Plant Manager
Job Location:
Allendale County, SC - USA
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Job Summary
Welcome home!
At CascadesSustainable DevelopmentmeansRespecting the True Natureof our 10000 talents. We put you first:
- Salary for Plant Manager starting at $160k plus yearly with room to grow as you progress in your career!
- Telemedicine Group insurance
- Financial Benefits: Profit Sharing Plan Retirement Plan with company matching Stock Options & Annual flexible reimbursement program
- Employee assistance program (because we care about the physical and mental health of our people)
Develop your talents
By applying for your expertise within our facility in Rockingham NC as a Plant Manager:
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all plant operations to achieve safety quality production and financial objectives.
- Drive a strong safety culture through visible leadership and accountability.
- Improve reliability through preventive/predictive maintenance planning scheduling and root cause analysis.
- Optimize paper machine performance equipment uptime productivity and product quality.
- Manage plant financial performance including cost per ton labor maintenance fiber chemical and energy costs.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven problem-solving methods.
- Develop and strengthen leadership technical and hourly teams.
- Build and execute recovery plans for underperforming operations with measurable business impact
Theres nobody quite like you!
Respect your true nature by putting forward your strengths:
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Manufacturing or related field preferred.
- 15 years of manufacturing leadership experience in tissue paper pulp or related process industries.
- Proven experience leading paper machine operations and driving performance improvements.
- Demonstrated success managing operational turnarounds and improving underperforming facilities.
- Strong knowledge of papermaking processes maintenance and reliability systems continuous improvement and plant financial management.
- Proven ability to lead large teams develop talent and drive organizational change.
Preferred Experience
- Tissue manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Progressive leadership experience from Operations/Production Management into Plant or Mill Leadership.
- Track record of improving safety OEE uptime quality productivity and cost performance.
We look forward to meeting you!
About Cascades
Cascades believes in the success of an inclusive organization that values diversity within its team. All qualified candidates will be considered for this position in a fair manner.
To be part of Cascades is to reveal the full potential of materials people and ideas. We have been a source of possibilities since 1964. Cascades have been providing sustainable innovative and value-creating solutions in packaging hygiene and recovery. Join 9000 talents working in a network in almost 65 operating units located in North America.
Accountable
Ensure the safety of its employees and a safe environment free of all risks.
Ensure optimal execution of operations by achieving targets in terms of occupational health and safety production capacity standardization of operating costs and quality
Ensure compliance with Cascades business processes in the plant in accordance with established business rules and best practices
Prepare and execute investment and asset maintenance plans and meet return on investment targets
Engage and develop all your employees
Ensure the execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement/Employee Handbook and highlight areas for improvement with the union/committee
Responsible
Establish performance standards (availability efficiency OEE) in collaboration with the General Manager
Lead weekly meetings with your team and SUs to analyze KPIs and discuss and launch required action plans
Collaborate in the implementation of optimization projects specific to your unit
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensure the sustainability of Lean Manufacturing best practices
Extensive experience in management and in the manufacturing sector
Leadership and a collaborative spirit that inspire and engage teams to achieve excellence
Ability to understand customer needs issues and interests in order to develop solutions that support their experience
Ability to guide and coach team members
Sound judgment to ensure follow-up and effective implementation of solutions in accordance with company priorities and to make appropriate decisions
Ability to position oneself with conviction in an unpopular context and generate maximum support.
Strong persuasiveness to foster maximum buy-in in a difficult context
The knowledge and experience to anticipate the impact of a decision on your unit and employees
Strong communication skills tact and diplomacy
Excellent ability to build and support a customer-focused culture based on a people-centred approach
Excellent written and spoken English to support professional interactions
Agility needed to work with various technological tools
Knowledge of SAP software or other ERP (an asset)
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Explore Cascades’ e-commerce packaging solutions: cardboard shipping boxes, insulated boxes, and protective material.
