Area Manufacturing Excellence Leader - Paper

International Paper•Selma, AL

9h•$108,200 - $144,300•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results and identifying and delivering sustainable cost savings through multiple deliberate and continuous improvement initiatives in alignment with the mill's goal of year over year (YOY) cost reduction. The leader will train salaried and hourly employees to develop ME skills, work within the group to develop college hires (REACH) into ME Engineers, and achieve ME certifications. They will maintain strong relationships with other ME leaders and operating and maintenance department leaders, influencing Business Unit operations teams to incorporate ME systems and processes to support sustainability of improvements. Support will be provided for operations through field day/annual outage support and weekend duty assignments when needed. The role involves identifying and implementing Manufacturing Excellence best practices from across the mill, business, and company, supporting the 5S program, driving improvement projects, auditing systems, and providing support for cost reduction capital project development and implementation. Systems will be implemented to improve/sustain results, and a weekend duty team leadership role for the assigned department will be fulfilled. Support for the budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
Quickly develop thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems
Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill
Work effectively alone or within a team
Possess Manufacturing Excellence (ME) certification of yellow or green belt.
Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in operations, maintenance, and/or engineering in a paper manufacturing environment is required.
Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical or electrical engineering is required; equivalent practical experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

IP ME certification of green or black belt is preferred
Additional lean/six sigma certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
Identify and deliver sustainable cost savings through multiple deliberate and continuous improvement initiatives in alignment with the mills goal of year over year (YOY) cost reduction
Train salaried and hourly employees to develop ME skills in the department and/or mill
Work within the group to develop college hires (REACH) into ME Engineers
Achieve ME certifications (White, Yellow, Green, Black, Master Black)
Maintain strong relationships with other ME leaders as well as operating and maintenance department leaders
Influence Business Unit operations teams to incorporate ME systems and processes to support sustainability of improvements as they are accomplished
Support operations through field day/annual outage support and weekend duty assignments when needed
Identify and implement Manufacturing Excellence best practices from across the mill, business, and company
Support 5S program for the area and drive improvement projects, audit systems, and excellent results
Provide support for cost reduction capital project development and implementation
Implement systems to improve/sustain results
Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for assigned department
Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings