Superintendent - Pulp

International Paper•Prattville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Superintendent - Pulp role is responsible for championing safety efforts, ensuring safe work practices, and building a resilient safety program. This 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 with various equipment such as cranes, debarking drums, and chippers. The role also focuses on providing leadership and resources to support engagement and a high-performance work team, championing the 1:1 process, and developing direct reports. A key aspect is understanding customer satisfaction and ensuring products meet specifications. The Superintendent will take initiative to proactively address issues, ensure communication flow, lead goal setting and performance management, understand environmental impacts, set clear expectations, and develop excellent manufacturing systems. This 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.