Manager Plant Mfg Excellence I

At Sylvamo, we’re a team on a mission. Joining us, you’ll be helping to sustain forests and renew ecosystems, while delivering on the promise of paper to educate, communicate and entertain the world. Come grow with us! Manufacturing Excellence Lead – Sumter Sheet Converting, Sumter, SC Starting base salary PL12/PL13 commensurate with relevant experience, education and training. Relocation assistance will be provided with this position. The Manufacturing Excellence Leader in Sumter will be responsible for Manufacturing Excellence Initiatives, including strategy deployment and deliberate and continuous improvement, for the entire Sheeting, Transportation and Maintenances areas. Additionally, they will also be responsible for leading and educating the operations and maintenance teams in Lean Six Sigma tools. The Manufacturing Excellence Leader will report directly to the Sumter Manufacturing Manager with a dotted line to the Mill MME. Essential Responsibilities: • Demonstrated leadership in the area of safety; support broad based participation in the plant’s safety process. • Drive, develop and implement innovative capital and non-capital process changes which will improve product quality, reduce operating cost, or provide an economic advantage. • Responsible for building plan to close ME R-gap for the assigned area. • Utilize Manufacturing Excellence tools to drive a culture of deliberate improvement and engage employees in participating in cost improvement projects. • Responsible for working with and coordination of corporate technology team’s cost reduction ideas and initiatives in the assigned area. • Will work to train Sumter Plant and Eastover mill population in white belt, yellow belt, and green belt. • Will be responsible for mentoring and developing new engineers Qualifications: Required qualifications include: • Bachelor’s degree or a minimum 5 years manufacturing management or technical experience with a track record of high achievement and continuous improvement through systems and teams • Manufacturing Excellence experience with commitment to earn Green Belt • Broad experience leading people and influencing a management team to achieve desired results • Strong oral and written communication skills • Strong interpersonal skills and manufacturing leadership experience focused on accountability and results. Must be able to develop strong working relationships with all levels including operating technicians • Strong organizational and planning skills • Strong understanding of sustainability with a track record of implementing work systems. • Ability to communicate and present to a broad array of people • Must be self-directed in job role and skill development • Knowledgeable of continuous improvement/ME processes and tools (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, performance management and tracking, change management, capital allocation, Kaizen, Kepner Tregoe, RCFA, etc.) Preferred qualifications include: • Green Belt certified with commitment to earn a Black Belt Key Competencies: Action Oriented, Timely Decisions, Innovation Management, Interpersonal Savvy, Managerial Courage, Managing and measuring work, motivating others, organizing, perseverance, perspective, planning, problem solving, process management, results oriented, standing alone, TQM/ReEngineering Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/D/V Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Sylvamo is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off and paid holidays per year. The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.