Assistant Superintendent - Wood

Domtar Products•Town of Rome, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Domtar is seeking an Assistant Superintendent for its Wood operations in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. This full-time, permanent role supports safe and effective operations, product quality, cost optimization, continuous improvement, and employee engagement. The position provides technical assistance to production areas, works with internal teams and external technical resources, and develops leadership skills while assuming increasing supervisory responsibilities. The role also provides rotating weekend and weeknight on-call coverage for the Pulp unit.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Science, Chemistry, or a related field; alternatively, at least 2 years of process familiarity and experience demonstrating process troubleshooting, analytical problem-solving, and ability to lead change with speed.
Personal dedication to safety and proactive support for a culture of safety excellence, including seeking out at-risk behaviors and conditions to help achieve zero incidents.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams, multiple organizational levels, and across business functions.
Planning, organization, and time-management skills.
Self-sufficient, results-driven, detail-oriented approach.
Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints, multitask, and build sound relationships with internal and external customers.
Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

Promote a safe work environment, use safety management systems, and participate in safety initiatives.
Lead operational activities to increase engagement, ownership, and capabilities among hourly and salaried team members.
Support high-quality product standards and reduce product and process variability.
Provide technical assistance to production areas.
Initiate and implement continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost optimization.
Work with outside technical resources and suppliers on cost-reduction, quality-enhancement, and process-improvement trials.
Build positive relationships with the hourly workforce and provide technical training on process improvements and changes affecting safety, quality, costs, operations, and efficiency.
Develop leadership skills and take on increasing levels of supervisor responsibilities.
Provide rotating weekend and weeknight on-call coverage for the Pulp unit.