Pulp Mill Assistant Superintendent

What You Will Do

• Proactively coordinate and lead the manufacturing operations in the Pulp Mill area to ensure the achievement of department objectives for Safety, Quality, Production, etc.
• Act as a technical resource for the operations team, and lead project and process improvement efforts in the paper mill.
• Operate as a leader within the business unit, ensuring the right behaviors are exhibited.
• Develop and maintain the required standards, and coach and facilitate process troubleshooting and efficiency improvements using problem-solving tools.
• Absorb and implement solutions to problems (root cause) and ensure tasks are implemented sustainably.
• Define and execute improvement projects, and develop/prioritize area capital projects using the Engineering Service Request (ESR) process.
• Owes the Tier I operations update meeting reporting for their area(s) of responsibility.
• Ensure effective communication and results review through the meeting sequence (Shift Hand Off [SHO], Tier I Area Operations Update).
• Responsible for day-to-day area safety and assist with all area safety efforts.
• Support the behavioral safety program and ensure that safe work practices are followed.
• Lead safety initiatives and provide safety training to ensure safe work practices are followed and enforced.
• Work to eliminate employee interactions with equipment and address safety concerns with a strong urgency.
• Ensure environmental compliance.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.
• Identifies more critical and less critical activities and assignments; adjusts priorities when appropriate.
• Allocates appropriate amounts of time for completing own and others' work; avoids scheduling conflicts; develops timelines and milestones.
• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others’ knowledge and skills.