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Description: YOU ARE an influencer, critical thinker, and collaborator to your stakeholders. You are passionate about safety, developing people, and your background in wood products and manufacturing is a powerful combination. You understand the importance of maximizing operational excellence, while continuing to maintain our company's reputation. WE ARE a safety first, safety always-focused team with a culture that fosters inclusion and empowers everyone to have a voice. We understand the goals and have the knowledge, skills and training to effectively perform our jobs. Success is the responsibility of the collective team, and our Core Values and People Principles guide our business decisions and how we operate every day. Weyerhaeuser is searching for a Maintenance and Engineering Manager. This position is part of the Engineered Wood Products (EWP) business and reports to the Mill Manager of the Kenora TimberStrand manufacturing facility. This position is located in Kenora, Ontario. This is a full-time, exempt position. The Maintenance and Engineering Manager is responsible for all maintenance associates and functions, including safety, maximizing machine productivity and uptime, as well as the condition and upkeep of the facility. He/She will be responsible for driving improvements and implementing changes to ensure maintenance processes are optimized to the highest level and solutions to issues are identified, cost effective, and implemented. Relocation is available along with a competitive compensation plan, and employee benefits. Key Functions: Role model all safety standards/processes and on-the-job behavior by living our core values Safety, Integrity, Citizenship, Sustainability, and Inclusion. Work closely with maintenance team to ensure focus on that maximum improvement of maintenance functions are realized. Lead preventative maintenance/process reliability efforts and manage improvement of key performance indicators Accountable for department budget and cost effectiveness. Responsible for the development and training of associates, performance reviews, coaching, and ensuring accountability Contribute toward strategic planning process to include providing input, direction and solutions to issues Work closely with regional engineers & external contractors Recommend improvements based on analytical data Build positive relationships with operations and maintenance personnel to continuously improve mill operations Remain current and up to date on changing technical, reliability and maintenance management improvements in the industry Assist as needed with troubleshooting equipment mechanical and/or electrical issues and/or providing resources to team to resolve problems safely and efficiently As necessary, own or contribute to other mill functions, such as safety or environmental initiatives Qualifications: Five (5) years of experience in a maintenance leadership role in an industrial or manufacturing environment Proven commitment to safety and safety initiatives in a manufacturing environment Ability to effectively lead people and promote teamwork Good working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and PLC programming and/or troubleshooting Ability to develop and lead training activities Documented experience in root cause analysis and trouble shooting Proven expertise in preventive and predictive maintenance methods Excellent organizational and planning skills Initiative to get things done with minimal supervision Excellent problem-solving skills Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook Strong oral and written communication skills Ability to establish positive relationships with mill leadership, hourly associates and business leaders Willingness to travel occasionally to other sites to review opportunities to exchange technology, innovations and best practices Ability to perform physical requirements of working in an industrial environment, such as climbing stairs and working in extreme h