VP & Resident Mill Manager

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.

 

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 MISSION / SUMMARY:

The Mill Manager has oversight of all day-to-day operations including overall P&L responsibility, safety, quality, production and maintenance of a SUS mill. They continue to drive a coordinated, metrics-driven, results-oriented culture. Innovatively finds ways to further improve upon successful strong foundational elements while adroitly addressing opportunities for improvement or issues. They must assimilate into Graphic Packaging and become thoroughly familiar with our culture and deliver on revenue and profitability goals. They work closely with the VP SUS Mills to address potential strategic, tactical and operating issues to ensure future growth and success. They provide professional management and leadership to the mill, including mentoring and developing key management members

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

• Accountable for oversight of all day to day operations including overall P&L responsibility, safety, quality, production and maintenance.
• Drive a coordinated, metrics-driven, results-oriented culture of operations excellence based on a foundation of accountability, respect, continuous improvement, quality and safety.
• Address potential strategic, tactical and operational issues to ensure future growth and success.
• Establish a successfully integrated operating rhythm with division leadership (Mill and Converting), local organization and functional business partners (Finance, HR, Procurement, etc.) relative to coordinated project and capital management, schedule fulfillment, annual planning and quality.
• Prepare major capital project requests and manage to execution on time and budget.
• Champion best demonstrated practices throughout the Mill Division.

BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 15 years work experience in the paper industry demonstrating progressively increasing responsibility in integrated mill paper making. The candidate must possess significant experience in the entire papermaking process from stock prep to the customer. This would include a) operations management, b) proven track record of improving mill operations, c) experience with industrial machinery and control systems d) thorough understanding of analytical problem solving methodology.
• Previous successful experience as a Mill Manager, Plant Manager, or Production Manager

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE:

• A minimum of a 4 year BS degree in Engineering, Paper Sciences or an equivalent degree in related technical field.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Demonstrated success in leading multiple turnaround situations in production, talent and culture including establishing goals, driving accountability at all levels across the organization, proactively addressing deficiencies, rewarding performance accomplishments.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation).
• Proven success in attracting, retaining, developing talent and addressing personnel performance issues to achieve an optimal organization structure for delivering operational excellence. Passion and demonstrated success as a coach and mentor for less experienced and high potential employees.
• Proven analytical skills, fact-based decision making record, high learning agility, ability to quickly assimilate complex information and make a good decision without all of the facts and solid computer proficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage expertise to optimize and empower quality team and individual decisio