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. 

Key Accountabilities:

• To plan, direct and maintain efficient manufacturing operation of the E3 Coater meeting safety, production and quality requirements.
• Provide leadership in safety excellence.
• Implement and lead off machine coater area improvements by following Billerud’s Operational Excellence business model.
• Close R-Gap budget initiatives by focusing on the three circles of improvement, People, Technical, Process Systems.
• Convert the business plan to a daily operations plan.
• Provide technical expertise in daily operations.
• Coordinate repairs and maintenance with the Operations and Maintenance Coordinator; establish priorities for repair work; schedule shutdowns to optimize maintenance repairs.
• Participate in Capital Projects planning and budgeting.
• Thorough understanding of unit operations, process equipment, and technology.
• In depth knowledge of plant operations, maintenance spending constraints, production commitment, costs, margins, capital projects, small projects and turnarounds.
• Implementing and leading coater & coating prep area improvements.
• Improve uptime and reliability by understanding and driving using the MWS process and determine the true root cause of reliability events and prevent them.

Required Experience and Education:

Minimum Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor s 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:

Minimum 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, sex, 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, occupational pension and a number of different benefits according to company policy

Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference checks and alcohol & drug testing.