Finished Product Manager
Job Description
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.