Front Line Leader - Paper

International Paper•Selma, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Front Line Leader - Paper (FLL-Paper) position is a salaried, full-time role located at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, AL. This facility is a complex, integrated pulp and paper manufacturing operation. The FLL-Paper will be deeply involved in operations, maintenance, technical aspects, and people management. The role involves leading and directing an hourly team in a goal-oriented environment to achieve results in safety, engagement, and operational excellence. Responsibilities include managing compliance with company policies, conducting employee 1:1s, identifying training needs, completing production reporting, conducting audits, executing work systems for continuous improvement, coordinating operational tasks for reliability and maintenance, supporting outage execution, and interfacing with other departments and areas to ensure quality, inventory management, and troubleshooting of equipment issues. The role also requires championing 5S principles.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience required.
If not already completed, successful candidate will be required to participate in IP’s Front Line Leader or other equivalent formal leadership development program.

Nice To Haves

3 to 5 years’ experience in Pulp, Power, Paper or Sheeting/Shipping/Warehousing operations.
Previous supervisory experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead and direct the hourly team in a goal-oriented environment to deliver results in the areas of safety, engagement, and operational excellence.
Manage in a goal-oriented environment to deliver target results in the areas of safety, environmental compliance, employee engagement, reliability, cost, quality, and productivity.
Approve pay and vacation scheduling for the team and other administrative tasks related to managing an operating team.
Manage team compliance with company and mill policies, procedures, and other requirements.
Conduct 1:1s with employees to provide and receive guidance and development feedback.
Identify individual and organizational training needs and implement training plans (hard and soft skills).
Complete production and inventory-related reporting activities.
Conduct audits for safety, environmental compliance, and effective operation each shift.
Effectively execute work systems to ensure consistent and sustainable results, including modifying systems as needed ensure continuous improvement.
Coordinate completion of operational tasks in support of area reliability and maintenance activities, such as submission of work notifications, isolation and lockout, basic care equipment inspections, and other similar tasks, working in alignment with MWS and other reliability processes to ensure world class reliability is achieved.
Support execution of routine and annual outages.
Work as a team across shifts to execute consistent operating practices.
Interface with other departments to ensure quality parameters are achieved and maintained.
Interface with other areas to ensure adequate inventory management and optimum overall mill balance.
Troubleshoot equipment issues and support identification and implementation of solutions.
Seek out and implement best practices using teams, databases, vendors, and other technical resources.
Champion 5S principles, personally acting in alignment with 5S as well as leading the crew to do the same, and participating in audits within the department as needed.