Finished Products Manager

New-Indy Containerboard • SC

121d

About The Position

The Finished Products Manager is a Business Unit Manager responsible for the Paper Machine and Shipping production processes at a fully-integrated, world-class lightweight linerboard facility. This role emphasizes safety, reliability, cost, quality, and environmental issues while overseeing daily operations and ensuring products are shipped according to standards.

Requirements

• Four-year electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering degree.
• Strong operational background with demonstrated technical skills.
• 15 years linerboard or other high speed papermaking experience.
• Good understanding of the operation of an integrated mill.
• Excellent leadership ability, including strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Supervisory experience including responsibility for paper machines.
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities to meet short and long-term objectives.
• Ability to train/mentor direct reports to the next management level.
• Outstanding communication skills, includes ability to recognize contributions, make effective presentations, and can quickly build trust and respect.
• Possess an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operation of production and delivery to customers with an emphasis on safety, reliability, cost, quality, and environmental issues.
• Implement short- and long-term strategies designed to increase yield and operating efficiency, reduce cost, and improve reliability.
• Drive a culture change towards becoming a self-directed and reliability-focused organization.
• Fluidly interface with team leaders, production and maintenance managers, operations and maintenance employees, engineering, union representatives, and customers.
• Develop clear and achievable safety, environment, cost, and productivity improvements.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and processes.
• Guide development of the department annual budget, production targets, and cost reduction goals.
• Work closely with the maintenance department to ensure reliability goals are met.
• Oversee coordination of process area shutdowns and major project installations.
• Ensure all products are shipped in accordance with quality and production standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees