Power Superintendent

About the role

The Superintendent, P&R Mill is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the mill’s power, utilities, and auxiliary systems, ensuring uninterrupted support to manufacturing operations and reports to the Department Manager, P&R Mill (Utilities Manager). This role provides leadership over utility plant operations, including power generation, water and wastewater treatment, bark processing, and related systems, while maintaining compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Promote and model a strong safety and environmental culture, ensuring compliance with OSHA, environmental permits, and company standards across all utility operations.
• Ensure hazards, near misses, and operational risks are proactively identified, addressed, and escalated appropriately.
• Maintain compliance across power generation, water treatment, wastewater systems, woodyard, and auxiliary operations.
• Own day-to-day operational performance of power and utilities systems to support mill production requirements.
• Set and manage departmental performance metrics related to reliability, uptime, cost, waste, and efficiency.
• Review daily logs, system performance, and operating data to ensure stable operations and timely issue resolution.
• Coordinate operational priorities to support manufacturing demands and minimize disruptions.
• Lead, coach, and develop front-line leaders and hourly employees, ensuring clear expectations and consistent execution.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to plan and coordinate maintenance activities, outages, and system improvements.
• Support budget planning and cost control through effective management of utilities consumption, materials, and operating expenses.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging data, operator input, and best practices to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university is strongly preferred; or five or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to drive performance management.
• Adequate computer skills – e-mail, Pi, intranet applications, SAP stores/WO functions, etc.
• Knowledgeable on labor contract and other department policies/procedures.
• Demonstrate proactive and fundamental troubleshooting skills and drive to resolution or apply additional resources until the issue is resolved.
• Aligned with our company values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Excellence.
• Must be available to work 12-hour rotating shift as well as extra days when needed.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that involves rounds/tasks in operating areas that includes climbing stairs, ladders, and high heat conditions.

Benefits

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.