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Maintenance Superintendent

@ Canfor

Elko, British Columbia

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Overview

Canfor is hiring a Maintenance Superintendent for its sawmill in Elko, BC, to lead the maintenance department as a member of the plant management team. The role covers safety leadership, preventive maintenance programs, budget and cost control, and liaison with production to keep equipment available. The posting states a base salary range but leaves the figures as unfilled placeholders.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership and direction for the maintenance department
  • Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs
  • Ensure workplace safety and Canfor Operating System compliance
  • Liaise with production to maximize equipment availability
  • Assist with annual maintenance budget and cost control

Requirements summary:

  • Extensive industrial maintenance experience including supervisory experience
  • Extensive CMMS and preventive maintenance program experience
  • Proven safety management and leadership skills
  • Red Seal trade qualification or equivalent experience and education

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Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-10-14
First seen by our source
2026-10-15
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentMaintenance & repair
Manages peopleYes
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingPlant or factory, Office
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer moderate
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsRed Seal
Background checkscriminal record
EducationTrade certificate (preferred)
Perks mentionedRetirement plan, Performance bonus, Wellness

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Canfor

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Full company description

Canfor is a world leading manufacturer of wood products like lumber for building houses and construction, pulp and paper, wood pellets and green energy. We have a history dating back to 1938 in Western Canada and have grown into a successful global company with people, customers, operations and sales offices around the world.

LinkedIn followers
40,145
People associated on LinkedIn
2,627
Reported office locations
  • 100–1700 West 75th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G2, CA
  • 5162 Northwood Pulp Mill Road, PO Box 9000, Prince George, BC V2L 4W2, CA
  • 3700 Clay Pond Road, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579, US
  • 230 - 1700 West 75th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G2, US
Business categories
  • Green Building
  • Manufacturing
  • Green Consumer Goods
Other recorded names
  • Canfor
Specialties
  • Pulp Products
  • SPF Lumber
  • Green Energy
  • Southern Yellow Pine
  • Wood Products
  • Engineered Wood Products
  • and Lumber Products
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
No
Reported total investment
324,813,762

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

Canfor is a world leading manufacturer of wood products like lumber for building houses and construction, pulp and paper, wood pellets and green energy. We have a history dating back to 1938 in Western Canada and have grown into a successful global company with people, customers, operations and sales offices around the world.

FieldValue
IndustryPaper and Forest Product Manufacturing
Company size5,001-10,000 employees
HeadquartersVancouver, BC
Organization typePublic Company
Year founded1938
SpecialtiesPulp ProductsSPF LumberGreen EnergySouthern Yellow PineWood ProductsEngineered Wood Productsand Lumber Products
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Job description
Posting ID:30012
Position Type:Regular
City:Elko, BC, Canada
Location: Elko

You are an Industrial Leader. You’re accountable, reliable and a natural born leader. You’ve enjoyed success transforming maintenance programs and with your strategic leadership, have enabled and inspired performance excellence. You also understand importance of balancing production, maintenance, and your team’s needs while being accountable to safety above all else. If this speaks to you, this Maintenance Superintendent opportunity at our sawmill in Elko, BC might just be your calling.

The Maintenance Superintendent is a key member of the Plant Management Team and as such, is responsible for providing overall leadership for the Maintenance Department, ensuring excellent safety performance combined with project planning and maintenance, as well as preventative maintenance programs.

A day in the life of the Maintenance Superintendent includes:

  • Ensure the highest level of workplace safety
  • Provide direction, training and support for all maintenance personnel and foster a highly effective working relationship with all employees
  • Assist in developing and achieving targets in safety, quality, cost, delivery and employee engagement
  • Ensure the Canfor Operating System (COS) is being followed with the emphasis on abnormality response
  • Effectively liaise with Production departments to ensure the highest level of equipment availability
  • Assist with the development and management of the annual budget and cost control program
  • Ensure full compliance with environmental permits, applicable government regulations and corporate policies
  • Provide development for supervisory personnel
  • Work with senior management team to plan equipment and/or technological changes
  • Develop, implement and maintain effective preventative maintenance programs

For this role, you’ll come equipped with:

  • Proven ability in safety management, leadership and development skills
  • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, problem solving and team building skills
  • Solid knowledge of performance management and continuous improvement processes
  • Solid understanding and knowledge of optimization equipment and processes
  • Strong business acumen
  • Strong organizational skills with the desire to accept the challenge of working in continually changing internal/external business conditions
  • An effective communicator, with strong verbal, written and presentation skills
  • Extensive experience with CMMS and the development and implementation of preventative maintenance programs
  • Extensive experience in an industrial maintenance environment including supervisory experience
  • Red Seal trade qualification or equivalent combination of experience and education

The salary range for this position is: [[salaryMin]]-[[salaryMid]]

Please Note: The range provided is for base salary only. In addition to base salary, Canfor proudly offers its employees a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. It features programs such as performance-based incentive plans, recognition programs, benefits, paid leaves, pension plans with base and matching contributions, savings options and robust health & well-being initiatives. We also continually invest in the development of our talent to help them thrive professionally and personally. Above all, we are proud to offer our employees a value proposition that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fosters an environment where talent and performance is recognized and rewarded.

We appreciate all candidates' interest but will contact only those selected for interviews. Our hiring for various positions is ongoing and includes different screening processes such as behavioral assessments, references, and criminal record checks, depending on the role and location. #CADS

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