Power and Utilities Area Operating Superintendent

Koch•Toledo, OR

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific Toledo Containerboard Mill has an exciting opportunity for a Power and Utilities Area Operating Superintendent. The identified candidate will be responsible for leading the Power & Recovery Operations Team and applying Principle Based Management (PBM®) to create superior long-term value through safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. This leader will develop a shared vision, build capability, encourage respectful challenge, and help the team use knowledge, economic thinking, and clear decision rights to improve performance. In addition, the candidate will provide leadership and direction to their team—facilitating technical knowledge, skill development, and ensuring the department is meeting objectives in EH&S, quality, reliability, production, and costs. The Power and Utilities Area Operating Superintendent reports to the Power and Recovery Area Leader, leading a team of 6 salaried employees, another 50+ indirect employees, and is responsible for supporting the Mill’s Vision and creating long-term value measured by improved equipment reliability using Operations Excellence. Long-term value is created through the application of Georgia-Pacific’s Guiding Principles, and the PBM Five Dimensions: Vision, Virtue and Talents, Knowledge, Comparative Advantage, and Motivation.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in pulp and paper operations or equivalent biomass/power generation experience
Operations experience in a heavy industrial environment
Proven experience delivering high levels of performance in a heavy industrial environment
Proven ability to collaborate within and across teams to deliver positive results
Experience applying leadership principles, coaching, or continuous improvement methods to build team capability and improve results
Experience using data, measures, and economic thinking to identify gaps, prioritize work, and make value-creating decisions
Experience with power generation equipment (boilers, turbines, recausticizing etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience leading salary and hourly direct reports
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering
Experience applying PBM, supervisor responsibilities and expectations, or similar principled leadership frameworks to develop people and improve business results
Experience building clear roles, responsibilities, expectations, and decision rights within a manufacturing or operations team
Experience with the kraft chemical recovery process and associated equipment
Experience with asset reliability techniques to improve equipment reliability
Experience with repairing/troubleshooting fixed equipment, rotating equipment, pressure vessels and steam distribution systems
Experience with landfill operations or wastewater treatment processes

Responsibilities

Lead through the proactive and deliberate application of Principle Based Management (PBM®) to capture and realize long-term value via Operations Excellence
Translate the Mill and department vision into clear priorities, measures, and expectations that help the team focus on the highest-value work
Build a culture grounded in Our Values by modeling integrity, stewardship and compliance, humility, respect, and accountability in daily decisions
Create an operation that is capable, stable, predictable, and continuously improving through disciplined execution and bottom-up challenge
Provide leadership and direction to direct reports to ensure the Mill is meeting its objectives in EHS, quality, reliability, production, and costs
Lead the development and implementation of asset strategies that drive continuous improvement and support all elements of reliability
Use knowledge sharing, economic thinking, and good measures to identify gaps, evaluate tradeoffs, and make decisions that create real long-term value
Clarify roles, responsibilities, expectations, and decision rights so team members can contribute according to their comparative advantages
Facilitate knowledge and skills development of all team members, which include Asset Manager, Assistant Asset Managers, Supervisors, Planners and Hourly (union) Technicians
Lead and mentor the team in planning and executing annual and routine outages, with accountability for long-term planning, risk reduction, and completion of annual work.
Coach and develop contribution-motivated employees by helping them self-actualize, build capability, and increase their contribution to the business
Work as a team member with operations to cost effectively plan, schedule, and execute work that creates real long-term value