Production Manager, Finishing

Job Responsibilities

• Following Ahlstrom’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, as applicable, to the position’s areas of responsibility, in order to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper.
• Leading the Material Handling, Roll Wrapping, Packaging, and Plant Logistics areas
• Manages the plant rolling fleet
• Serves as a liaison between customer service and outside warehousing
• Leading the year end physical inventory process
• Leading continuous improvement efforts in their work area, writing and achieving annual budgets by Business Unit area and developing capital plans to achieve short and long term performance goals.
• This person is responsible for the management, training and development of the hourly crews in their area in a unionized environment.
• Weekend duty and on call requirements

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree – in Logistics/Supply Chain Management, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Pulp/Paper Engineering, or related field
• Or equivalent industry work experience

Work Experience

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Minimum of three years of paper mill experience, or similar manucaturing work experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience, along with continuous improvement skills are preferred.

Required Competencies

• Must possess a safety mindset
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop people
• Proven leadership record of accomplishment
• Exercise a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work in a team environment
• Able to manage and prioritize multiple critical assignments simultaneously
• Must possess good written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess good teamwork, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish and meet budget
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Able to quickly learn JDE, ParcView, DSI, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Comfortable working in a union environment
• Comfortable in a high performance-working environment

About Us

Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.

Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.