About this role
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Manage Mill Technicians to ensure accurate time management, scheduling, training, and meeting KPIs including mill goals, production, quality and on-grade up-time
- Compliance with all HR policies, SOPs and collective bargaining agreement.
- Safety and environmental compliance through training, meetings and enforcement of safety and environmental policies.
- Responsible for new employee orientation, training, and daily toolbox talks
- Works with crew members and maintenance team to perform root cause failure analysis [RCFA] for paper breaks and mechanical failures
- Assesses individual training needs and plans training
- Plans employee work schedules to meet production needs
- Works with the Production Manager to plan and execute mill maintenance shutdowns
- Maintains equipment through assuring basic care rounds, operator maintenance, housekeeping and effective use of maintenance resources are completed.
- Champions continuous improvement processes and equipment reliability
- Communication among crew members, other Shift Supervisors and management through shift turnover, breakout meeting and daily reporting.
- Works with crew members to resolve issues or complaints; communicates concerns with the Production Manager and Human Resources Manager if necessary
- Other functions that may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises 15 non-exempt Mill Technicians. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Require minimum 10 years plus of paper mill experience
- 10 years or more in heavy manufacturing experience a plus
- Preferred managerial experience
Other skills:
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite and the ability to learn new applications.
- Strong understanding of computerized maintenance management systems such as Maximo.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong mechanical knowledge and aptitude
- Well-developed people practice, including strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build lasting relationships, provide recognition and demonstrate integrity and high personal standards.
- Preferred a minimum of five years of experience in the paper industry
- Competencies: detail orientated, managerial courage, problem solving, organizational skills
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to [ A combination of these activities can make up a full 12-hour shift ]:
- Stand for long periods of time
- Walk the distance of a large manufacturing facility
- Reach with hands and arms above the shoulders
- Have full wrist range of motion to use tools
- Bend at the waist and twist upper body
- Grip hand and power tools, ladders, and equipment
- Use hands to turn valves, push and pull items
- Climb or balance on stairs, ladders & catwalks
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Move, lift & carry up to 50 pounds (Occasionally up to 100 pounds)
- Occasionally required to sit, drive heavy machinery such as a bobcat, forklift and clamp truck
- Vision abilities required are close vision and depth perception
- Able to verbally communicate and hearing abilities
Work Environment: The duties of the job are performed either in the Paper Mill at the site of a piece of equipment, yard, or receiving/shipping. The Paper Mill is a large facility, and the employees can work at various locations within the Mill during a shift. Equipment in the Paper Mill can be very large. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee:
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud (80+dB).
- Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
- Occasionally exposed to loud, moving mechanical equipment; high precarious places; vapors or corrosive chemicals; hot and cold; blood borne pathogens; and risk of electrical shock.
- Occasionally the employee is exposed to the Mill work environment which can be hot and the noise level is loud
[ Employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment [PPE] such as hard hat, steel toed boots, gloves, safety glasses and hearing protection ].