Production Supervisor - Pulp and Power

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Production Supervisor for the Fiber and Utilities areas has primary responsibility for managing the safety, reliability, cost, quality, productivity, and employee engagement in a goal-oriented environment. They also have a secondary responsibility to effectively communicate with the Paper Department Shift Supervisors to ensure effective 24/7 operations of the Florence Mill.

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT SMURFIT WESTROCK

• Administers and model\u2019s safety in his/her area of responsibility; Participates in and supports the safety programs for the Mill; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for employees. Ensures compliance with all applicable OSHA and mill safety rules.
• Fully focused and engaged in all aspects of designated responsibility, creating a culture of self-sustaining engagement throughout the department.
• Aligns personal behaviors to WestRock\u2019s values: Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Excellence
• Consistently achieves agreed set goals/targets for manufacturing excellence for his/her team
• Ensures compliance with all environmental rules and policies
• Improve efficiency of the Pulp and Power operations by analyzing the processes utilizing all available tools and technologies
• Manage production rates and inventories to meet our customers\u2019 needs
• Exceed and continuously improve on our area downtime goals
• Troubleshoot quality and operational issues and develops systems and structures to avoid reoccurrences
• Manage internal product quality and look for ways to reduce variability
• Plan and execute preparations for maintenance outages for timely use of maintenance resources
• Develop area employees through training and expectation setting
• Support safe and effective operation of the Fiber and Utility areas by observing, communicating, and coaching crews on standards, process structures, and practices.
• Ensure all production and employee reporting is completed timely and accurately for each shift
• Maintain housekeeping excellence
• Monitors environmental, quality, and operating data
• Coordinates maintenance activities with operations
• Monitors the efficiency and effectiveness of Pulp, Recycle and Woodyard operations.
• Communicates and documents daily operational issues
• Identifies shift weaknesses and develops improvement plans
• Communicates and coordinates with other areas of the mill

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor\u2019s degree is preferred
• 5-10 years of experience in Pulp and Paper industry is preferred
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Engineering or Paper Science degree preferred
• Process Engineering experience a plus
• Computer working knowledge such as Microsoft Office Suite, PI Processbook, Parcview, JD Edwards, etc.

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SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.