Calhoun Tissue Production Manager

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Calhoun, TN is seeking talent to fill the position of Calhoun Tissue Production Manager. 

• Safety
  • Conducts safety investigations and shares and implements results
  • Participates in monthly safety meetings
• Strategy
  • Leads the strategic plan of the TM and Converting plant (safety, environment, production, and cost)
  • Communicates plan, with detailed and specific actions to achieve strategic outcomes
• Initiatives
  • Manages the planning, development, and execution of initiatives
  • Develops new ideas for improvement initiatives
• Quality
  • Ensures that the GMPs are followed
  • Coaches Superintendent and Shift Supervisors adhere to the GMPs
  • Coordinates product trials and implements product specification changes accordingly
• Capital management
  • Develops ideas for value creation and asset maintenance projects
  • Prioritizes capital projects and provides project leadership to ensure successful completion
  • Provides info for documentation and submission of AR projects
• Cost Management
  • Participates in development of annual budget
  • Tracks and controls costs against budget
  • Develops ideas to beat budget and costs
  • Manages stores inventory
• People development
  • Manages on-call list
  • Performs annual performance and personal development plan reviews for direct reports
  • Develops annual goals for the TM and Converting team
  • Leads hiring process for salaried TM and Converting employees
  • Regularly reviews and coaches direct employees (Superintendents, Process Engineers, etc.)
• Business development (SKU development)
  • Develops recipes and strategies of new products
  • Investigates, pilots, and approves their implementation
• Disciplinary action
  • Performs disciplinary actions when escalated by superintendent and HR manager.  Escalates serious disciplinary action to General Manager
• Communication
  • • Develops and creates content for monthly crew meetings
    • Shares Safety information/policies
  • Creates and distributes information to upper management and outside groups
    • Monthly report
    • Weekly report
    • Budget variance reports- cost and production
    • Weekly Tissue group meeting
    • Monthly tissue group meeting

Knowledge and experience

10-15 years in a progressively responsible position in production management with experience in tissue manufacturing preferred.

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions). 

 
Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.  If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.  

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