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The Pulp Mill Superintendent will lead the pulp and woodyard organizations in TX and be accountable for the safe and efficient operations of their area of responsibility. The role will ensure compliance with all Process Safety Management (PSM) elements, including chlorine dioxide generation, methanol, and turpentine systems.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Champion safety efforts and enforce safety standards and practices for a safe work environment.
- Provide leadership and resources to support a high-performance work group.
- Manage direct reports through mentorship, coaching, and accountability methods.
- Collaborate with all levels of management personnel to establish production and quality control standards for the department.
- Manage production activities and establish area production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
- Provide input for budgets and manage costs within established budget.
- Establish department goals and objectives, and steward performance management process consistent with company and mill direction.
- Manage environmental impacts of production processes to ensure strict environmental compliance.
- Utilize and improve standard work systems to ensure a strong foundation for continuous improvement and work performance accountability.
- Collaborate in developing capital projects and strategic improvement plans for the department.
- Effectively communicate business strategy, goals, and initiatives to the department workforce.
- Coordinate with Maintenance Department to establish long-term sustainability for equipment.
- Manage compliance of mechanical integrity programs including tank integrity, pressure vessels, safety relief devices, and infrastructure.
- Maintain effective communications and working relationships with all departments assuring alignment with meeting quality standards and operational efficiencies.
- Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required Characteristics:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Paper Science or related field with five (5) years of operations experience within the paper industry including three (3) years in leadership roles or relevant experience of seven (7) years.
- Demonstrated leadership skills combined with technical knowledge and operations experience in pulp and paper manufacturing processes, including digester operations, pulp screening, pulp washing, and bleaching processes.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Proven vital strategic planning and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated troubleshooting skills in the pulping process.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strategic priorities to meet short and long-term objectives.
- Proven experience with reliability and continuous improvement principles and techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to manage change leading to improved performance.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Solid oral and written communication skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the operation of an integrated mill.
- Proficient at managing all levels of an operating area and interfacing with all levels of an organization.
- Possess an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit.
- Must be able to pass a background check, drug screening, and reference check.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Champion safety efforts and enforce safety standards and practices for a safe work environment.
- Provide leadership and resources to support a high-performance work group.
- Manage direct reports through mentorship, coaching, and accountability methods.
- Collaborate with all levels of management personnel to establish production and quality control standards for the department.
- Manage production activities and establish area production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
- Provide input for budgets and manage costs within established budget.
- Establish department goals and objectives, and steward performance management process consistent with company and mill direction.
- Manage environmental impacts of production processes to ensure strict environmental compliance.
- Utilize and improve standard work systems to ensure a strong foundation for continuous improvement and work performance accountability.
- Collaborate in developing capital projects and strategic improvement plans for the department.
- Effectively communicate business strategy, goals, and initiatives to the department workforce.
- Coordinate with Maintenance Department to establish long-term sustainability for equipment.
- Manage compliance of mechanical integrity programs including tank integrity, pressure vessels, safety relief devices, and infrastructure.
- Maintain effective communications and working relationships with all departments assuring alignment with meeting quality standards and operational efficiencies.
- Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required Characteristics:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Paper Science or related field with five (5) years of operations experience within the paper industry including three (3) years in leadership roles or relevant experience of seven (7) years.
- Demonstrated leadership skills combined with technical knowledge and operations experience in pulp and paper manufacturing processes, including digester operations, pulp screening, pulp washing, and bleaching processes.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Proven vital strategic planning and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated troubleshooting skills in the pulping process.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strategic priorities to meet short and long-term objectives.
- Proven experience with reliability and continuous improvement principles and techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to manage change leading to improved performance.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Solid oral and written communication skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the operation of an integrated mill.
- Proficient at managing all levels of an operating area and interfacing with all levels of an organization.
- Possess an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit.
- Must be able to pass a background check, drug screening, and reference check.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
