Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Domtar · Hawesville, KY
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Domtar (packaging) in Hawesville, KY. As a member of the Mill leadership team you will be responsible for developing strategies for improving pant asset reliability.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 198 live postings that list pay, out of 559 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 11 other live reliability postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 50%
- ✓ Root cause 42%
- PLC 33%
- ✓ SAP 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Domtar in Hawesville
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Your role
The Engineering and Maintenance Manager will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to the Maintenance, Reliability, IT and Engineering Teams. As a member of the Mill leadership team you will be responsible for developing strategies for improving pant asset reliability. Key role deliverables include, but is not limited to the following:
- ◆Ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of the overall maintenance, engineering and reliability processes and activities to ensure maximum equipment reliability and assets preservation.
- ◆Ensure all planned projects are implemented on time, on budget and meet the stated objective.
- ◆Lead Preventive, Predictive and Reliable Manufacturing Processes which follow the One Domtar Standards. Participate in the One Domtar Reliability Functional Team to support continuous improvement of the one Domtar Standards.
- ◆Lead and develop the Maintenance, Reliability & Engineering Teams.
- ◆Manage/control maintenance cost and capital project portfolio to achieve target results while ensuring budgets are prepared, et and variances explained with appropriate action taken as required.
- ◆Manage the Mill’s CMMS optimizing spare parts/materials inventory and maintenance work to minimize unplanned downtime and operating cost as well as ensuring the MRO inventory meets proper Working Capital standards as defined by Domtar.
- ◆Lead the continuous improvement of key performance indicators to increase asset life and department budget cost effectiveness.
- ◆Lead and perform necessary root cause analysis on asset failures and implement identified actions to improve manufacturing reliability.
- ◆Demonstrate success in leading change and driving improvement.
- ◆Be accountable for all Mill asset outcomes.
Qualifications
- ✓10+ years’ experience leading and improving maintenance and reliability in an industrial environment where managing personnel, logistics, production, and workplace safety were a requirement.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with experience successfully leading and developing a team of engineers.
- ✓Demonstrated success implementing & optimizing reliability maintenance systems and processes.
- ✓Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and facility systems.
- ✓Excellent leadership skills that include proven ability to coach and develop team members to a higher level of performance, ability to work in a team environment actively promoting collaboration, teamwork, and conflict resolution.
- ✓Experience developing and managing budgets to maximize asset reliability.
- ✓Demonstrated planning, organizing and problem-solving skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently.
- ✓Computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
- ✓Demonstrated experience with Root Cause Analysis tools.
- ✓Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral, as well as highly developed interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience in pulp and paper industry.
- ✓Knowledge of Project Management Best Practices and Methodology.
- ✓Use and knowledge of SAP’s Plant and Materials Management
- ✓Experience working in a Union environment.
You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).
Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.
To learn more about our company, consult the Domtar Company Web Site and follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram and Twitter .
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Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.
Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.
The location in Hawesville, (Kentucky, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Engineering and Maintenance Manager . This job is full-time permanent.
Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Domtar paper, the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated free-sheet paper in North America, has an opening for an Engineering & Maintenance Manager in our Hawesville, Ky. mill.
