Senior Engineering Manager

Augusta houses Clearwater Paper’s largest paperboard facility and is home to more than 600 team members. Together, our team makes paperboard used in products across the United States, including food packaging, plates, cups and more. With nearly 65 years of operation, the mill spans 3,000 acres and runs two paper machines that collectively produce up to 1,940 tons per day.

Augusta is known worldwide for hosting The Masters golf tournament, but the city offers so much more. Located on the Savannah River on Georgia's eastern border, Augusta blends outdoor recreation with a vibrant arts and cultural scene. Explore the river walk, hike at the nearby wetlands, or the numerous downtown museums and restaurants.

Families benefit from strong public schools and nearby universities, including Augusta University—home to Georgia’s only dental school and a nationally recognized medical college—plus technical colleges offering career-focused programs.

What you will do

The Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing engineering projects, leading and mentoring a team of engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives, including resource allocation and budgeting. Additionally, provide strategic guidance and technical insights to prioritize initiatives and implement best practices to improve engineering capabilities.

Engineering Leadership

• Positive role model for all mill personnel in safety, quality and productivity
• Provide guidance, instruction and mentoring for the engineering staff on technical and business aspects of projects
• Provide career development planning for engineering staff
• Manage the site capital deployment strategy
• Ensure adequate engineering tracking and reporting controls are being followed to evaluate the projects progress, schedule, and performance
• Ensure engineering staff are tracking and communicating project status and key milestones to internal project stakeholders, adjust project plans, budget requests and or resources as required to meet project requirements
• Assist in overseeing construction efforts and provide support with any troubleshooting or problem solving required to meet the design intent
• Ensure drawings and design details of existing facility are up to date and all field modifications made during construction are accurately documented
• Actively participate in site strategy development
• Lead when necessary, troubleshooting efforts of significant equipment failures until the asset is up and running
• Display and champion the Clearwater Paper Core Values
• Influence management on strategic technical direction
• Support site in evaluating projects requiring outside engineering
• Develop or enhance project tools and engineering guidelines used to standardize engineering practices as it pertains to project management and implementation
• Develop and maintain close coordination with maintenance to achieve site reliability and project execution
• Oversee programs related to preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, data management, and asset health monitoring
• Develop and monitor engineering KPIs and recommend improvements using data-driven decision

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others’ knowledge and skills
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization’s customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results
• Lean/Six Sigma mindset
• Root Cause Analysis and Failure prevention
• Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies (PM, PdM, RCM)
• Knowledge of ISO 55000 (Asset Management), ISO 14224 (reliability data), API, ASTM, etc.

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in paper mill maintenance, engineering, production management required
• 2+ years’ experience in project management required
• Functional understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance programs, work order systems and world-class maintenance systems is desired
• Previous experience using a Computer Maintenance Management system preferred (e.g. JD Edwards)
• Must possess analytical troubleshooting skills
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of the ability to read, understand, and modify or develop project technical documentation across all technical disciplines
• Knowledge of a variety of project contracting strategies
• Continuous improvement/lean manufacturing experience preferred
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Demonstrated ability to foster Continuous Improvement
• Able to work in a high-speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high-frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces, heat, and cold and mill environments
• Able to wear and abide by Personal Protective Equipment that is required in the mill environment
• Able to climb stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
• Could be exposed to hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing process
• Potential for off-hour support including nights and weekends

Total Rewards Details

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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This role will be open for a minimum of 2 weeks or at the point a successful candidate is selected.