What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Paper Machine Manager position at Ahlstrom?
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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 Assistant Paper Machine Manager has responsibility for achievement of quality, rate of operation, safety, cost, maintenance and environmental objectives of a paper machine production line consisting of the paper machine, stock prep, and winder. The candidate will also be responsible for assisting with projects.
The Assistant Paper Machine Manager has responsibility to include the following:
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. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders.
Our three divisions, Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.
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Ahlstrom’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, must be adhered to, 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.
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 Assistant Paper Machine Manager has responsibility for achievement of quality, rate of operation, safety, cost, maintenance and environmental objectives of a paper machine production line consisting of the paper machine, stock prep, and winder. The candidate will also be responsible for assisting with projects.
The Assistant Paper Machine Manager has responsibility to include the following:
- Must follow Ahlstrom 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.
- Administer consistent application of all company policies.
- Ability to lead a production line.
- Deliver results by setting goals and tracking with key performance indicators.
- Assist in developing capital plans.
- Interface with customers and sales to ensure the voice of the customer is being met.
- Drive operations/maintenance reliability effort.
- Drive process improvement.
- Responsible for productivity, quality, efficiency, cost control, compliance, and housekeeping.
- Provide crews with needed equipment and training resources; provide guidance to foster individual growth.
- Audit crews to ensure they are working safely, following safety requirements, and are able to identify potential hazards. Confront and correct safety hazards and unsafe acts in an appropriate and timely way.
- Lead safety investigations.
- Assess processes for effectiveness and help to implement improvements.
- Provide leadership in emergency situations.
- Assign scheduled work and oversee the day-to-day direction or personnel relative to job safety, quality and workmanship. Develop individual accountability for job completion and timeliness.
- Meet with operations management every morning and communicate to them each afternoon on work in progress and make sure all equipment concerns discussed that morning are addressed.
- Work with the planning department daily to discuss the following day’s work assignments and manning needs.
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. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders.
Our three divisions, Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.
Learn more at
Ahlstrom’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, must be adhered to, 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.
