Superintendent

Domtar Products • West Carrollton, OH

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About The Position

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.
Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.The responsibilities of this job are all production related activities for the “Coater” operation, including safety, environmental, quality, production, and employee relations.  This includes the direction of supervision and hourly operators. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.

Requirements

• The candidate should be able to demonstrate expert troubleshooting skills and techniques to solve quality and operational issues on paper machines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Previous supervisor experience in a union environment is required.
• Willingness to work off-schedule hours as needed to support the operation as required.
• Minimum high school or equivalent education, bachelor’s degree in an engineering field is preferred.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office and similar personal computer programs.
• You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Nice To Haves

• bachelor’s degree in an engineering field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan, and coordinate continuous improvement activities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and profitability initiatives of “Coater”.
• Ability to lead safety improvements through personal commitment, procedure adherence, and emphasis in reducing workplace risks.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience leading a team to achieve year-over-year improvements.
• Develop strategies that improve operating efficiencies, employee engagement, and technical development of personnel.
• Plan, organize, and execute scheduled maintenance outages on the paper machine and associated auxiliary equipment.
• Capability to solve complex technical problems and coater issues
• Collaborate with other segments of the business to get support for coater needs including quality, maintenance, and product development.
• Develop direct reports to ensure bench strength and leadership skills

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED