support your well-being