Assistant Superintendent Recovery

Smurfit Westrock•West Point, VA
•$91,500 - $152,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Superintendent, Recovery will provide day-to-day leadership for all department employees and area operations. Improve safety, environmental compliance, quality, cost control and production for the Recovery Boiler operational areas. Responsible for implementing and maintaining management systems to ensure continued improvement to overall process areas. Foster and develop partnerships with adjoining production areas to create a “Winning Solutions” team environment. Always promote internal customer engagement and satisfaction as a cornerstone. This position reports to the Power & Recovery Superintendent.

Requirements

  • B.S. Engineering preferred
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience within an integrated mill environment. Recovery boiler, Evaporator, or Lime Kiln & Recausticizing area experience highly desired.
  • Minimum 3 years in a supervisory position
  • Previous experience with a Production Management System and Computerized Maintenance Management System required.
  • Proficient in PI Vision, Microsoft Office Suite, and JDE. Microsoft Project experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Accountable for an accident-free work environment by managing the departments SOPs, JHAs and SES systems.
  • Assure all Safety and Environmental standards are achieved or exceeded.
  • Engage in WR Performance Excellence (LSS), driving results to achieve a world class low-cost process.
  • Review production reports daily, taking action to maintain area expectations for internal customers satisfaction.
  • Maintain compliance with Recovery Boiler Safety Standards, BLRBAC, FM, and AF&PA guidelines.
  • Develop and implement process improvement projects to optimize equipment uptime and efficiency.
  • Optimize Recovery Boiler operation while ensuring an environmentally sound process system to maximize throughput, reducing downtime and costs.
  • Communicate with other department managers to optimize mill production.
  • Promote team concept with supervisors and operators to assure continuity in reaching common production goals.
  • Provide after-hours managerial support for department as needed.
  • Develop and mange outage inspection scopes and repairs for recovery boilers and related equipment.
  • Review environmental compliance measures daily, acting on any non-conforming items.
  • Initiate process improvement projects to eliminate emissions/releases.
  • Develop and maintain annual operating and maintenance cost budgets, reviewing monthly actuals to budget.
  • Maintain asset management systems to improve equipment performance and reliability, including capital projects development while creating a “Standardized & Simplified” process to reduce the need for system experts.
  • Ensure the training program for operators and foreman is current and appropriate training levels are met.
  • Promote ISO standards throughout department.

Benefits

  • short-term bonus incentive
  • health, dental and vision insurance
  • flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life and disability insurance programs
  • paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law
  • 15 days of paid vacation
  • 11 days of paid holidays
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