Area Process Manager- Power

Position Title: 

Area Process Manager – Power & Utilities

Pay Rate: 

$129,900 - $158,700

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift: 

Salaried Full-Time 

Physical Location: 

7600 AL - 10

Pine Hill, AL

Position Scope:

The Area Process Manager is the leader of an operations area in a fully integrated pulp and paper mill.  This position is responsible for safety, quality, environmental compliance, employee engagement, hourly team development, process productivity, efficiency, reliability, and area financial performance, while at the same time using a systems based approach to build long-term stability and reliability.  Responsibilities will also include the direction of technical resources and process experts who support the area. This position reports to the Business Unit Manager of the Operations area.

The Job You Will Perform: 

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Develop tools and systems to maintain compliance with all applicable environmental permitting and ensure all environmental compliance systems are reliable and accurate (NCG, air, water, etc.)
• Deliver the highest quality finished product to our customers.
• Participate and lead within the structure of the mill’s quality management system (QMS) and support the Quality Manager in investigating issues and resolving problems as they apply to the manufacturing process.
• Support training processes in alignment with GMTI to ensure a pool of highly skilled team members.
• Build effective systems and materials such as operating procedures (SOP), troubleshooting documents (TCC), and other training materials.
• Support engagement processes to ensure the crews have ownership and feel valued within the organization.
• Coordinate within the Power department and other business units to optimize area production to meet the needs of the department and the mill, including process balances as needed (e.g. upset conditions and outages).
• Complete technical process evaluations and improvements.
• Seek out and implement best practices using teams, databases, vendors, and other technical resources.
• Support the manufacturing work systems (MWS) process to prioritize and plan daily work, routine outages, and annual outages including operational, maintenance, and contractor tasks.
• Coordinate outage and other routine work as needed, which may include review of bid proposals and planned spending to ensure maximum value is achieved.
• Serve as a contractor coordinator (owner’s rep) as required.
• Support improvements in a healthy and highly functioning basic care process.
• Lead ongoing improvement efforts in reliability pacesetter elements.
• Participate in the 5S program for the area, including leading 5S improvement projects as needed.
• Participate in cost reduction program idea generation and implementation process.
• Provide support for capital project development and implementation.
• Implement systems to improve/sustain results, including PI processbook pages, excel spreadsheet tools, Proficy based centerlining systems, etc.
• Participate in accountability follow-ups with employees as needed and when appropriate.
• Manage area costs and meet budget.
• Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings.
• Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for the Power department.
• Lead and sustain continual improvement in the Manufacturing Excellence culture within the department.

The Skills You Will Bring: 

Successful candidate should have the ability to:

• Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety.
• Quickly develop thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels.
• Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill.
• Possess Manufacturing Excellence (ME) certification of white or green belt.
• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively.

Required Experience:

• ChE, ME, EE, Paper Science degree or other equivalent experience required.  Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Power/Steam Production and paper manufacturing, with 2 years in Power Department manufacturing preferred.  Candidate should have experience managing both people and processes, with experience managing hourly team members a plus.