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Paper Machine Shift Supervisor (Quinnesec, MI)

Billerud
United States, Michigan, Quinnesec
Jan 17, 2025
Paper Machine Shift Supervisor (Quinnesec, MI) Job description Purpose: What if you could go to work and contribute to a sustainable future? Billerud is a leading sustainable packaging materials and paper company. We are passionate paper makers committed to providing the best solutions to our customers. It is our goal to deliver a quality product, on time. We offer competitive compensation, full benefits, opportunities for growth and advancement, and an understanding that our people make us successful. If you are passionate about what you do and driven to do it well, there is a place for you at Billerud's Quinnesec Mill! Summary Description: The Paper Machine Shift Supervisor is responsible for shift supervision and leadership for the Q41 Paper Machine's stock preparation, coating preparation, paper machine, rereeler, supercalenders, and winders. This includes scheduling and managing the crew work and training schedules. The shift manager participates in entry level hiring as well as crew promotion processes. The shift manager manages safety, quality and productivity through the machine line. This position also responds to critical situations in other areas of the mill as required. Qualifications Key Accountabilities: Safety & Environmental - Provide leadership and resources to ensure employee safety and compliance with safety policies & environmental regulations. Lead by example through actions. Provide framework for and set expectations around crew/team led safety plans. Quality - Provide leadership and resources to ensure product quality. Work with area managers and resource groups to implement plans to centerline and reduce variability of operation. Cost - Manage at a crew level to implement initiatives that sustain Q41's position as a North American low-cost producer of graphic papers. New product development - coordinate crew activity to support Billerud's evolution North American packaging grades. Manufacturing Excellence and Reliability - Provide leadership and resources to improve equipment reliability through use of systems including Operator Driven Rounds and Manufacturing Work Systems. Engagement - Lead the building of effective work teams. Provide formal and informal feedback to develop team members. Increase skill level of employees through effective training. Help crew to understand and implement change. Utilize systems to help team solve problems. Coordinate resources to address daily workload and maximize the productivity of Q41 / PS&D. Personal qualities Required Experience and Education Must Have: Fully certified Q41 JF1A or JF1C OR Bacheleor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or technical equivalent OR manufacturing supervisory experience Minimum 2 years of professional manufacturing experience Preferred Skills: Supervisory / leadership experience Ability to advance into production supervisory roles Knowledge of paper machine systems including process flows, terminology, paper properties, and analytical tests that measure system performance. Proficiency in the following systems Manufacturing Work Systems SAP (work order entry) Optivision Proficy ParcView SAP When Down Do Ceridian Global People Tool Application information Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. Why us? Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future Development and career opportunities Performance-based bonus and a number of different benefits according to company policy Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference checks and alcohol & drug test. Click here to apply for the job! Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work? At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important toolsto help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow. Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we've grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round. We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 6,000 employees in 19 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 41.2 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say. Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.