Nackawic - Workforce Opportunities | Engineering, Operations, Maintenance & Leadership

Job summary

Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and optimize industrial equipment and process systems, carrying out preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance while responding to breakdowns and production issues. Support safe and reliable operations through root cause analysis, shutdowns, equipment upgrades, accurate CMMS records, and collaboration on continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.

Job details

We are interested in connecting with experienced skilled professionals impacted by the Nackawic Mill closure. These individuals bring valuable industrial manufacturing experience gained in a highly demanding pulp and paper environment, including expertise in maintenance, reliability, troubleshooting, safety, and continuous improvement. Ideal candidates may have experience in: * Industrial Mechanical Maintenance (Millwright) * Industrial Electrical Maintenance * Instrumentation & Controls * Power Engineering * Welding and Fabrication * Reliability and Predictive Maintenance * Maintenance Planning and Scheduling * Process Optimization and Continuous Improvement RESPONSIBILITIES * Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and optimize industrial manufacturing equipment to ensure safe and reliable operations. * Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and process systems. * Respond to equipment breakdowns and production issues in a timely manner to minimize downtime. * Diagnose root causes of equipment failures and implement sustainable corrective actions. * Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, blueprints, and maintenance documentation. * Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, reliability, quality, and productivity. * Participate in shutdown planning and execution activities. * Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance. * Ensure all work is completed in compliance with safety regulations, company policies, and environmental standards. * Maintain accurate work orders, inspection records, and maintenance documentation through CMMS systems. * Assist with installation, commissioning, and upgrades of new equipment and processes. * Support development of maintenance best practices and reliability programs. QUALIFICATIONS * Strong industrial maintenance experience gained in manufacturing, pulp and paper, forestry, building products, or heavy industry. * Commitment to safety and operational excellence. * Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. * Ability to work independently and within a team environment. * Mechanical aptitude and a continuous learning mindset. * Experience working in a unionized industrial environment is considered an asset.

What you’ll do

Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and optimize industrial equipment and process systems, carrying out preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance while responding to breakdowns and production issues. Support safe and reliable operations through root cause analysis, shutdowns, equipment upgrades, accurate CMMS records, and collaboration on continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates should have strong industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, pulp and paper, forestry, building products, or heavy industry, along with a commitment to safety and operational excellence. They should demonstrate troubleshooting and problem-solving ability, mechanical aptitude, independent and collaborative working skills, and a willingness to learn; unionized industrial experience is an asset.

Listed skills

• Continuous Improvement · Preferred
• Process Optimization · Preferred
• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred
• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Industrial Mechanical Maintenance
• Industrial Electrical Maintenance
• Instrumentation And Controls
• Power Engineering
• Welding And Fabrication
• Reliability And Predictive Maintenance
• Maintenance Planning And Scheduling
• Process Optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Preventive Maintenance
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Technical Drawing Interpretation
• Shutdown Planning
• CMMS Documentation
• Safety Compliance
• Industrial Repair And Maintenance
• Continuous Development
• Electrical Maintenance
• Planning
• Welding
• Blueprinting
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Corrective Maintenance
• Fabrication
• Forestry
• Hydraulics
• Problem Solving
• Mechanical Aptitude
• Mills
• Operational Excellence
• Operations
• Predictive Maintenance
• Predictive Analytics
• Process Architecture
• Technical Drawing
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Scheduling
• Commissioning
• Reliability

Job areas

• Trades
• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Security & Safety
• Maintenance Lead
• Facilities Engineer
• Mechanical Engineers
• Facilities Managers

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