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Hours Part-time, Full-time
Location Bemidji, MN 56619
Bemidji, Minnesota

About this job

Are you a person who gets excited about collecting and analyzing large data sets in Microsoft Excel or Access? Do you take pride in generating reports and charts that help explain patterns or trends from that data? Do you enjoy engaging and leading small groups of your co-workers in brainstorming sessions and root-cause analysis? Do you have strong team facilitation skills to educate your co-workers about your findings and engage their support and collaboration to develop action plans to solve the problem at hand?

If you answered yes to these questions, then we'd like to talk to you about our current job opening for a Reliability Facilitator at our lumber manufacturing facility in Bemidji, MN.

We're seeking to hire a skilled professional to lead our manufacturing maintenance reliability program, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), at our mill.

In this role you will collect and analyze data related to machine center downtime, work with small teams of operators and maintenance to investigate the root cause, and drive the reliability program process to ensure maintenance and production process problems are promptly identified and maintenance work orders created to solve them.

If you're a person who enjoys solving puzzles, following a disciplined troubleshooting process, and winning the support of others to engage and solve the identified problems - then take a look at what PotlatchDeltic could offer you as our next Reliability Facilitator.

Key Accountabilities:

TPM Activities:

  • Analyze production processes to identify areas needing improvement.
  • Collect downtime data and record in data base.
  • Compile reports from data collection for distribution to management team.
  • Meet with maintenance, operations, and leadership personnel to review machine center performance.
  • Identify and analyze recurring failures and non-routine maintenance activities.
  • Write work orders and create requisitions to obtain necessary materials to execute planned jobs.

Work Planning/Scheduling and PM Systems:

  • Assist with review of maintenance backlog and help prioritize.
  • Provide follow-up and analysis after completion of work.
  • Assist with assembly of work lists based on priority and needs of the mill.
  • Review PM's (Preventative Maintenance) with maintenance champions and machine center operators. Critique PM and update as needed to include details, pictures and graphs.
  • Participate in the work order scheduling reviews with maintenance and operations departments to meet operational goals.

Reliability Facilitation:

  • Challenge operations and maintenance in their teamwork, problem identification and resolution.
  • Collaborate with management to evaluate and address issues with people, process and equipment.
  • Lead root cause analysis serving as center hub to coordinate efforts in addressing issues, assigning action items, tracking progress and following up to close the loop with management, operations and maintenance.
  • Conduct TPM training for new hires as well as TPM highlights and refresher training during crew meetings.
  • Facilitate teams to assess equipment and brainstorm solutions to improve performance and reliability.
  • Specialized/technical training and certification in manufacturing technology, engineering, or related maintenance field; Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Three to five years of maintenance background preferred and/or three to five years of manufacturing experience.
  • Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project Management.
  • Key skills desired - data collection and analysis, root cause analysis, and facilitating small teams in problem solving and follow-up.
  • Intermediate skills with maintenance management software (AX preferred).
  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with multiple departments and individuals.
  • Strong management, administrative, and math skills. Must be able to organize, coordinate and control multiple tasks and projects with strong attention to detail.
  • Must be a high energy, self-directed individual able to collaborate across all departments to influence others and set strategic direction.

PotlatchDeltic is an EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled Employer.