Maintenance Superintendent – Converting

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products division is seeking a Maintenance Superintendent for the Wauna Mill in Clatskanie, OR.

An ideal candidate will spearhead preventative and predictive maintenance programs, offering technical support to troubleshoot issues, minimize downtime, and enhance process efficiencies in our converting department.

This role collaborates with engineers and operations team members to assess and fulfill their maintenance needs for daily operations and shutdowns.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this position oversees salaried direct reports and manages a team of 40 employees.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Wauna Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region.

With more than 700 employees, Wauna strives to lead the tissue, towel and napkin business.

Our team recently invested more than $150 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

What You Will Do


* Drive safety excellence by promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to identify hazards and implement risk-based mitigation strategies.


* Facilitate team development and growth by supporting employee skill advancement, problem-solving, and resolution, while building commitment and holding employees accountable.


* Establish metrics, goals, and benchmarks to promote continuous process improvement and align the manufacturing enterprise to deliver business value.


* Monitor craft work quality, providing direction to maximize efficiency, and collaborate with engineers and team members to assess maintenance needs for daily operations, unplanned work, and planned shutdowns, providing necessary resources.


* Clearly communicate daily milestone expectations when assigning tasks.


* Assist with technical troubleshooting to enhance safety, reliability, and quality, reduce downtime, and optimize process efficiencies.


* Be adaptable to support site and company initiatives, offering safety training, coaching, team development, performance management, data entry, and report generation.


* Leverage the expertise of Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Reliability, and Engineering teams to enhance maintenance planning, ensuring comprehensive strategies that improve operational efficiency, safety compliance, and system reliability.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Supervisory experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with responsibility for direct reports.


* Maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.


* Experience using a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Manufacturing System).


* Experience with implementation of precision maintenance


* Converting experience in pulp & paper or similar industry (corrugated, packaging, plastics, food & beverage etc.)

What Will Put You Ahead



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