Position Title: Assistant Superintendent

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Provides competent and compassionate leadership to the shift supervisors, hourly employees and support staff

• Provides technical support to the shift supervisors and hourly employees

• Develops leadership and technical skills of shift supervisors and hourly employees

• Assists the Superintendent in managing operations in a safe, deliberate and organized manner

• Explains and consistently enforces policies and procedures

• Works with the safety manager to ensure production safety training is accomplished

• Complies/enforces Company health and safety standards

• Assumes Shift Supervisor responsibilities when required

• Performs Team Leader responsibilities in the Mill call rotation

• Complies with all daily, weekly and monthly requirements

• Works with employees to resolve issues or complaints; communicates Employee concerns with the Paper Machine Superintendent and HR Manager

• Other functions/duties as assigned.

Key Competencies

• Managing
• Organization
• Planning
• Technical Skills
• Time Management
• Decision-Making
• Problem-Solving
• Action Oriented

Qualifications

• Four-year Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Background in recycled containerboard preferred
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Ability to pass a pre-hire physical with lift test, drug screen and background check
• Comfortable working in a Union environment

Daily Responsibilities

• Arrive on-site with sufficient time to perform the following prior to shift change:
  • Review previous shift Operator Rounds, Shift Supervisor log, etc. & enter necessary SR’s, make any process changes.
  • Review/collect additional data of any issues with Shift Supervisor before their shift ends
  • Make a round on the paper machine, identify any immediate needs to address by day shift.
• Facilitate the 9AM Production meeting in the Superintendent’s absence.
• Identify & drive continuous improvement opportunities.
• Assist in development of work systems related to safety, precision operations, housekeeping, & training.
• Communicate Night Notes to shift supervisors in Superintendent’s absence.
• Ensure KPI database is maintained and is accurate

Weekly Responsibilities

• Attend and actively participate in the following weekly meetings:
  • Lost Time Meeting
  • Work Order Meeting
  • Liabilities Meeting
  • Outage planning

Monthly Responsibilities

• Provide end of month report to Superintendent on all KPI’s
• Perform inventories and audits to assist Superintendent in end of month reporting
• Attend & actively participate in the following monthly meetings:
  • Training Progress
  • Outage Review
  • LOTO