Manufacturing Associate Manager - Paper Machine

Job Functions

• Provides daily communication to the shift, directs the day-to-day activities of the shift and responsible for the resolution of shift issues.
• Ensures all schedules and releases are met.
• Responsible for performance management of individuals for unacceptable performance relating to safety, attendance, training, quality, productivity, and/or inappropriate behavior to include disciplinary action if required.
• Prepares and distributes shift report daily.
• Performs daily audits to ensure that safety, housekeeping, basic care rounds, and established job standards are followed.
• Uses audit findings and reviews countermeasure sheets to upgrade standard work or install new systems to prevent problems from reoccurring.
• Serves as a liaison to communicate identified problems to support team as well as problem status feedback to the crews.
• Supports mill and department goals in safety, environmental compliance, quality, cost, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Accountable for overall shift performance in accordance to established key performance indicators (KPI's) to include safety, environment, overtime, housekeeping, quality, cull, and production efficiency.
• Takes necessary actions to ensure goals are achieved in a team environment by leading or promoting problem solving and development of countermeasures with or by crew members.
• Completes all shift accident investigations within 24-hour period. Ensures corrective action is taken to address issue.
• Manages individual job assignments and crew member training plans with assistance from other departmental personnel.
• Mentor and coach and help develop technical mastery of operations personnel on paper machine fundamentals, skill development, and all aspects of paper machine department.
• Foster employee engagement initiatives.
• Encourage a behavior-based crew lead safety process.
• Liaison with other department managers to optimize mill production.
• Partner with technical training department to ensure the training program for operators is current and appropriate training goals are on target.
• Promote ISO standards throughout department.
• Administer and implement Labor relations (CBA) through consultation with the Human Resource.
• Provide leadership with the implementation of problem-solving strategies and execution of key performance objectives in the department.
• Sponsor employee ownership with operators to assure continuity in reaching common production goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Background / Experience

• Five to seven years of previous Paper Machine Supervisory Experience preferred.
• Good people skills and ability to influence people
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to motivate people to perform at a higher level
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• SAP experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree a plus or 5+ years of supervision
• Continuous Improvement – Lean Six-Sigma, Lean/Six Sigma knowledge preferred.