Area Process Manager-Pulp

About the role

The Area Process Manager - Pulp is responsible for providing visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results, developing tools and systems to maintain compliance with all applicable environmental permitting, ensuring the highest quality finished product to customers, supporting the Quality Management System, building effective systems and materials, coordinating within the Pulp department and other business units, optimizing area production, completing technical process evaluations and improvements, seeking out and implementing best practices, supporting the manufacturing work systems, serving as a contractor coordinator, leading ongoing improvement efforts, participating in the 5S program, supporting cost reduction programs, fulfilling weekend duty team leadership roles, and leading and sustaining continual improvement in the Manufacturing Excellence culture within the department.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and systems to maintain compliance with all applicable environmental permitting and ensure all environmental compliance systems are reliable and accurate (NCG, air, water, etc.)
• Deliver the highest quality finished product to our customers
• Participate and lead within the structure of the mill’s quality management system (QMS) and support the Quality Manager in investigating issues and resolving problems as they apply to the manufacturing process
• Support training processes in alignment with GMTI to ensure a pool of highly skilled team members
• Build effective systems and materials such as operating procedures (SOP), troubleshooting documents (TCC), and other training materials
• Coordinate within the Pulp department and other business units to optimize area production to meet the needs of the department and the mill, including process balances as needed (e.g. upset conditions and outages)
• Complete technical process evaluations and improvements
• Serve as a contractor coordinator (owner’s rep) as required
• Support improvements in a healthy and highly functioning basic care process
• Lead ongoing improvement efforts in reliability pacesetter elements
• Participate in the 5S program for the area, including leading 5S improvement projects as needed
• Participate in cost reduction program idea generation and implementation process
• Implement systems to improve/sustain results, including PI processbook pages, excel spreadsheet tools, Proficy based centerlining systems, etc.
• Provide support for capital project development and implementation
• Manage area costs and meet budget
• Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings
• Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for the Pulp department
• Lead and sustain continual improvement in the Manufacturing Excellence culture within the department

Requirements

• Technical Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a paper mill
• Proven Safety Leadership Skills
• Proven Leadership of hourly employees, preferably in a union environment
• Demonstrated competence to work with minimum supervision and with all levels of mill management
• Strong technical and troubleshooting skills

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills
• Experience in a union environment
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience
• Technical degree or equivalent experience
• Strong technical and troubleshooting skills

Skills

• Technical Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience
• Leadership of hourly employees, preferably in a union environment
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience
• Proven Safety Leadership Skills
• Strong technical and troubleshooting skills

Benefits

• Health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

Pay

$108,200-$144,300 Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Schedule

Salaried Full-Time

Benefits

• Health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

Career

International Paper offers challenging assignments and total rewards in countries around the world. When we say infinite possibilities, we mean it.

The Impact You Will Make

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day.

The Company You Will Join

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.