Domtar Corporation

Superintendent, Fiberline Operations

Domtar Corporation$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Technology, or a related field preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years of industry experience in Fiberline operations.
  • Working knowledge of kraft digestion, bleaching chemistry, and ClO2 formation processes.
  • Experience managing Process Safety Management (PSM) systems.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience with proven track record.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safety and culture within the Fiberline team and hold others accountable.
  • Lead the Fiberline Area Safety Team (FAST) initiatives.
  • Drive quality pulp production efficiently and cost-effectively.
  • Identify and address cost pinch points to enhance profitability.
  • Monitor chemical use and pulp quality parameters consistently.
  • Develop and implement tactical and strategic production plans for pulp output.
  • Provide operational leadership and address troubleshooting needs in Fiberline operations.

Benefits

  • Light travel requirements to foster balance in personal and work life.
  • Opportunity to lead a key area of production within a well-established company.
  • Engagement in important corporate initiatives and functional teams.
  • Access to technical guidance and training opportunities.
  • Involvement in promoting safety and high standards in operational practices.
Full Job Description
The location in Plymouth, (North Carolina, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Superintendent, Fiberline Operations. This job is full-time permanent.

Domtar's Plymouth Pulp Mill has an opening for a Fiberline Superintendent. This role provides overall leadership for the Fiberline area including safety, quality, environmental compliance, and production, and directly manages the Fiberline leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

Safety & Culture
  • Works safely and holds others accountable for working safely
  • Serves as owner of the Fiberline Area Safety Team (FAST)
  • Champions good housekeeping and high work practice standards
  • Ensures compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements

Production & Quality
  • Ensures quality pulp is produced in a cost-efficient manner
  • Identifies cost pinch points and drives initiatives to reduce costs
  • Tracks and manages chemical addition and inventories while maintaining fluff pulp quality
  • Monitors and manages key pulp quality parameters
  • Sets daily tactical plans to maximize fluff pulp production cost-effectively
  • Sets strategic plans for slush pulp production

Environmental Compliance
  • Understands and ensures compliance with all applicable environmental requirements

Technical & Operational Leadership
  • Provides operational leadership and process support to the Fiberline department
  • Troubleshoots pulp mill operations, including: Kamyr EMCC continuous digesters, brown stock screening, diffusion washing, bleach plant operations (O2, D, Eop, D, P bleach line), and ClO2 production (R10 process)
  • Focuses specifically on digester operations and efficiency
  • Provides input on maintenance plans and priorities
  • Manages technical and chemical vendors/suppliers
  • Delivers technical guidance and training support to operations
  • Reviews, develops, and supports safe, effective operating guidelines and procedures
  • Participates in corporate initiatives, including the Fiberline and PSM Functional Teams

Travel
  • Occasional or light travel required

Minimum Qualifications

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Technology, or a related technical/engineering discipline preferred

Experience
  • Minimum 10 years of industry experience in Fiberline operations
  • Working knowledge of the chemistry and chemical interfaces involved in kraft digesting, bleaching, and ClO2 formation
  • Demonstrated experience with or participation in managing Process Safety Management (PSM) systems
  • Proven leadership experience, with a track record of past leadership accomplishments
  • General working knowledge of OSHA standards
  • Working knowledge of applicable environmental regulations


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).

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.

To learn more about our company, consult the Domtar Company Web Site and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.

About Domtar Corporation

Domtar Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes various communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Pulp and Paper, and Personal Care. The Pulp and Paper segment provides business papers, commercial printing and publishing papers, and technical and specialty papers, as well as softwood, fluff, and hardwood market pulp. The Personal Care segment offers absorbent hygiene products, such as adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and baby diapers.
Learn more about Domtar Corporation
Size
6,600 employees
Market Cap
$2.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$127 million
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
-7.1%
Revenue
$3.6 billion
NASDAQ

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