Area Manufacturing Excellence Leader - Power

International Paper•Selma, AL

About The Position

The Area Manufacturing Excellence Leader provides active leadership in safety and continuous improvement at the Selma, Alabama mill. The role identifies and delivers sustainable cost savings through initiatives aligned with year-over-year mill cost-reduction goals, develops Manufacturing Excellence skills among salaried and hourly employees, and supports the development of college hires into Manufacturing Excellence Engineers. The leader earns Manufacturing Excellence certifications and maintains relationships with other ME leaders and operating and maintenance leaders. The position supports operations by promoting ME systems and processes that sustain improvements, providing field-day and annual-outage support and weekend duty assignments when needed, and identifying and implementing best practices across the mill, business, and company. It also supports the area's 5S program, cost-reduction capital projects, systems to improve and sustain results, the assigned department's weekend duty team, and the budgeting cycle focused on year-over-year savings.

Requirements

Instill safety as a core value within the team and communicate a shared vision for safety effectively.
Develop thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems quickly.
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with groups and individuals at all levels.
Approach responsibilities inclusively by engaging team members across the area, department, and mill.
Use the International Paper Change Process to drive change.
Work effectively independently or as part of a team.
Possess Manufacturing Excellence certification of at least Yellow or Green Belt.
Have strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks effectively.
Have at least five years of experience in operations, maintenance, and/or engineering in a paper manufacturing environment.
Have a bachelor's degree in chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
Have International Paper Manufacturing Excellence certification of Green or Black Belt.

Nice To Haves

Additional Lean/Six Sigma certifications.

Responsibilities

Provide visible and active leadership to deliver excellent safety results.
Identify and deliver sustainable cost savings through deliberate, continuous improvement initiatives aligned with year-over-year mill cost-reduction goals.
Train salaried and hourly employees to develop Manufacturing Excellence skills in the department or mill.
Help develop college hires (REACH) into Manufacturing Excellence Engineers.
Achieve Manufacturing Excellence certifications at White, Yellow, Green, Black, and Master Black levels.
Maintain strong relationships with other Manufacturing Excellence leaders and with operating and maintenance department leaders.
Influence Business Unit operations teams to incorporate Manufacturing Excellence systems and processes to sustain improvements.
Support operations through field-day and annual-outage support and weekend duty assignments when needed.
Identify and implement Manufacturing Excellence best practices from across the mill, business, and company.
Support the area's 5S program and drive improvement projects, audit systems, and results.
Support the development and implementation of cost-reduction capital projects.
Implement systems to improve and sustain results.
Fulfill the weekend duty team leadership role for the assigned department.
Support the budgeting cycle with a focus on delivering year-over-year savings.