Operations Manager

FPC Bangor is working with a paper manufacturer looking for an Operations Manager to ensure that operating equipment is maintained for maximum runnability. Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities:

·       Ensure employee safety by maintaining a safety-minded focus and modeling a safety-minded work attitude.

o   Enforce safety policies, safe working practices, quality, and production goals.

·       Responsible for reporting safety incidents, ensuring standard operating procedures are up-to-date, work requests are entered, lockout tagout procedures are correct, etc.

·       Supervise and provide leadership to twenty (20) people (daily and on shift) including hourly and salary.

o   Continually assess the performance, productivity, skills, and weaknesses of the department by performing informal and formal employee evaluations.

·       Directs and coordinates all daily operations of the tissue facility, including providing input for the run schedule, working with maintenance department for continuous improvement and machine run-ability.

·       Supervises work of others including planning, assigning, and scheduling work during outages. Also includes reviewing work, ensuring quality standards are met, training staff, and overseeing productivity.

·       Provide training, support, motivation, and supervision to superintendents and employees.

·       Involve staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvements, as well as assisting with improving run-ability and efficiency projects.

·       Strong knowledge of how the tissue manufacturing process operates.

·       Able to lead a team of superintendents and Team Leaders.

o   Provide the leadership and share knowledge and best practice of tissue manufacturing including startups and shutdowns.

·       Works collaboratively with other supervisors, engineering, quality control, and other disciplines to ensure customer needs are met in a timely and accurate manner.

·       Function as a liaison to other mill departments, outside suppliers, and service providers.

·       Provide leadership for Reliability Excellence initiatives.

o   For example, work with the Loss Elimination focus group to establish goals and areas to focus on.

·       Work with OMC to drive the planning and scheduling effort for shutdowns and AMO’s to improve the run-ability and safety of the tissue machine operation. This goes along with the Reliability Excellence initiatives involved with Work Management.

·       Communicates problems and obstacles to the Mill Manager and the leadership team.

·       Assists in preparation of annual plant operating budget. Work to meet or exceed plant productivity, cost, or other performance metric expectations as outlined by plant manager.

·       Manages vacation time, as well as all time and attendance for superintendents.

Skills

·       Ability to work effectively with all groups of people, including the unionized work force.

·       Candidate needs to have strong communication skills, (i.e., interpersonal, written and verbal)

·       Desired computer skills are Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel), and CMMS experience

·       Self-directed and motivated to complete special projects

·       Able to multi-task efficiently under demanding circumstances

·       Organized, attention to detail, and able to manage numerous initiatives simultaneously.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or other Engineering field desired, plus 5-8 years of experience in the pulp & paper industry is required.