Where you will work
The Augusta mill sits along the Savannah River, on the state border between Georgia and South Carolina and manufactures light, medium, and heavyweight coated paperboard. It is a well-invested SBS paperboard manufacturing facility with approximately 600 thousand tons of capacity. This facility boasts over 700 employees and has been in operation for almost 65 years. Located on 3,000 acres, the Augusta site operates two paper machines that produce 1,940 tons per day. The Augusta Mill is Clearwater Paper’s largest paperboard facility and is critical to the success of our strategy and future.
Augusta, Georgia is a vibrant community along the Georgia/South Carolina border about 150 miles east of Atlanta and 70 miles west of Columbia. Augusta offers a variety of experiences – something for everyone! The area offers historical attractions, recreational activities, music, family festivals, and other unforgettable experiences for fun with a hometown feel. Downtown Augusta is home to many of Augusta’s most popular attractions, locally owned restaurants, and nightlife.
What you will do
The Senior Technical Manager is a member of the Augusta PPD leadership team. This role is responsible for establishing a vision to improve the overall effectiveness of the site’s process and product quality, engineering, and continuous improvement. This role is also responsible for providing technical engineering support across the site’s pulp, power, and recovery portfolio, and paper-making assets. This role will lead the technical team toward accomplishing the organizational mission-critical objectives, continuous improvement, and operational optimization objectives, delivering measurable value-added initiatives.
Operational Leadership
- Serves as the principal contact for process engineering support and resourcing inclusive of developing ad hoc response resources and partnerships with operations excellence/external engineering firms.
- Champions and collaborates with the leadership team in coordination of resources to meet the needs of operations.
- Provides expertise for troubleshooting as needed to support the operations.
- Fosters an operating environment that encourages employee engagement by demonstrating and modeling Clearwater Paper’s Core Values.
- Drives a culture of technical collaboration throughout application engineering technical experts across the division.
- Champions and executes Clearwater Paper’s Talent and Performance Management process incorporating goal development and deployment, talent reviews, succession planning, and talent selection and development to ensure organization sustainment.
- Champions Augusta Intern and Co-Op processes.
- Enables technical sustainment plan by promoting development and transferring knowledge across work groups.
- Leads the continuous improvement process for the Augusta Operation.
- Effective and efficient project management within defined limits of authority (budget); seeks to deliver projects and operating budgets within targets.
Key Competencies and Attributes
- Demonstrated leadership courage to identify and communicate project risks; develop, align resources, and communicate countermeasures to mitigate risks.
- Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed and highly collaborative environment to influence change and core processes.
- Demonstrated experience in leading a diverse team – setting vision, strategy, tactics, and delivery.
- Demonstrated strong change management skills, aligning and bringing others along – acts to improve culture, process, and products.
- Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making; see the big picture and distill it into action plans.
- Confidence in dealing with ambiguity; bringing different perspectives to light and rallying others to align goals and objectives.
- High degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset.
- Optimistically look toward the future for opportunities to innovate and improve.
- Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal); leading and presenting complex materials for various audiences.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality; maintain discretion and confidential information.
What you will need
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, operations management, or related field required; Master’s in engineering or MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive responsibility in manufacturing operations and management required.
- 5+ years of budgetary responsibilities (Project or Operating Budget).
- Experience in the paper industry is strongly preferred.
- Experience in both manufacturing and commercial (sales) exposure is highly desired.
- Experience in Manufacturing, Customer Service, and Quality of Paper Board and Finished products (Folded Carton, Plate, Packaging grades, etc.) highly desired.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal development through continuing education, coaching, and developing others.
- Highly adept at performing at a fast pace communicating and collaborating across multiple stakeholders.
- Travel: <10%
Total Reward Details:
We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience, offering a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more, generally begin after 30 days. Our paid time off includes vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.
Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
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