Assistant Superintendent - Paper Machine 1

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

 

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

 

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

 

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

 

POSITION SCOPE:

• The position is responsible for providing daily leadership for departmental employees to improve safety and environmental compliance, quality, cost control, and production for the Paper Machine area.

 JOB FUNCTION: Job functions include but are not limited to the following.

• Optimize Paper Machine department to support all areas in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Liaison with other department managers as needed to improve communication around deficiencies.
• Work with department OMC to ensure all critical work that could impact production, environmental, or safety is properly prioritized and executed.
• Use six sigma and lean processes to implement process improvement projects to optimize equipment and reduce downtime.
• Sponsor employee ownership with supervisors and operators to assure the entire team is working to achieve the department objectives.
• Provide leadership with the implementation of problem-solving strategies and execution of key performance objectives in the production for the Paper Machine area.
• Manage department training matrix, training schedule, and operator qualification process. Update training materials as needed and schedule 3rd party training as needed.
• Enter and update reliability events into the reliability database – work with engineering team to complete RCFAs and enter action items.
• Create and manage the annual outage operational schedule – including lockouts and operational activities.
• Create, implement, and monitor local KPI’s for department. 
• Foster employee engagement initiatives.
• Encourage a behavior-based safety process.
• Review environmental compliance measures and ensure all compliance activities are taking place.
• Preserve asset management systems for equipment performance and reliability improvement.
• Promote ISO standards throughout department.
• Administer and implement Labor relations (CBA) through consultation with the Human Resource department and Mill Managers.

 

BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE:

• Five (5) years of supervisory experience; pulp and paper industry preferred. 

 

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor of Science, Engineering; mechanical, electrical, and chemical preferred.

 

 

Pay Range:   $112,005.00 - <