Location: Lowville,NY, USA
Support a culture of continuous improvement in Safety
* Accountable and responsible for safety successes/failures in the facility.
* Personally, engage in safety that supports employee value and care, and ensure direct reports meet the same expectation.
* Manage the value and performance of Leading Safety Metrics through coaching and support, showing continuous improvement in defined metrics.
* Ensure all state and federal requirements for employee safety knowledge and training are met annually.
* Utilize non-routine work permitting and hazard identification/risk analysis (HIRA) to drive proactive improvement.
* Drive daily risk reduction by embracing job safety analysis, workplace exposure assessments and pre task risk assessments.
Ensure compliance with quality standards
* Accountable and responsible for quality performance of the assets.
* Ensure asset team executes in a planned manner on CARs initiated by the Technical/Quality Leader
* Ensure fact finding investigation with corrective action for all customer complaints and significant nonconformances.
* Achieve long-term converting advantage for the business.
* Ensure operational risk assessment and remediation is a daily activity.
* Develop specific annual strategies to improve yield, uptime, and labor efficiency.
Operating System methods for execution
* Leverage data acquisition system to lead asset performance improvement.
* Utilize asset-based teams to drive engagement and individual success.
* All completed organic and capital cost savings projects are managed to execution standards and audited for compliance to control plan on a monthly basis.
* Leverage data acquisition systems to define employee's controllable metrics (i.e., loss per job, speed compliance, conformance to plan) and ensure reporting in Operations Meetings and communication to crews daily.
* Loss events follow documented protocol for fact finding and full, documented investigation within 72 hours:
* Any major process loss over $10,000.
* Equipment delay (over 4 hours)
* Support capital spending to sustain operations, support strategic initiatives and reduce costs while meeting financial expectations.
* Lead facility Operations Team in developing, prioritizing, and managing the execution of cost savings initiatives for the facility.
* Achieve targeting cost savings results through urgent execution of organic and capital project execution.
Enhance Organizational Development
* Manage with a high level of balanced accountability for yourself, direct reports, and hourly workforce.
* Ensure asset leadership resources are focused on strategic asset performance management and operational execution (not Supervisory or Administrative duties)
* Development direct reports and align skills (strategic thinking, project management, leadership) to drive high achievement and accountability through training and succession planning.
* Drive hourly employee development and engagement in key initiatives around safety and cost improvement.
* Participate in cross functional teams to share best practices and improve performance of all assets.
Cost
* Adhere to facility operating budgets.
* Work Order Variance and OH Variances and perform at standard cost.
* Develop a robust pipeline of cost saving projects for both facilities for year over year improvement.
* Maintain 5-year capital plan and adhere to capital budget.
qualifications:
* A BA degree desired in engineering; paper science preferred.
* Candidate must have papermaking fundamentals.
* Preference is 7-10 years' experience in paper manufacturing facility.
* A track record of proven performance/consistently meeting objectives, and leading or supporting safety programs in a manufacturing environment is a must.
* Experience with customer interactions; ideally collaborating with others to help define needs, identify solutions, and resolve problems.
* Supervisory experience preferred.
* Understanding of activities and procedures required for efficient and quality work completion.
* Understanding overhead variable and fixed operating costs.
* Strong computer skills including, but not limited to a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word. Experience with Oracle is helpful.
* Strong leadership and communication skills and ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced production setting.
Competencies
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Highly organized and detail oriented.
* Self-motivated, ability to work independently and with a team.
* Ability to lift to 60 - 70 lbs. with assistance.
* Ability to multi-task.
Compensation
* $90,000-$120,000 plus annual bonus opportunity
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