Paper Machine Superintendent

About the Role

Essity Professional Hygiene North America is seeking a Paper Machine Superintendent for our manufacturing facility in Cherokee, AL.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What You Will Do

• Promote an environment where the team achieves zero incidents in Environmental, Health, and Safety.
• Help support the behavioral safety program (where applicable) and ensure that safe work practices are followed.
• Address safety concerns with a strong urgency.
• Ensure environmental compliance.
• Establish strategic direction of Paper Machine department, with the understanding of the current state versus the desired future state. Develops and executes plans and strategies to close the gaps across safety, quality, productivity, and profitability;
• Coach and support your team to take ownership of safe behaviors and be pro-active to resolve hazards;
• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching to the production teams, process leaders, maintenance team, with the goal to develop their expertise and knowledge while challenging the team to achieve record breaking results.
• Ensures the Paper Machine works to standards such as safety and quality. Lead and coach the development of system and standards for your department when necessary.
• Coach and motivate team leaders and operators in fulfilling their responsibility as equipment owners;
• Implement continuous improvement strategies that yield sustainable results.
• Recommend and implement equipment improvements, new systems, and process changes to improve productivity and efficiency for all capital projects.
• Coaches and facilitate losses elimination by using problem solving tools.
• Develop and control operating budget and expenses for the department.
• Organize the team's efforts by analyzing, prioritizing, and communicating actions to be taken during daily planning cycles;
• Collaborates with other areas internal and external to the site.
• Ensures effective communication and results review through site operational meetings.
• Follow the Essity Beliefs and Behaviors in all aspects of work life.

Who You Are

• A bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline preferred but not required;
• 5 + years of manufacturing leadership experience required;
• Paper making and/or Converting experience strongly preferred;
• You exceed results;
• You are a role model for safety and quality and strive to exceed goals;
• You have a strong background with manufacturing and technical knowledge;
• You have strong leadership skills and have a history of developing your team to the next level;
• Communication skills are above par;
• You can manage multiple projects;
• You are an influencer, motivator, and can engage a team;
• You can facilitate change management.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
• Wellness program provided through Rally
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• PTO offering with Paid Holidays
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equalemployment opportunity and providingreasonable accommodations to qualifiedcandidates and employees pursuant toapplicable law. We value and encouragediversity and solicit applications from allqualified applicants without regard to race,color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed,national origin, ancestry, citizenship, maritalstatus, sexual orientation, physical or mentaldisability, medical condition, military andveteran status, gender identity or expression,genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected by federal, state, orlocal law.

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Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.