Area Manager (Escanaba, MI)
Job description
Purpose:
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Billerud’s mission to lead the way when it comes to challenging conventional packaging and business? Our decisions are guided by the promise of creating a better tomorrow. Building a future where lighter, stronger, more durable and sustainable packaging is the natural choice not only requires experience and expertise, but also takes dedication, teamwork and perseverance. This is a journey that we are making together with our talented staff and our customers.
Summary Description:
To plan, direct and maintain efficient manufacturing operations for the No. 1 Paper Machine Line, meeting production and quality requirements.
Qualifications
Key Accountabilities:
Safety:
- Makes safety and environmental a priority by communicating, participating, and supporting EH&S efforts, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met.
Operations:
- Establishes and executes short- and long-range objectives in the efficient production of paper from the receipt and storage of raw materials through stock preparation, paper machine production, conversion and finishing operation.
- Delegate supervisory responsibility for personnel and equipment to the System Area Coordinator Managers.
- Participates in scheduling the machines and coordinating these and other operations.
- Reviews quality standards established by Quality Control, Technical Service, and Sales. Recommends revisions.
- Assures adequate production standards and report of production data.
- Coordinates repairs and maintenance. Establishes priorities for repair work and schedules shutdowns to optimize maintenance repairs.
- Participates in Capital Projects planning and budgeting.
- Communicates status and trends of production activities to other division management.
- Ensures the practice of safety among all subordinates through constant training, formal and informal.
- Performs line functions in labor-management relations according to the labor agreement, receiving guidance and assistance from the Human Resources Department.
- Keeps abreast of new technology in the competitive environment.
- Performs other projects and duties as assigned by the Paper Business Unit Manager.
- Leads continuous improvement activities for the area.
Personal qualities
Required Experience and Education:
Minimum Required Experience and Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, pulp and paper science or a related field OR 4 years equivalent training and/or experience.
Travel: Negotiable
Required skills:
Minimum Required Skills:
- Ability to make high-risk decisions under pressure is required (for situations such as production stoppages, or work affecting safety of personnel or equipment).
- Excellent leadership, management, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication skills – interpersonal, written, and verbal.
- Ability to direct employees to meet stated objectives.
Application information
Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
Why us?
- Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud
- An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
- Development and career opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement and certificate courses offered through partner schools.
- Performance-based bonus
- You can choose among three medical plans designed to help you and your family stay healthy (with virtual care options!).
- Generous 401K match including discretionary annual contribution
- HSA Contribution match with additional contribution for annual preventive exam
- Dental & Vision coverage
- Company paid Disability Coverage
- Wellness rewards program
- Prescription Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment testing, reference checks, and alcohol & drug testing
Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?
At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.
Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.
We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 6,000 employees in 19 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 43.5 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.
