Operations Manager - Pulp & Power

Clearwater Paper and Manchester Industries

$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, or related field preferred
  • 5+ years in a fast-paced converting or related manufacturing facility
  • Experience within an integrated Pulp and Power mill operation
  • Previous leadership or system coordination experience
  • Ability to work in high noise environments and sustain lengthy periods standing or walking on concrete surfaces

Responsibilities

  • Direct production operations to resolve complex manufacturing issues
  • Manage safety programs, including training and meetings
  • Ensure production budgets are achieved or exceeded
  • Develop employees’ performance through targeted training
  • Identify and correct production problems promptly
  • Maintain adequate supplies of raw materials for seamless production
  • Lead process improvement initiatives by eliminating non-value added activities

Benefits

  • Eligible for Incentive Plan
  • Comprehensive total rewards package
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting after 30 days
  • Paid time off including vacation, personal days, and company holidays
Full Job Description
What you will do

Reporting to the Mill Manager, this role will focus on improving and optimizing current processes across our mill, establish strategic direction and execute operational excellence for operations. Directs the production operation and manages the most difficult problems involving the manufacturing process, ensuring the manufacture of products in planned quantities, at budgeted cost, and at desired quality.

Organizational Leadership

  • Responsible for safety performance, managing safety programs that include annual training, scheduled safety meetings, and safe job performance by employees
  • Develops safety SOP's (Standard Operating Procedure) and Guidelines
  • Manages the department to ensure that production budgets are met or exceeded
  • Manages and develops employees' performance while growing employee competence through training
  • Determines corrective action for production problems
  • Ensures adequate raw material supplies are maintained for continued production
  • Leads teams to improve processes by identifying and eliminating nonvalue added activities (waste)
  • Prepares and distributes information regarding changes to policies and procedures (as a result of kaizens or other CI opportunities) to employees
  • Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others' knowledge and skills
  • Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others
  • Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization's customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring
  • Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes
  • Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results


What you will need

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, or related field preferred
  • Previous leadership, project management, or system coordination experience required
  • 5+ years in a fast-paced converting or related manufacturing facility
  • Experience within an integrated Pulp and Power mill operation
  • Previous leadership, or system coordination experience
  • High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces


Illustrative Essential Functions

  • Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment
  • Dirt, noise, odor, & temperature extremes
  • Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
  • Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process


Total Rewards Details

We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience, offering a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and geographic location. Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more, generally begin after 30 days. Our paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays. For more on our compensation philosophy, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Team at [redacted].

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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