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They keep our maintenance teams engaged, organized and efficient and support our operations teams in keeping our equipment running safely and efficiently. If you're a natural leader with a passion for maintenance excellence and continuous improvement, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.\nWe are looking for an experienced Mechanical Team Leader at High Prairie Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Division, located in High Prairie, Alberta. Our mill has undergone an exciting major rebuild and modernization including the commissioning of a new continuous press which makes us the most modern mill in North America.\nTolko has an approved LMIA for this position. We welcome applications from qualified candidates currently living in Canada. This includes those on employer-specific (closed) work permits.\n Our ideal candidate has the following qualifications:\nA Millwright Certificate of Qualification (C of Q), either Provincial or Interprovincial (Red Seal).\nA minimum of 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership role following certification.\nStrong knowledge of industrial equipment, mechanical systems, fluid power systems, and maintenance best practices.\nProven troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.\nExcellent organization, planning, and prioritization abilities.\nStrong leadership, team-building, coaching, and communication skills.\nExperience leading maintenance teams of 5 or more employees, including apprentices, in an industrial manufacturing environment.\nWorking knowledge of OSB manufacturing processes and continuous process operations considered an asset.\nExperience maintaining large industrial equipment in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.\nStrong understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.\nKnowledge of CMMS systems, including JD Edwards.\nGraduate of, or currently enrolled in, the Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) Program.\nFormal leadership training programs are considered an asset.\nSix Sigma certification is considered an asset.\nWe value diversity at Tolko and know that experience and knowledge comes in many forms. Even if you don't have all the qualifications above, please apply. We would love to hear your story and have you grow with us.\nIn this role you will:\nSchedule, coordinate, and direct mechanical maintenance resources to support safe and reliable operations.\nLead, coach, train, and develop maintenance employees while promoting a strong safety culture.\nEnsure compliance with all company policies, procedures, and safety standards.\nCoordinate the procurement and availability of parts, materials, special tools, and equipment required for maintenance activities.\nApply root cause analysis and continuous improvement practices to improve equipment reliability and operational efficiency.\nPlan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities to minimize downtime and maximize productivity.\nCollaborate with operations and other departments to optimize equipment performance, resource utilization, and production results.\nParticipate in a rotational on-call schedule, approximately one weekend every two months.\nSo, what’s in it for you?\nYou’ll take on an exciting new challenge with supportive team members. \nYou'll earn a competitive salary based on your skills and experience. The expected base salary range for this position is $87,000 to $116,000 per year. \nYou’ll be eligible for an additional northern allowance on top of your base pay. \nYou’ll be eligible to participate in Tolko’s bonus program.\nYou’ll be eligible forexcellent benefits and access to our retirement plans, so you don’t have to choose between your bottom line and your wellbeing or your future. \nYou may also be eligible forrelocation support including community connections so you can live (and play) where you work. \nYou’ll be supported incontinued development through on-the-job and classroom training and reimbursement of tuition and membership fees. \nYou’ll be part of a positive, innovative, and inclusive work environment. \nIf you want to work in a sustainable, future focused industry, there is no better place than Tolko. Our family has been producing innovative forest products for over 65 years. Our focus remains on sustainably managing our forests and our business for upcoming generations. \nWe want YOU to join our family. Come Grow Here! Apply today atwww.tolko.com/careers.\nWant to know what it’s like to work for Tolko? Hear what our employees have to say! \nAbout High Prairie\nLocated four hours northeast of Edmonton, the Town of High Prairie is a thriving community with 26,957 hectares of park and protected natural assets. There are endless outdoor activities for both land and lake lovers alike and facilities include an arena, curling rink, indoor swimming pool, tennis courts and baseball diamonds. Watch this video to learn more about the community and find out why life is better here. \nFollow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to stay up to date on Tolko news and job postings.\nTo protect the privacy of your personal information, please ensure that when you apply, you are directed to Tolko’s job board at https://recruiting.ultipro.ca or you are accessing Tolko job opportunities through our website at www.tolko.com/careers.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5418,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":2,"team_size_min":5,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Manufacturing","Wood Products & Furniture","Forest Resources"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T11:47:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":77,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:3","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T01:51:19Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":82098,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-mechanical-team-leader","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-mechanical-team-leader.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T01:51:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":122,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2216605},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2216605"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftolko-mechanical-team-leader"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftolko-mechanical-team-leader"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftolko-mechanical-team-leader"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/tolko-mechanical-team-leader\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftolko-mechanical-team-leader"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4013976}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"tolko.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4013976},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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