Description

Domtar Paper Company is North America’s largest producer of uncoated freesheet paper. Situated near the Allegheny National Forest, the Johnsonburg Mill is a key asset in the Domtar portfolio playing a vital role in the company’s strategic plan.

Although Johnsonburg Mill has been in operation for over 125 years, this fully-integrated paper mill has undergone a complete modernization in the early 1990’s with a $600 million investment.

The mill is well positioned for the future.

Johnsonburg, in the heart of Elk County, offers fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities like kayaking, hiking, and skiing.

The small town charm can be found in nearby cities like St Marys, Ridgway, and Kane that offer locally owned restaurants and quaint shops.

Johnsonburg Mill is located between Buffalo, NY and Pittsburgh, PA for those who enjoy activities like sporting events or major concerts.

Your Role :

The responsibilities of the J1 Assistant Superintendent is to indirectly lead operating performance for the J1 Paper Machine, including safety, environmental, quality, cost control, productivity, and employee relations and engagement.

These operations include the indirect supervision of all team leaders, hourly operations team members, and area engineers.

This position reports directly to the J1 Paper Machine Superintendent. The ideal candidate will be a succession planning candidate for the J1 Paper Machine Superintendent.

Your Responsibilities :

Provide direction to support safely delivering a quality, cost effective operation by building effective partnerships with our internal converting customers, external customers, our suppliers, and our teammates realizing that how we operate today is not good enough for tomorrow.

Support a safety culture that actively eliminates risk, strives for employee engagement and participation, and performs work safely.

Knows, understands, and complies with all applicable environmental requirements.

Supports Superintendent in development of performance expectations for the department and assists in meeting their established goals.

Embrace reliability planning & scheduling and maintain essential care and condition monitoring. Coordinate and schedule maintenance activities for monthly / quarterly outages, emergency outages, and major maintenance shutdowns.

Responsible for development, coaching, and training of indirect reports to ensure employee growth to improve overall operations.

This includes hourly ladder training and mentoring for co-ops, interns and junior engineers.

Position Requirements

Your Profile :

Bachelors Degree in paper, chemical or mechanical Engineering or a related field with 5-7 years of experience working in Paper Operations or 10 years of experience in Paper Operations with a minimum of a high school education.

Exceptionally strong leadership skills

Strong relationship and teamwork values

Strong coach and mentor, leading by example

Expert in Reliability and Continuous Improvement principles and techniques

Experience with Unions

Able to respond to the need of a 24 / 7 operation

Working knowledge of SAP, Minitab, Kronos, Microsoft Office Products

You must successfully complete a selection process that may include, but is not limited to, interviews, aptitude tests, criminal background investigation, references verification and pre-employment drug-screening.

Last updated : 2024-05-08