Business Unit Manager- Fibers

Title: Business Unit Manager- Fibers Pay Rate : $137,400-$183,200 Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short –term incentive plan. Category/Shift : Salaried Full-Time Physical Location : 3737 Hwy 3 Redwood, MS 39156 The Fibers Business Unit Manager is a key leadership role for the Vicksburg Mill. The person in this role is the leader of a combined pulp/caustic and woodyard organization at a fully integrated pulp and paper mill. This position is a Lead Team position and reports directly to the Operations Manager. The Fibers Business Unit equipment consists of two Kamyr digesters, lime kiln, and wood and chip handling equipment including two circular cranes. This position has direct supervision over the pulp and woodyard area process managers, caustic process manager, pulp operations maintenance coordinator (OMC), and pulp shift managers, and is responsible for maintaining a highly engaged work team. There are approximately 55 hourly employees and 8 salaried employees under the leadership and direction of this position. This position is accountable for safety, environmental, team engagement and development, and manufacturing excellence for all facets of the pulp, caustic and woodyard areas. The Job You Will Perform: Display safety leadership above all things and at all times. Create an environment that promotes safety above all else and engages conversations amongst teams Ensure environmental compliance systems are reliable and accurate. Lead all activities of the Vicksburg Mill’s Pulp Department, including the pulp, caustic and Woodyard areas. Set expectations and direction and manage safety, environmental compliance, quality, reliability, and productivity efforts of the team members. Maintain focus on product and process quality. Strive to establish and achieve challenging budgets to deliver year over year savings. Gain maximum value for the dollars invested. Be an active member and leader of mill cost reduction team initiatives. Ensure a safe and highly motivated workforce by providing leadership in safety, work systems, and positive member relations. Support broad based participation in the mill’s safety process. Develop and coach managers to provide outstanding leadership for their teams. Provide direction to technical resources and process experts who support the business unit. Work effectively in a manufacturing systems-based environment with a strong commitment to reliability and the use of Manufacturing Excellence tools and work systems to ensure sustainability and predictability of results. Systems include but are not limited to operating procedures, trouble-cause-correction documents, key performance indicators, meeting scripts, SAP maintenance plans, etc. Ensure crew skill development is a healthy and active process. Demonstrate a proactive approach to operations by working with other business units to balance operations for the good of the mill Maintain a focus on developing a strong reliability culture where a clear partnership exists between operations and maintenance and engineering Responsible for building and executing a strategic plan that includes asset care, effective capital investment, and area preservation plans to ensure long-term reliability and performance Own the development and execution of the continuous improvement plan, driving cost reduction, uptime and reliability improvement, increased production, and overall operational efficiency Ability to work through cross functional teams, collaboration The Skills You Will Bring: Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Pulp / Paper Manufacturing with at leave five (5) years of management experience is required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related field is required. Thorough knowledge of pulp mill