Paper Machine Superintendent

Smurfit WestrockSyracuse, NY
49d

About The Position

The Smurfit Westrock Solvay Paper Mill has an opportunity for a Paper Machine Superintendent. We have a great employee culture and are focusing on someone with strong paper mill experience with great leadership skills.

Requirements

  • The successful candidate will have a BS degree in related field such as Chemical Engineering or Pulp and Paper science; minimum five years' experience in pulp and paper industry or HS diploma with minimum of 15 years of experience in multiple papermills.
  • Demonstrated computer competency.

Nice To Haves

  • Operational experience desirable.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in verbal and written communications.
  • Ability to respond in urgent situations.
  • Ability to multi-task several priorities and projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to plan long and short-term solutions to safety, quality, cost, productivity concerns.
  • Possess advanced theoretical and practical papermaking skills.
  • Strong orientation for process optimization.
  • Open-minded, good listener.
  • Enthusiastic, motivated, high initiative.
  • Trouble Shooter, creative thinker, problem solving with a responsibility for business unit results.
  • Demonstrated safe work practices and behavior.
  • Desire to drive to resolution.
  • Demonstrated computer competency specifically in Microsoft Word, Excel, and OSI PI Systems.
  • Presents a professional image.
  • ISO Experience or similar quality management system experience.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the overseeing of the safety performance of the business unit
  • Ensures adequate follow up and investigation for incidents within the business unit
  • Supports Mill Safety Leadership Team
  • Ensures conformance to the established quality management system
  • Participates in the resolution of customer concerns and quality issues
  • Develops annual operating plans and objectives with management
  • Provides leadership to business unit to operate to plan
  • Participates in the long term strategic planning of the business unit
  • Develops the business unit annual capital plan with Mill Operations, Engineering and Maintenance
  • Participates in the engineering and design of business unit capital projects
  • Sponsors the approved capital spending within the business unit
  • Participates in the negotiations of short and long term agreements
  • Participates in line outage planning to insure thorough planning and successful execution of the outage to plan
  • Approve work orders and assists with priority setting
  • Provides daily business unit direction to the Shift Team Coordinator and Line Team Coordinator
  • Provides business unit leadership and direction for the business unit activities utilizing the assigned and aligned resources.
  • Establishes common goals and objectives to achieve desired business results
  • Assigns required tasks and projects to business unit resources to accomplish stated goals and objectives
  • Facilitates the 'self-managed' work team culture within the business unit
  • Drives use of DMSI daily rounds and use of Daily Management System (DMS)
  • Cultivates the horizontal and vertical concept for continuous improvement
  • Establishes personal and business unit cultural goals
  • Participates in the performance evaluations of the aligned resources
  • Participates in Mill and Line Team Standing Committees
  • Exemplifies and cultivates behaviors supporting Mill Core Values of Respect, Trust, Integrity, Responsibility and Initiative
  • Provides technical expertise for the business unit
  • Provides leadership for the successful execution of the Operations Pay for Skills training system
  • Develop personal professional development plans
  • Conducts periodic housekeeping audits to ensure standards are achieved

Benefits

  • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
  • Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
  • An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
  • A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Industry

Paper Manufacturing

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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