Finished Product Manager (Catawba)

SUMMARY:

Business Unit Manager responsible for the Paper Machine and Shipping production processes at a fully-integrated, world-class lightweight linerboard facility.

Paper industry experience a must.

What you will do:

Oversee daily operation of production and delivery to customers with an emphasis on safety, reliability, cost, quality, and environmental issues. Implement short- and long-term strategies designed to: increase yield and operating efficiency, reduce cost, and improve reliability. Drive a culture change towards becoming a self-directed and reliability-focused organization. Fluidly interface with team leaders, production and maintenance managers, operations and maintenance employees, engineering, union representatives, and customers. Develop clear and achievable safety, environment, coast, and productivity improvements. Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and processes. Guide development of the department annual budget, production targets, and cost reduction goals. Work closely with the maintenance department to ensure reliability goals are met. Oversee coordination of process area shutdowns and major project installations. Ensure all products are shipped in accordance with quality and production standards.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the activities of production area employees; directly supervise area Assistant Superintendents & Shift Supervisors. Develop your organization to ensure long and short term goals and objectives are met. Transfer knowledge to salaried staff and prepare them for future advancement opportunities.