Business Unit Manager – Product Unit
About The Position
Support GCF’s goals by demonstrating responsibility for the overall leadership of the Product Unit including planning, scheduling and execution of operations. Champion safety efforts resulting in superior performance by modeling and maintaining an environment of safe work practices and proactive approach to safety management. Participate in the development of budget, strategic, and capital plan processes. Develop succession plans within the Product Unit. Develop leadership skills and process knowledge of unit leadership personnel. Drive efforts in key focus areas including safety, production and cost efficiencies, reliability, team member engagement, and environmental stewardship, to achieve or exceed targeted performance. Provide leadership and resources to support engagement and a high performance work team. Ensure development and implementation of manufacturing systems, including use of sustainability tools such as Trouble/Cause/Correction (TCC) and Centerlining. Clearly communicate and demonstrate quality principles and processes. Help develop, demonstrate and support an organizational culture based upon values of empowerment, high involvement, and participative work force in a customer - and quality-focused organization. Take initiative to pro-actively deal with issues both with the team and cross-functionally, ensuring communication flows to and from team. Understand and meet internal and external customer requirements. Develop, maintain, and use sustainable methods for all processes and their improvements. Manage team members in the mill as necessary to minimize downtime and maintain quality, and sets clear expectations holding team members accountable for meeting them. Fulfill area specific 5S expectations. Maintain and develop team relationships. Develop cross-functional process skills. Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience. Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years experience in a manufacturing lead position in pulp and paper mill.
- Experience with Paper Machine is required.
- Experience developing and implementing annual productivity plans.
- Demonstrated management experience as a leader of a manufacturing process with accountability for safety, reliability, people development and performance.
- Strong written & verbal communication skills; problem solving, negotiation, presentation and training delivery skills.
- Microsoft Office Proficiency.
- Demonstrated leadership skills including experience with salaried direct reports, combined with technical paper-making knowledge required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or pulp and paper science
- Experience in strategic planning and budgeting processes.
- Experience working in and managing High Performance Work Systems.
- Experience working at multiple mills.
- Greenbelt Certification
Responsibilities
- Overall leadership of the Product Unit including planning, scheduling and execution of operations.
- Champion safety efforts resulting in superior performance by modeling and maintaining an environment of safe work practices and proactive approach to safety management.
- Participate in the development of budget, strategic, and capital plan processes.
- Develop succession plans within the Product Unit.
- Develop leadership skills and process knowledge of unit leadership personnel.
- Drive efforts in key focus areas including safety, production and cost efficiencies, reliability, team member engagement, and environmental stewardship, to achieve or exceed targeted performance.
- Provide leadership and resources to support engagement and a high performance work team.
- Ensure development and implementation of manufacturing systems, including use of sustainability tools such as Trouble/Cause/Correction (TCC) and Centerlining.
- Clearly communicate and demonstrate quality principles and processes.
- Help develop, demonstrate and support an organizational culture based upon values of empowerment, high involvement, and participative work force in a customer - and quality-focused organization.
- Take initiative to pro-actively deal with issues both with the team and cross-functionally, ensuring communication flows to and from team.
- Understand and meet internal and external customer requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and use sustainable methods for all processes and their improvements.
- Manage team members in the mill as necessary to minimize downtime and maintain quality, and sets clear expectations holding team members accountable for meeting them.
- Fulfill area specific 5S expectations.
- Maintain and develop team relationships.
- Develop cross-functional process skills.
- Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience.
- Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions
- Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
