Secondary Fiber Superintendent Job at WestRock
As the Secondary Fiber Superintendent, you will have overall responsibility for the personnel, safety, environmental impact, quality, cost, and performance for the secondary fiber (SFS) department within the mill facility. In this position you will lead and coordinate efforts and activities utilizing your knowledge and experience to achieve key performance metrics that support overall mill goals.
How you will impact WestRock:
- Lead and direct SFS daily operations in a safe and orderly manner to achieve quality and productivity goals
- Coordinate production activities with production planning, maintenance, and quality control to obtain optimum production and utilization of personnel, machines, and equipment
- Partner with Plant Safety Manager to maintain and enforce the safety program for the department, ensuring compliance with OSHA and WestRock regulations and guidelines
- Manage environmental efforts to ensure compliance with regulations and permit requirements, including but not limited to fiber loss, spills, and water usage
- Partner with the Fiber Purchasing Manager to ensure recovered fiber quality meets the demands of the customer and supply meets the production demands of the paper machine
- Manage quality efforts to ensure product performance meets paper machine expectations (i.e. consistent stock production)
- Partner with mill maintenance groups to ensure efficient troubleshooting, planning, and execution of routine repairs for SFS and associated equipment such as water systems and the DAF
- Oversee planning, scheduling, and execution of mill maintenance outages for SFS and associated equipment such as water systems and the DAF
- Provide input and oversight for annual outage planning and coordination, ensure the annual outage for SFS and associated systems is completed on time and within budget
- Prepare and submit reports as required by the Operations Manager including fiber inventory tracking and communication to the fiber purchasing team
- Collaborate with and assist the Operations Manager in the development and implementation of operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality
- Manage SFS operations and priorities as needed because of equipment failure, operating problems, or last-minute customer demands
- Lead and manage to support the mill vision, cultural change process, and strategic approach to improve operational and human performance
- Collaborate and assist the Operations Manager with development of annual budgets and standards for cost measurement
- Lead and manage employee accountability and labor relations with direct and indirect reports through coordination and consultation with Human Resources and Operations Manager
- Partner with Human Resource Manager to ensure proper handling of employee relations issues in accordance with Divisional and Corporate policies and procedures and labor contract
- Determine training needs and administer appropriate training programs for salaried and hourly employees
- Collaborate and assist the Operations Manager in the strategic and capital planning processes for the department
- Establish individual and group goals, evaluate work performance for direct reports, and review and approve performance evaluations for indirect reports
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What you need to succeed:
- High School diploma or G.E.D.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is preferred
- Must have minimum of 7 to 10 years of pulp/paper mill experience
- 5+ years of direct supervisory experience within a paper mill environment is preferred
- Experience implementing safety initiatives
- Proven track record of leadership and project management skills leveraged to enable employees to achieve goals and objectives
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills leveraged to motivate stakeholders and achieve alignment across the organization
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