Fibers Manufacturing Excellence Group Leader

Job Description

Position Title:

Fibers Manufacturing Excellence Group Leader

Pay Rate: $108,200 – $144,300

Category/Shift: Salaried Full-Time

Physical

Location:

Mansfield Mill, 1202 Highway 509, Mansfield LA 71052

The Fibers Manufacturing Excellence (ME) Group Leader will be the key driver for deliberate and continuous improvement efforts in the Fibers department, which consists of the Woodyard, Pulp Mill, and Caustic Plant areas. The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Using a data driven approach to identify cost and performance gaps, identifying deliberate improvement opportunities, and prioritizing project efforts that maximize resource utilization and year-over-year improvements
• Ensuring deliberate and continuous improvement efforts align with the department’s goals, which in turn align with mill and corporate objectives
• Managing, facilitating, and coaching deliberate improvement efforts for fiber, energy, reliability, productivity, engagement, customers, and safety
• Ensuring ME principles are utilized in daily operations for continuous improvement
• Supervising the ME group in Fibers
• Mentoring and coaching Engineers in the Early Career Manufacturing (ECM) program
• Integrating and coordinating ME efforts with the Manager of Manufacturing Excellence (MME)
• Working with the Capital Engineering group to initiate, develop, and successfully implement cost reduction capital opportunities

• Must have demonstrated the ability to set expectations with stretch goals and measure work to determine the degree of goal attainment
• Must have experience and ability developing and mentoring newly hired engineers
• Must have strong written communication and oral presentation skills
• Must have demonstrated the ability to manage project/process improvements and guide a team to successful completion of tasks
• Should be familiar with ME principles and utilization of the tools in a wide variety of applications

• Priority Setting, Functional/Technical Skills, Managing and Measuring Work, Problem Solving, Integrity and Trust, Managerial Courage, Informing

• B.S. degree in Engineering or related field
• Candidate will have 5 or more years of experience in Woodyard, Pulp Mill, and/or Caustic Plant, Process Engineering, Management, or Manufacturing Excellence related assignments

• Paid time off including Vacation and Holidays
• Retirement, and 401k Matching Program
• Medical & Dental
• Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
• Life & Disability Insurance

We continue to build a better future for people, the plant, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. You will learn Safety Leadership Principles and have the opportunity to opt into Employee Networking Circles such as IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and the African American ENC. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly diverse culture.

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe.

Net sales for 2021 were $19.4 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting