Business Unit Manager - Power and Chemical

International Paper•Prattville, AL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Power & Chemical Business Unit Manager (BUM) is a lead team role reporting to the Mill Operations Manager. This position provides overall leadership, direction, and accountability for the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the mill's Power & Chemical assets and processes. Key responsibilities include: Ensuring excellence in safety, environmental compliance, operational reliability, and asset management. Leading operations for the Power and Recovery Boilers, Turbine Generators, Utilities, Evaporators, Caustic Plant, Tall Oil Plant, Intake Water, and Wastewater Treatment systems. Managing operating, repair, and capital budgets while leading annual outages, capital planning, project execution, long-term asset preservation initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts. Driving and sustaining reliability programs, equipment care systems, operator training, and workforce development. Collaborating with Technical, Maintenance, Engineering, and Technology teams to optimize business unit performance and ensure compliance with corporate standards. Building and developing a high-performing organization through effective leadership, talent development, and resource planning. The Power & Chemical BUM directly leads the Power & Chemical leadership team, including Area Process Managers (APMs), First Line Leaders (FLLs), and Technical Assistants (TAs)/Operations Maintenance Coordinators (OMCs), with support from Maintenance, Engineering, and Technical personnel. This role is ultimately accountable for safety leadership, environmental stewardship, operational excellence, employee development, and achieving business unit performance objectives.

Requirements

Eight to twelve (8-12) years of experience in a Pulp and Paper mill
At least five (5) years of management experience is required.
Bachelor's degree in engineering or other related field is required.
Strong manufacturing management background
Track record of achieving consistent, significant results through systems and teams.
Some knowledge of the core Steam and power systems through previous career experiences working either in maintenance or in operational roles that required heavy industrial exposure.

Nice To Haves

Possess leadership, interpersonal skills, and the ability to drive change.
Possess thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

Ensuring excellence in safety, environmental compliance, operational reliability, and asset management.
Leading operations for the Power and Recovery Boilers, Turbine Generators, Utilities, Evaporators, Caustic Plant, Tall Oil Plant, Intake Water, and Wastewater Treatment systems.
Managing operating, repair, and capital budgets while leading annual outages, capital planning, project execution, long-term asset preservation initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
Driving and sustaining reliability programs, equipment care systems, operator training, and workforce development.
Collaborating with Technical, Maintenance, Engineering, and Technology teams to optimize business unit performance and ensure compliance with corporate standards.
Building and developing a high-performing organization through effective leadership, talent development, and resource planning.
Directly leads the Power & Chemical leadership team, including Area Process Managers (APMs), First Line Leaders (FLLs), and Technical Assistants (TAs)/Operations Maintenance Coordinators (OMCs), with support from Maintenance, Engineering, and Technical personnel.
Accountable for safety leadership, environmental stewardship, operational excellence, employee development, and achieving business unit performance objectives.
Display safety leadership above all things and at all times and ensure environmental compliance systems are reliable and accurate.
Maintain a participative working style with the ability to be a team player within the Power and Chemical Business Unit and millwide.
Demonstrate a proactive approach to operations by working with the other business units to balance operations for the good of the mill.
Foster an excellent working relationship with the bargaining unit and leadership.
Focus on accountability and results.
Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels.
Work effectively in a manufacturing systems based environment with a strong commitment to reliability and the use of Manufacturing Excellence tools and work systems to ensure sustainability and predictability of results.
Engage team in achieving individual, team, department, mill, and company goals; manage plans to ensure the crew has ownership and feels valued within the organization.
Execute job responsibilities in a sound business manner.
Strive to establish and achieve challenging budgets to deliver year over year savings.
Gain maximum value for the dollars invested.
Be an active member and leader of mill cost reduction team initiatives.
Ensure crew skill development is a healthy and active process.
Maintain strong organizational skills, handle multiple tasks effectively, plan and execute daily, weekly and outage schedules.
Display initiative by completing assigned tasks and being self motivated.