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Maintenance Supervisor – Lumber Mill

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West Fraser

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Canada , Edson

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Job Description:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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