Paper Machine Superintendent

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Foster a culture of safety by developing and implementing processes and procedures that support regulatory compliance and train employees on safe work practices to ensure a safe work environment.
• Facilitate a culture where the safety focus results in zero injuries and the compliance focus results in zero reportable incidents.
• Oversee all aspects of paper machine operations and provide technical expertise to ensure production, safety and quality goals are met while managing cost. This requires inspecting materials, products and equipment to detect defects, malfunctions and machine run ability.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Mill leadership to plan labor and resource requirements for daily, weekly and monthly production, maintenance and capital projects and to minimize unscheduled downtime.
• Troubleshoot productivity and quality issues and provide effective corrective actions.
• Lead and coach personnel on making safe and environmentally sound operating, technical and maintenance decisions and plans to achieve defined performance measures.
• Provide technical expertise analyzing data as well as physical operating equipment and processes to ensure continuous improvements.
• Develop department employees through effective communication, training and supervisory skills.
• Ensure compliance to the Union labor agreement
• Help create an environment of teamwork and continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain Production Department crew lists and weekly schedules
• Collaborate with shift supervisors to develop move-up training plans for each crew

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position supervises exempt and non-exempt support staff. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training, planning, assigning, and directing; performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to:
  • Sit at a desk for long periods of time, or sit while driving a car
  • Frequently use hands to type on a computer keyboard, answer the telephone and file documents
  • Frequently walk throughout the mill and occasionally the distance of the manufacturing facility
  • Occasionally reach with hands and arms above the shoulders
  • Vision abilities required are close vision and depth perception
  • Occasionally perform physical tasks that will require lifting of 50 pounds

Work Environment:

• The noise level within the office is usually quiet and the temperature is regulated to be comfortable.
• Frequently, the employee is exposed to the Mill work environment which can be hot, and the noise level is loud.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud (80 dB). Use of hearing protection is required
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
• Occasionally exposed to loud, moving machinery

Qualifications:

• Require BA engineering degree or equivalent work experience
• Require minimum 5 years plus of paper mill experience
• Require managerial experience

Other skills:

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite and the ability to learn new applications.
• Strong understanding of computerized maintenance management systems such as Maximo.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Basic mechanical knowledge and aptitude
• Well-developed people practice, including strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build lasting relationships, provide recognition and demonstrate integrity and high personal standards.
• Competencies: detail orientated, managerial courage, problem solving, organizational skills