Director of Packaging and Cellulose - Paper Technical Center

About the role

This role is home-based and requires domestic travel on a regular basis. Relocation will not be required unless the candidate lives in a remote location, which makes travel to most of our locations difficult.

Responsibilities

• Apply Principled Base Management (PBM®) philosophy
• Build and develop a results-driven team of subject matter experts focused on:
  • Building relationships with key site personnel
  • Providing feedback to key leaders on site-level talent capability
  • Executing process assessments and supporting site teams to close gaps
  • Assessing technology gaps and supporting sites with strategy development plans including economics
  • Supporting sites with immediate issue resolution
  • Supporting the investment strategy development and execution across the packaging and cellulose sites
• Leverage other support capabilities (e.g., data analytics and remote process engineering teams) to identify and close gaps versus traditional methods
• Ensure teams are connected to business and asset performance trends and the associated value of each to prioritize strategies and actions
• Effectively leverage all available resources (e.g., other capabilities, site personnel) to achieve positive work-life balance for the team
• Leverage and encourage the growth of knowledge networks among facility paper makers and external SMEs
• Drive best practices and profitable standardization across the group

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing role(s) supporting paper-making operations
• Minimum 10 years of experience effectively leading, communicating with, and mentoring others in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to travel up to 60% of the time (including occasional travel on weekends and holidays)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Pulp and Paper Science, or Technical degree
• Area or business unit-level management experience
• Experience driving results across multiple sites and processes beyond paper
• Experience building and developing teams that drive results across multiple areas or sites

Pay

For this role, we anticipate paying $195k – $225k per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement
• Paid vacation/time off, educational assistance
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance