Paper Mill Manager

Your Role

The responsibility of this role is to direct and lead operating performance for the Paper Mill Department, including safety, environmental, quality, cost control, productivity, and employee relations and engagement. The Paper Mill area is comprised of two paper machines producing a total of 1046 tpd. The machines produce a wide range of papers with basis weights from 26# to 70# per 3300, high bulk to super smooth. These operations include the direction of all operation salaried employees and indirect supervision of all hourly operations and some hourly maintenance employees. This position reports directly to the Mill Manager.

Responsibilities

• Safety, environmental and quality leader of the mill’s operating team; including Paper Mill Departments.
• Lead, motivate, and support a team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment, including setup and implementation of career development plans for all direct reports and problem resolution.
• Responsible for personnel succession and development planning for the unit.
• Conduct budget reviews and manage cost improvement plans.
• Engage in long-term planning to create initiatives that further the mill’s goals.
• Assess budget information to find ways to minimize expenses and optimize profits.
• Create budgets, study business forecasts, and analyze financial data to control business unit costs.
• Identify potential problems and work to find solutions to maximize efficiency and revenue.
• Identify opportunities to position the mill for maximum profitability.
• Manage data collection to update operations metrics to achieve productivity targets, reduce costs per unit, eliminate errors, and deliver excellent quality performance.
• Drive strategy and execution in all areas and hold the business unit accountable for delivering the desired results.
• Maintain a presence on the plant floor, driving two-way communication with all employees.
• Effectively communicate business unit goals and results to peers, superiors, and corporate stakeholders.
• Embrace reliability practices including planning & scheduling, essential care, and condition monitoring.
• Ensure the quality of product leaving the mill meets or exceeds customer expectations through the consistent use of quality systems, operator training and auditing.
• Lead the annual and long-term capital planning process championing projects deemed important to the department.

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in paper, Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years experience working in paper manufacturing
• 15+ years leadership experience
• Exceptionally strong leadership skills
• Strong relationship and teamwork values
• Strong coach and mentor, leading by example
• Expert in Reliability and Continuous Improvement principles and techniques
• Experience with Unions