Production Manager, Finishing

Production Manager, Finishing (5646) Requisition ID 5646

• Posted 05/12/2026
• Food & Consumer Packaging
• Food Packaging BU
• Food Packaging Americas
• Rhinelander
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We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth. Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere! We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!? The Production Manager, Finishing has overall responsibility for the material handling, roll wrapping, packaging, and plant logistics as well as managing the plant rolling fleet. The Production Manager, Finishing ensures the achievement of all safety, quality, productivity, environmental, cost, and people development objectives. The Production Manager, Finishing also monitors critical KPIs measuring their areas of responsibility and implements the appropriate corrective measures to address deficiencies, utilizing continuous improvement techniques.

Job Responsibilities Include:

Following Ahlstrom's manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, as applicable, to the position's areas of responsibility, in order to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper. Leading the Material Handling, Roll Wrapping, Packaging, and Plant Logistics areas Manages the plant rolling fleet Serves as a liaison between customer service and outside warehousing Leading the year end physical inventory process Leading continuous improvement efforts in their work area, writing and achieving annual budgets by Business Unit area and developing capital plans to achieve short and long term performance goals. This person is responsible for the management, training and development of the hourly crews in their area in a unionized environment. Weekend duty and on call requirements

Education Requirement:

Bachelor's degree

• in Logistics/Supply Chain Management, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Pulp/Paper Engineering, or related field Or equivalent industry work experience

Work Experience:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis Minimum of three years of paper mill experience, or similar manucaturing work experience preferred. Supervisory experience, along with continuous improvement skills are preferred.

Required Competencies:

Must possess a safety mindset Demonstrated ability to lead and develop people Proven leadership record of accomplishment Exercise a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work in a team environment Ability to manage and prioritize multiple critical assignments simultaneously Must possess good written and verbal communication skills Must possess good teamwork, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and conflict management skills Demonstrated ability to establish and meet budget Fluent written and spoken English Ability to quickly learn JDE, ParcView, DSI, and Microsoft Office Suite Comfortable working in a union environment. Comfortable in a high performance-working environment. Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.