Dryer Heat Energy & Woodroom Area Manager

In general, this position is intended that the Area Manager is to spend most of their time improving the area processes by partnering with engineering on capital projects and repetitive downtime issues, reducing waste, improving throughput through increased efficiency, and standardizing the pay for skills process with production team members by providing standardized training and testing.

What you will do:

These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Analyze data (downtime, throughput per shift, operator effectiveness, shift differentials) in order to set priorities for maintenance, operator training, and shift teamwork. Area Managers will attend each down day maintenance planning meeting.
• Assist in prioritizing work request/work orders by ensuring the correct data is collect on an ongoing basis, in an analyzable format.
• Provide the continuity & resource for PIT teams that are formed in their areas to address opportunities for improvement in performance or housekeeping.
• Collaborate with Area Engineers in root cause analysis for all downtime events >30 mins (or accumulating to >2 hrs per month), using all available resources (SC personnel, NT, personnel at other Norbord facilities, OEMs, consultants, etc.).
• Will assist shift supervisors & the production manager in their efforts to manage safety & housekeeping standards.
• Responsible for process improvement in housekeeping and identifying individual members that need improvement or excel in housekeeping.
• Responsible for safety requirements in their area (unsafe conditions).
• Provide the training of the operators in their areas, to encourage continuous skills upgrade and rotation within each shift.
• Responsible for the training manuals in their area and the tools to access knowledge and skill level.
• Play a central role in developing and reviewing pay-for-skill standards & implementation in their areas. This includes the administration of pay-for-skill testing.
• Work with the Area and Process Engineer(s) to coordinate operator input for engineering to address frequent downtime issues, throughput enhancements, or MORE objectives.
• Coordinate monthly best practice reviews with other Norbord facilities with similar equipment.
• Coordinate improved constructive engagement of OEMs, to ensure we benefit from the best practices developed elsewhere in the industry.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities in their areas with the area maintenance leads.
• Actively participate in pre-task assessments and nonroutine work in the area.
• Coordinate the collection of SSOP, LOTO procedures and safe work practices associated with their area and cataloging of them in CMMS and/or the site SSOP database.
• Ensure consumable inventories are maintained in their areas.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Production Manager.

What you need to be successful:

Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform this role. These are the qualifications that are necessary for someone to be considered for the position. A reasonable accommodation may be allowed for some aspects of the role as determined by Human Resources.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Eligible to legally work in the United States
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Wood Science or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years’ experience in manufacturing in the wood products industry (OSB, MDF or Plywood preferred)
• Must have held a leadership role which included direct reports
• Excellent Project Management skills
• Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge and aptitude
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced computer skills including MS Office software

What will make you stand out:

• Functional / Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Decision Quality: Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people - up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Listening to operators is a key skill that is needed.