Power and Utilities Area Operating Superintendent

About the role

The identified candidate will lead the Power & Recovery Operations Team and apply Principle Based Management (PBM®) to create superior long-term value through safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead through the proactive and deliberate application of Principle Based Management (PBM®) to capture and realize long-term value via Operations Excellence
• Translate the Mill and department vision into clear priorities, measures, and expectations that help the team focus on the highest-value work
• Create a culture grounded in Our Values by modeling integrity, stewardship and compliance, humility, respect, and accountability in daily decisions
• Provide leadership and direction to direct reports to ensure the Mill is meeting its objectives in EHS, quality, reliability, production, and costs
• Lead the development and implementation of asset strategies that drive continuous improvement and support all elements of reliability
• Use knowledge sharing, economic thinking, and good measures to identify gaps, evaluate tradeoffs, and make decisions that create real long-term value
• Clarify roles, responsibilities, expectations, and decision rights so team members can contribute according to their comparative advantages
• Facilitate knowledge and skills development of all team members, which include Asset Manager, Assistant Asset Managers, Supervisors, Planners and Hourly (union) Technicians
• Lead and mentor the team in planning and executing annual and routine outages, with accountability for long-term planning, risk reduction, and completion of annual work
• Coach and develop contribution-motivated employees by helping them self-actualize, build capability, and increase their contribution to the business
• Work as a team member with operations to cost effectively plan, schedule, and execute work that creates real long-term value

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in pulp and paper operations or equivalent biomass/power generation experience
• Proven experience delivering high levels of performance in a heavy industrial environment
• Proven ability to collaborate within and across teams to deliver positive results
• Experience applying leadership principles, coaching, or continuous improvement methods to build team capability and improve results
• Experience using data, measures, and economic thinking to identify gaps, prioritize work, and make value-creating decisions
• Experience with power generation equipment (boilers, turbines, recausticizing etc.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering
• Experience applying PBM, supervisor responsibilities and expectations, or similar principled leadership frameworks to develop people and improve business results
• Experience building clear roles, responsibilities, expectations, and decision rights within a manufacturing or operations team
• Experience with the kraft chemical recovery process and associated equipment
• Experience with asset reliability techniques to improve equipment reliability
• Experience with repairing/troubleshooting fixed equipment, rotating equipment, pressure vessels and steam distribution systems
• Experience with landfill operations or wastewater treatment processes