Superintendent - Pulp

International Paper•Prattville, AL

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This role champions safety efforts by modeling and maintaining an environment of safe work practices, taking a proactive approach to safety management and building a resilient Safety program. The position involves the efficient operation and management of the Pulp and Woodyard Departments. The Pulp area includes 3 Kamyr Digesters, 5 Washlines, Chip supply, and Turpentine recovery systems. The Woodyard area includes two wood lines. The #1 yard consists of two Portal (P&H) Cranes, Debarking drum, and Chipper, chipping both Hard and soft wood. The #2 yard consists of a Radial (Kockums) crane, Slasher deck, Log flume, Debarking drum and Chipper. This role provides leadership and resources to support engagement and a high-performance work team, championing the 1:1 process and developing both hourly and salaried direct reports. It requires understanding Customer Satisfaction and being committed to products that consistently meet product specifications. The position involves taking initiative to proactively deal with issues both with the team and cross-functionally, ensuring communication flows to and from the team. It also involves leading a team in goal setting and performance management consistent with company and mill direction, understanding the environmental impacts of production processes to ensure continuous compliance, setting clear expectations and holding employees accountable for meeting them, and developing and maintaining excellent manufacturing systems. The role also includes managing department budgets and Annual outage spend.

Requirements

Technical Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience
8-10+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a Pulp mill.
Proven Safety Leadership Skills
Proven Leadership of hourly employees, preferably in a union environment
Demonstrated competence to work with minimum supervision and with all levels of mill management.
Strong technical and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

Championing safety efforts by modeling and maintaining an environment of safe work practices.
Taking a proactive approach to safety management and building a resilient Safety program.
Efficient operation and management of the Pulp and Woodyard Departments.
Providing leadership and resources to support engagement and a high performance work team.
Championing the 1:1 process and developing both hourly and salaried direct reports.
Understanding Customer Satisfaction and being committed to products that consistently meet product specifications.
Taking initiative to pro-actively deal with issues both with the team and cross functionally, ensuring communication flows to and from the team.
Leading a team in goal setting and performance management consistent with company and mill direction.
Understanding the environmental impacts of production processes to ensure continuous compliance.
Setting clear expectations and holding employees accountable for meeting them.
Developing and maintaining excellent manufacturing systems.
Managing department budgets and Annual outage spend.