Weekend Maintenance Supervisor

Company Background:

Alta Forest Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and bio-fuel. Headquartered in centrally-located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates fence board sawmills and reload facilities in rural communities throughout the Northwest, including Morton, WA; Shelton, WA; Amanda Park, WA; Winlock, WA; Bonners Ferry, ID; and Naples, ID.

The Role:

We seek a highly motivated and experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join our team. As a Maintenance Supervisor, you will provide direct onsite leadership to all hourly personnel on the weekend schedule. The successful candidate will manage and lead the weekend work schedule to ensure timely work completion, evaluate and report personnel performance, evaluate and report work effectiveness, and audit completed work.

What You'll Do

• Provide direct onsite leadership to all hourly personnel on the weekend schedule.
• Managed and led the weekend work schedule to ensure timely work completion.
• Evaluate and report personnel performance to the management team.
• Evaluate and report work effectiveness and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Audit completed work to ensure it meets company standards.
• Maintain department and company performance standards.
• Monitor and enforce company code of conduct, ensuring all employees comply with company policies and procedures.
• Lead and resolve employee challenges, providing guidance and support to ensure a positive work environment.
• Be an advocate and mentor for safety, promoting the importance of safety throughout the organization.
• Serve as the onsite point of contact for emergency response and evacuation, ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Offer

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Maintenance Supervisory role.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of maintenance best practices and procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, and blueprints.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS software.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee will need to lift or carry 25 pounds or more frequently and may sometimes be required to lift/move up to 100 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Schedule

This position is exempt per FLSA guidelines and not eligible for overtime. A typical schedule requires the ability to work 40 hours a week. Flexibility to work evenings or off-schedule days to accommodate critical goals and objectives may be necessary.

What We Offer

Small company, ample opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience. Alta Forest Products offers a competitive salary and one of the best benefits packages in the industry.

• Group Benefits Programs, Including Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance, EE & Dependents
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance (Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness)
• 401(k) Matching Plan
• Annual Bonus Program
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Amazing Workplace Culture
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pay starts at $90,000 - $105,000 (Starting salary dependent on qualifications)

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.