What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paper Area Relief Coordinator (Escanaba, MI) position at Billerud?
Purpose:
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Billerud's mission to lead the way when it comes to challenging conventional packaging and business? Our decisions are guided by the promise of creating a better tomorrow. Building a future where lighter, stronger, more durable and sustainable packaging is the natural choice not only requires experience and expertise, but also takes dedication, teamwork and perseverance. This is a journey that we are making together with our talented staff and our customers.
Summary Description:
This position will assist in driving continuous improvement of Paper operations and efficient production within all areas of the Paper system (E1, E3, & E4). The role will primarily be involved in troubleshooting issues across all machine lines; acting as an additional resource to expedite troubleshooting efforts where the need is greatest. This position will also be responsible for working on cost reduction initiatives, developing training materials and troubleshooting documents, working directly with crew members on skills and knowledge topics, streamlining our OJT process, helping build bench strength by coaching and mentoring Paper area leaders, acting as production lead on capital projects, and temporarily backfilling for open coordinator positions if we do not have a direct replacement ready.
Qualifications
Key Accountabilities:
- Fully support the mill safety programs.
- Implement and lead area improvements by following Billerud's Operational Excellence business model.
- Ensure Business Unit, Operations, and Supply Chain are fully coordinated.
- Convert the Business Plan to a daily operations plan.
- Provide technical expertise in the daily operations of the unit including assisting operators in resolving gaps between production and the plan.
- Analyze and allocate production losses.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Thorough understanding of unit operations, process equipment, and technology.
- In depth knowledge of plant operations, maintenance spending constraints, production commitments, costs, margins, capital projects, small projects and turnarounds.
- Ability to reach a conclusion using relevant information and data and to determine the best course of action in a timeframe that is consistent with business requirements.
- Ability to utilize lean manufacturing statistical tools.
- Competency with standard Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAP, Proficy, PI, Optivision, PARCview, G3PTM, MiniTab, etc.
Required Experience and Education:
- Bachelors degree in pulp paper science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience
- 7 years of related paper, operational, or manufacturing/industrial experience
- Proven experience with several leadership behaviors: Leading and
- Advocating Change, Drive for Results, Communication, Managerial Courage, Building and Effective Team, and Managing through Systems
Required skills:
- Ability to give encouragement, guidance, and direction to others to improve performance.
- Ability to listen generously and practice open advocacy.
Ability to reach a conclusion using relevant information and data and to determine the best course of action in a timeframe that is consistent with business requirements. - Ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel, both union and management.
- Ability to motivate and direct those supervised, as well as the ability to develop organizational talent.
Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
Why us?
- Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud
- An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
- Development and career opportunities
- Performance-based bonus and a number of different benefits according to company policy,
- Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard
Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference checks, and alcohol & drug testing.
At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important toolsto help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.
Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we've grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.
We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 6,000 employees in 19 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 41.2 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.
Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.Verso Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
