Finished Products Manager

Job Title:                    Finished Products Manager

Reports To:                Operations Manager

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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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. 

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering degree.
• Strong operational background with demonstrated technical skills.
• 15 years linerboard or other high speed papermaking experience.
• Good understanding of the operation of an integrated mill.
• Excellent leadership ability, including strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Supervisory experience including responsibility for paper machines.
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities to meet short and long-term objectives.
• Ability to train/mentor direct reports to the next management level.
• Outstanding communication skills, includes ability to recognize contributions, make effective presentations, and can quickly build trust and respect. 
• Possess an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; vibrations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• No license requirement.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.