Electrical Maintenance Planner/Supervisor
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 19, 2026.
About Sappi - Cloquet
Join a team with over 100 years of continuous pulp and paper-making history! At Sappi Cloquet, we pride ourselves on a collaborative culture where hourly and salaried employees work together to get the job done. This position offers the chance to grow in a forward-thinking mill alongside highly skilled, dedicated professionals. As a key member of our management team, you’ll play an integral role in the success of the mill.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you’ll be responsible for driving maintenance excellence and ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Your core responsibilities include:
- Championing safety performance and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborating with Safety, Environmental, Operations, and Reliability leaders to maintain operational excellence.
- Keeping equipment bills of material current and reviewing parts for inventory optimization.
- Developing task lists and standard work procedures for new and existing equipment.
- Maximizing wrench time through effective planning and work assignment.
- Assigning and redirecting work to the maintenance workforce.
What We Expect
As a leader on the maintenance team, you will:
- Drive safety initiatives to ensure an accident-free, productive workplace.
- Provide technical guidance to a diverse, highly skilled workforce in a team-oriented environment.
- Manage daily and long-range planning to achieve business goals.
- Lead efforts to implement precision maintenance best practices and improve equipment reliability.
- Organize work packages and documentation using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Demonstrate strong leadership, motivational, and analytical skills.
- Facilitate resource planning for scheduled maintenance work.
- Build empowered, cross-functional teams and identify training needs.
What You Bring
- Education: BS in Electrical Engineering OR AS in a technical field or Process Control.
- Experience: Five or more years of electrical maintenance experience may substitute for post-secondary education. Must include experience in maintenance craft or as a coordinator, supervisor, planner, or engineer in an industrial setting.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sappi does not provide visa sponsorship.
Safety-Sensitive Position
This is a safety-sensitive position within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment. Candidates must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job while working in operational areas that contain magnetic and electromagnetic field exposure, moving equipment, vehicular traffic, elevated work areas, and other industrial hazards.
As a safety-sensitive employer, Sappi maintains a drug-free workplace. Successful candidates for safety-sensitive positions must pass all required pre-employment screenings and drug testing, which includes testing for marijuana/cannabis.
About Sappi - Cloquet
Join a team with over 100 years of continuous pulp and paper-making history! At Sappi Cloquet, we pride ourselves on a collaborative culture where hourly and salaried employees work together to get the job done. This position offers the chance to grow in a forward-thinking mill alongside highly skilled, dedicated professionals. As a key member of our management team, you’ll play an integral role in the success of the mill.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you’ll be responsible for driving maintenance excellence and ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Your core responsibilities include:
- Championing safety performance and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborating with Safety, Environmental, Operations, and Reliability leaders to maintain operational excellence.
- Keeping equipment bills of material current and reviewing parts for inventory optimization.
- Developing task lists and standard work procedures for new and existing equipment.
- Maximizing wrench time through effective planning and work assignment.
- Assigning and redirecting work to the maintenance workforce.
What We Expect
As a leader on the maintenance team, you will:
- Drive safety initiatives to ensure an accident-free, productive workplace.
- Provide technical guidance to a diverse, highly skilled workforce in a team-oriented environment.
- Manage daily and long-range planning to achieve business goals.
- Lead efforts to implement precision maintenance best practices and improve equipment reliability.
- Organize work packages and documentation using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Demonstrate strong leadership, motivational, and analytical skills.
- Facilitate resource planning for scheduled maintenance work.
- Build empowered, cross-functional teams and identify training needs.
What You Bring
- Education: BS in Electrical Engineering OR AS in a technical field or Process Control.
- Experience: Five or more years of electrical maintenance experience may substitute for post-secondary education. Must include experience in maintenance craft or as a coordinator, supervisor, planner, or engineer in an industrial setting.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sappi does not provide visa sponsorship.
Safety-Sensitive Position
This is a safety-sensitive position within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment. Candidates must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job while working in operational areas that contain magnetic and electromagnetic field exposure, moving equipment, vehicular traffic, elevated work areas, and other industrial hazards.
As a safety-sensitive employer, Sappi maintains a drug-free workplace. Successful candidates for safety-sensitive positions must pass all required pre-employment screenings and drug testing, which includes testing for marijuana/cannabis.