IE Front Line Leader Maintenance Description: What if you were given the opportunity and responsibility to make a difference? At International Paper, you control your destiny. We offer challenging assignments and total rewards in countries around the world. When we say infinite possibilities, we mean it. Apply now and join a community that improves people’s lives, the planet and our company’s performance by transforming renewable resources into products people depend on every day. **Title: IE Front Line Leader** **Location: Newport Mill, Cayuga, Indiana** **Reports to: Area Maintenance Manager** **PL 11 $82,500 – $110,000** **PURPOSE** The Instrument/Electrical (IE) Front Line Leader is responsible for leading and planning electrical team members, including J3 Instrument Electricians, J1 Electricians and/or Instrumentation Technicians. This position is responsible for scheduling the team member’s work assignments on a daily basis, taking into account job priorities and timeline and each team member’s skill level and areas of development. The IE Manager is also responsible for the training and development of each member of his/her team, supporting the advancement of the team member’s through the appropriate curriculum and corresponding certification process. The IE FLL is responsible for supervising the work necessary to maintain a variety of control systems and electrical equipment, including AC, DC and synchronous motors, Distributed Controls Systems, control valves, and process measurement. The individual will supervise the crew that sets the standard for precision work (EPD, IEPM, etc) and retain the knowledge of these repair procedures for Newport equipment. They interact with mill operations, maintenance, and management personnel on a day-to-day basis while performing their duties. This position works within the Maintenance department and reports to the Area Maintenance Manager. **KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES** The Electrical Maintenance Area Manager will work closely with a variety of different areas throughout the mill including operations, maintenance, technical, and management. The individual will: + Ensure their team works safely in an industrial environment, and consistently demonstrate model safety behavior + Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety including the Newport Safety contact program, 5S and Top 5 programs + Be Responsible for the execution of daily, weekly and annual outage work. + Supervise the inspection, testing, adjustments, calibrations, and servicing activities/repair necessary to assure the proper operation of process instrumentation and electrical control systems. + Maximize team impact by focusing on precision work and avoid rework + Coach and manage employees to be in complete support/compliance with Reliability efforts, through adherence to Management Work Systems, Precision Maintenance practices & standards, Root Cause Analysis & Equipment Condition & Monitoring practices. + Communicate and implement fundamental maintenance standards and expectations, audit frequently for sustainability and consistency, and give constructive feedback and correct behaviors when needed + Establish efficiency benchmarks for repair downtime + Actively participate in the MWS process, Graphical Work Order (GWO) scheduling, and interface with Production Management + Manage electrical planner as a direct report + Hold meaningful one-to-one discussions with members of the electrical crew; set clear expectations for both team and individuals and motivate team members to strive for success **PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORKING ENVIRONMENT** + Individual must be able to wear all required safety equipment. + Physically challenging mill environment; ability to move, ascend/descend stairs minimum 50% of the time + Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time + Noise level in excess of 90 dB + Heat in excess of 100ºF,occasionally + Working environment is 24/7 – ability to be on-call as needed and/or required. **KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE** **Minimum** + H.S. Diploma or GED along with 5-10 years of electrical and instrumentation experience or an associate’s degree/bachelors in a related discipline is required. + Strong written & verbal communication skills; problem solving, negotiation, presentation and training delivery skills. + Microsoft Office Profiency + Demonstrated leadership skills abilities **CAREER ARCHITECT COMPETENCIES** Action-Oriented Business Acumen Command Skills Conflict Management Customer Focus Developing Direct Reports Drive for Results Integrity and Trust Interpersonal Savvy Managerial Courage Motivating Others Negotiating Presentation Skills Problem-solving Process Management Strategic Agility Managing Through Systems Building Effective Teams International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919. Cayuga IN 47928-8153 Share this job: Location: Cayuga, IN, US, 47928-8153 Category: Manufacturing Date: Jul 24, 2025 If you are not finding suitable opportunities, please click below to join our talent community!