Operations Manager

Operations Manager – New‑Indy Container board LLC

Manage the overall operation of a world-class 100% Recycle facility.

• Leadership experience:
  Lead by example, mentoring, and exhibiting behaviors that are consistent with the company’s values.
• Provide formal supervision to individual employees within single functional or operational areas.
• Plan and monitor appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime.
• Provide recommendations regarding staff recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action, and termination.
• Prepare and/or deliver performance appraisal for staff.
• Provides daily communication to the management team.
• Transfer knowledge to salaried staff and prepare them for future advancement opportunities.

• Oversee daily production with an emphasis on safety, reliability, cost, quality, and environmental issues.
• Implement short‑ and long‑term strategies designed to: increase yield and operating efficiency, reduce cost, and improve reliability.
• Drive a culture change towards becoming a self‑directed and reliability‑focused organization.
• Fluidly interface with team leaders, production and maintenance managers, operations and maintenance employees, engineering, union representatives, and customers.
• Develop clear and achievable safety, environmental, cost and productivity improvements.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and processes.
• Manage development of the annual budget, production targets and cost reduction goals.
• Work closely with departments to ensure goals are met.
• Participate in the coordination of mill shutdowns and major project installations.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Strong operational background with demonstrated technical skills.
• 6‑10 years of high‑speed paper making experience.
• Good understanding of the operation of a recycle mill.
• Excellent leadership ability, including strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Supervisory experience including responsibility for paper machines.
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities to meet short and long‑term objectives.
• Ability to train/mentor direct reports to the next management level.
• Outstanding communication skills, the ability to recognize contributions, make effective presentations, and can quickly build trust and respect.
• Possess an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering.

• Ability to implement environmental standards, site compliance programs, and Company objectives at the site.
• Ability to provide employee training using multiple delivery methods and media.
• Ability to investigate and determine system root cause analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written communication to individuals and groups of diverse sizes.
• Ability to act appropriately in emergency situations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Bonus
• Health Savings Account (HSA) option with company contribution
• 401k plan & generous company match of $100 match up to 6%
• Short & Long‑Term Disability coverage (company paid)
• Life Insurance & AD&D coverage (company paid)
• Flexible & Dependent Care Savings Account options
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO:
  Sick and Vacation time
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance

Executive

Full‑time

Management, Production, and Manufacturing

Paper & Forest Products, Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing, and Manufacturing