Mill Manager

About the OpportunityDSJ Global is partnered with a paper manufacturing organization in southeastern Mississippi. We are actively looking for an experienced Plant Manager to lead a facility through a critical phase of operational improvement and organizational transformation. This individual will have full site leadership responsibility and will play a key role in strengthening operational performance, employee engagement, reliability, quality, and overall business results.This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in challenging environments, enjoys driving change, and is energized by improving people, processes, and performance.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide overall leadership for a manufacturing facility.Drive operational excellence initiatives focused on safety, quality, production, reliability, and cost performance.Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.Lead and develop a cross-functional leadership team across operations, maintenance, quality, HR, safety, and engineering.Foster positive employee and labor relations within a unionized manufacturing environment.Improve plant performance through effective problem-solving and execution.Partner with senior leadership to achieve strategic business objectives.Support major maintenance outages, capital projects, and site improvement initiatives.Maintain a strong presence on the production floor while effectively managing administrative responsibilities.QualificationsProven experience leading a manufacturing facility as a Mill Manager, Plant Manager, Operations Manager, or similar site leadership role.Strong background in turnaround, transformation, or performance improvement environments.Demonstrated success leading diverse teams and developing frontline and salaried leaders.Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, maintenance, quality, and production systems.Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership.Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.Paper, packaging, pulp, or other process manufacturing experience strongly preferred.