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Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere!

We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?

Do you have leadership experience?

The Production Manager of the Paper Mill, has overall responsibility for the R6 paper machine production line to ensure achievement of all safety, quality, productivity, environmental, cost, and people development objectives. You will also monitor critical KPIs measuring the paper machine areas and implement the appropriate corrective measures to address deficiencies, utilizing continuous improvement techniques.

We Take Care of Our People

• Safety isn't a priority here, it's a value. Priorities change over time, but values will remain the same.
• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• Company provided life insurance and short-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts & HSA plans available
• Competitive 401(K) plan with company match and defined contributions
• Short-term incentive bonus program
• Fitness center and Weight Watcher’s membership reimbursement
• Other available benefits include, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Identity Theft Protection available, and group rates available for MetLife Home & Auto Insurance as well as Nationwide Pet Insurance

About the Job

• Following Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures, and policies, as applicable, to the position’s areas of responsibility, in order to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper.
• Leading the R6 production line
• Leading continuous improvement efforts in their work area, writing and achieving annual budgets by Business Unit area and developing capital plans to achieve short and long term performance goals.
• This person is responsible for the management, training and development of the paper machine shift managers, process engineers and the paper machine crews in a unionized environment.
• Conduct performance reviews and improvement plans with their direct reports
• Weekend duty and on call requirements

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all the “essential functions” for purposes of the ADA.

Skills For Your Success

• Minimum of 7 years of paper making experience.
• Supervisory experience, along with continuous improvement skills
• Bachelor’s degree – in Pulp/Paper Engineering or related field, or equivalent industry work experience
• Must possess a safety mindset
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop people
• Exercise a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple critical assignments simultaneously
• Must possess good written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess good teamwork, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish and meet budget
• Ability to quickly learn JDE, ParcView, Microsoft Office Suite
• Comfortable working in a union environment.

Benefits-At-A-Glance: U.S. Non-Union Benefits

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders.

We serve five growing and distinctive end markets, which form the basis for our five divisions: Filtration, Food & Consumer Packaging, Healthcare, Building Materials, and Technical Materials.

Our pro forma net sales 2021 for continuing operations amounted to EUR 2.6 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.

Learn more at www.ahlstrom.com