Department Manager

Essity•Harrodsburg, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Essity Professional Hygiene is currently seeking a Department Manager for our papermaking area located in our manufacturing facility in Harrodsburg, KY. We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

Requirements

University degree in engineering or relevant field helpful but not required
5+ years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment
3+ years of direct leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
Papermaking experience preferred, manufacturing experience required

Responsibilities

An Employee with uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey which ensures a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.
Responsible for development of the organizational capability to get the expected results and provide leadership, direction setting and coaching for their department
Responsible for the application (and development if needed) of systems and standards (work instructions, procedures for safety, quality, Maintenance, Manufacturing Excellence best practice
Responsible for the fulfilment of the maintenance plan (incl. cost)
Uses internal and external benchmarks to drive performance improvement
Contributes to the achievement of the site Compelling Business Need (CBN) and communicates it to the department.
Develops department objectives aligned with site and unit needs and cascades goals down to the teams
Ensures the department delivers required production orders according to spec, in time and on cost
Ensures department works to standards (Safety, Quality, Daily Direction Setting (DDS)
Accountable for the unit’s operational Budget
Identifies CAPEX needs to support midterm plans.
Is a role model and accountable for performance & consequence management, coaching and education within their department.