Area Process Manager-Power

About the role

As the Power / Recovery Area Manager at Sylvamo, you will manage the supply of steam, electricity, air, and water to the mill in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner while supporting our mission to sustain forests, renew ecosystems, and deliver essential paper products.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe and caring culture within the power department.
• Ensure environmental compliance with all regulations.
• Coordinate and communicate with maintenance and planners.
• Produce Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Work with maintenance to ensure all work orders receive timely rough cost estimates.
• Engage and develop crew leadership and provide world-class customer service to other mill departments.
• Manage the reliability of the power boiler, turbine generator, utilities, recovery boiler, evaporator, demineralizer, and wastewater treatment systems.
• Provide guidance to the mill to achieve minimum energy costs.
• Interact effectively and cooperatively at all levels of the organization.
• Manage all aspects of revenue generation, including the marketing of electrical power.
• Coordinate all aspects of outages (planning, execution, reliability, cost, etc.).
• Support the Project Development Process, working closely with Project Engineering and area leaders in Power and Maintenance.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of pulp and paper experience or a bachelor’s degree in engineering with at least 2 years of equivalent experience.
• Solid understanding of the Power department—safety, environmental, costs, quality, and customers.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks, with a strong grasp of team concepts and a demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Established skill to execute work based on standards and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to enforce accountability.
• Proven safety leadership skills.
• Competence to work with minimum supervision and at all levels of mill management.
• Strong technical and troubleshooting skills.

Pay

Salary range: $102,200–$129,700 (PG Range 13-14, based on qualifications).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Generous 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
• Paid time off and paid holidays per year.