What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paper Machine Superintendent position at Clearwater Paper?
Purpose:
Find out from our employees what they like about working for Clearwater Paper.
What skills and competencies have you developed since working at Clearwater Paper?
What career development opportunities have you had since starting with Clearwater Paper?
At Clearwater Paper we are driven by purpose, grounded in values, and connected to communities; Learn more here
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Clearwater Paper (NYSE: CLW) is a publicly held company and a premier supplier of private brand tissue to major retailers, including grocery, drug, mass merchants and discount stores. In addition, the company produces bleached paperboard used by quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. Clearwater Paper's employees build shareholder value by developing strong relationships through quality and service. Working at Clearwater Paper provides an opportunity to enrich your career through challenging and meaningful work and ongoing training and development—all in a supportive environment. We know our success depends on your success.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- Promote an environment where the team achieves zero incidents in Environmental, Health, and Safety.
- Establish strategic direction of tissue machines, with the understanding of the current state, the desired future state, and develops and executes plans and strategies to close the gaps.
- Drive excellence by actively supporting and challenging the team to achieve record breaking results.
- Provide strategic leadership and coaching to employees through a shared vision for the operation.
- Implement continuous improvement strategies that yield sustainable results.
- Develop and control operating budget and expenses for the department.
- Recommend and implement equipment improvements, new systems and process changes to improve productivity and efficiency for all capital projects.
- Develop, coach, and mentor direct reports to ensure bench strength and leadership skills.Work closely with the engineering team, business unit leaders, shift supervisors, and other departments to optimize production.
- 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.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Pulp & Paper Science required.
- Minimum of five years operational paper machine experience.
- Tissue Operational experience is preferred.
- Leadership of a multi-functional team is preferred.
- Previous project management or system coordination experience is desired.
- Lean Manufacturing / TPM experience
- Tissue Technology experience
Prior to start date, applicants are to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will make accommodation(s) for applicants who are unable to get vaccinated due to legitimate medical or religious reasons.
- High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
- Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment.
- Dirt, noise, odour, & temperature extremes.
- Climbing stairs, ladders and scaffolding
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process
Each and every one of our employees contributes to the success of our company by showing up every day with a commitment to improving ourselves, the company and our communities.
Find out from our employees what they like about working for Clearwater Paper.
What skills and competencies have you developed since working at Clearwater Paper?
The company has invested in my professional growth. I have attended training relevant to my job and I use what I've learned on a daily basis.
What career development opportunities have you had since starting with Clearwater Paper?
My goal is to become a top-level paper maker. I started in an entry-level position in the distribution department. Over the years, I worked my way up to the paper machine. I believe that goals are made to be reached so that new goals can be made. My personal goal is to achieve a position of increasing responsibilities during my Clearwater Paper career.
At Clearwater Paper we are driven by purpose, grounded in values, and connected to communities; Learn more here
#RM-L1
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