Where you will work:
For over 40 years, Manchester Industries, a Clearwater Paper Company, has demonstrated a passion for providing packaging and paperboard solutions to our customers. Manchester's five strategic locations ensure speed to market and a high-quality product. With a total of fourteen precision sheeters, three slitter rewinders, five guillotines, and four carton packing lines, we have the capacity to produce over 170,000 tons of finished product for the marketplace. We maintain an average daily inventory of over 16,000 tons to meet the demands of our customers providing "Just in Time" service for customer needs.

Mendon, Michigan is located along the beautiful St. Joseph River and offers a variety of small-town activities and ways to stay involved. Each year, the village celebrates the Mendon Riverfest at Reed River Park on the banks of St. Joseph River. Riverfest offers a Lip Sync Contest, the Canoe Swamp, the Toy Boat Race, and an evening fireworks display. The Mendon Kiwanis Showboat has become a cultural staple with a focus on music, talent, and comedy offered annually in the Mendon Elementary Auditorium. Mendon provides a variety of ways to become involved in the community with programs like Computer Tech, Friendly Visitors, Friends of Mendon Elders, Event Bakers, the local food pantry, Travel Committee, and Library assistants. The school system in Mendon offers a variety of strong K-12 schools. The Mendon Junior/Senior High School is one of the top academic schools in southwestern Michigan and offers several sports programs including an outstanding football program. Kellogg Community College, Glen Oaks Community College, Michigan State Ext University, and Western Michigan are conveniently located near Mendon for higher educational opportunities.

What you will do:

Operations

• Direct responsibility for fulfilment of on-demand manufacturing operation; seasonal demands can require position related organization of overtime in a quick turnaround business model.
• Works with the Director of Operations or General Manager to ensure effective utilization of all resources (e.g., asset management, capacity planning and resource management).
• Develops short- and long-range manufacturing objectives consistent with division guidelines.
• Establishes, executes, and maintains accountability for the achievement of specific operational performance targets (e.g., on-time shipments, inventory targets, product cost, quality standards, and order accuracy) leveraging continuous improvements concepts and applications.
• Drives established throughput goals, processes and requirements and assures budgeted production from all operations
• Directs development of capital and operating budgets, assuring objectives are met.
• Ensure the optimization of the assembly/fulfilment processes and related material/production workflow.
• Drive appropriate production/fulfilment methodologies on the shop floor; leverage best practices when applicable
• Supports and champions a culture of continuous improvement.

Safety and Environmental

• Makes safety a priority by communicating, participating, and supporting safety efforts, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met.
• Ensures support of corporate safety initiatives. * Reviews all safety incidents in the department and participate in the cause map.
• Tours daily for safety compliance and observation of employees.
• Guides and develops supervisors to manage crews in the area of safe work practices.

Quality

• Ensure standards for customer service, product quality, equipment and operator performances are maintained.
• Ensure Quality processes, procedures, and associated documentation is utilized.
• Ensures workforce is educated on the importance of producing a quality product.

Leadership

• Measures team performance and makes employment decisions. Gives timely performance feedback and conducts formal performance reviews; challenges the team.
• Leads and mentors supervisors who are responsible for day to day people management.
• Develops an atmosphere where information is freely shared, and employees work towards a common goal.
• Provide both short-term guidance and long-term coaching and direction to the Management Team ensuring they effectively fulfil their duties and responsibilities

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others' knowledge and skills.
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization's customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management or a related field is strongly desired.
• Progressive growth in leadership responsibility with a minimum of 5 years in manufacturing, distribution or another related field
• Experience in the pulp and paper industry preferred.
• Ability to work with a variety of employees, adapt and react to changing work situations
• Good supervisory and coaching skills * Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent time management and planning skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Exceptional communication/interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with individuals across the organization
• Continuous improvement/lean manufacturing experience preferred.
• High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces

• Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment.

• Dirt, noise, odor, & temperature extremes.

• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding

• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process

Total Reward Details:
We're committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.