Product Performance Coordinator (Escanaba, MI)
Jobbeskrivning
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Billerud’s mission to lead the way when it comes to challenging conventional packaging and business? Our decisions are guided by the promise of creating a better tomorrow. Building a future where lighter, stronger, more durable and sustainable packaging is the natural choice not only requires experience and expertise, but also takes dedication, teamwork and perseverance. This is a journey that we are making together with our talented staff and our customers.
Summary Description:
Responsible for identifying and analyzing opportunities for significant process/product improvement across all mill systems. Develop, support and/or manage implementation of new processes for quality initiatives. Responsible for managing lab resources and team members
Key Accountabilities:
- Provide leadership for safe work practices throughout mill systems.
- Improve and optimize processes; provide assistance to production areas in evaluating changes to operation; aid operating personnel to better understand their processes and quality problems encountered; focus is on higher operating rates, efficiencies and de-bottlenecking.
- Manage lab resources, quality testing results, and communicate results with process engineers and paper machines.
- Ensure all testing equipment properly calibrated and properly maintained
- Reduce costs; complete cost reduction projects that provide significant savings through product substitution, reduced variability, improved quality, and higher operating efficiencies.
- Champion continuous quality improvement.
- Identify gaps in inspection and disposition systems and co-ordinate the effort to close them.
- Manage mill product stewardship needs.
- Assist Production areas with troubleshooting as needed.
- Report on activities through status reports of ongoing projects, results of troubleshooting activities, etc.
- Provide weekly on-call and weekend duty coverage as scheduled.
Kvalifikationer
Required Experience and Education:
Minimum Required Experience and Education:
- BS or MS Pulp/Paper, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry
- At least 2 years’ experience in mill technical, production, product development with exposure to all mill operating areas (pulping, paper making, coating, utilities, etc.)
Minimum Required Skills:
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills; a solid background in statistical analysis is a plus.
- Proven experience with several leadership behaviors: Leading and Advocating Change, Drive for Results, Communication, Managerial Courage, Building and Effective Team, and Managing through Systems.
Personliga egenskaper
- Ability to work in a team-based system.
- Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills along with strong team skills
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines
- Thorough knowledge of processes/products/technologies across mill systems
- Work beyond normal work schedule as necessary to fulfill position responsibilities
Ansökningsinformation
Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
Why us?
- Be part of a Dynamic team with Billerud
- An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
- Performance-based bonus, occupational pension and a number of different benefits according to company policy
- Competitive base and incentive pay
- 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions.
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
- Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
- Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program.
- Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder, and pet care assistance.
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program.
Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference checks and alcohol & drug test.
Vill du bidra till en hållbar framtid genom ditt arbete?
På Billerud arbetar vi målmedvetet för att minska vårt och våra kunders koldioxidavtryck genom att erbjuda högpresterande pappers- och förpackningsmaterial. Vi är nämligen övertygade om att de rätta lösningarna kan bli en viktig del i kampen mot klimatförändringarna. Det är därför vi ser det som vårt ansvar att möjliggöra de bästa förpackningsvalen, för en bättre morgondag.
Vår stolta historia inom skogs- och pappersindustrin sträcker sig mer än 150 år tillbaka i tiden. Sedan dess har vi utvecklats till det vi är idag: Ett världsledande företag med ett starkt engagemang för hållbarhet, kvalitet och kundvärde. Våra material är grunden till förpackningar och pappersprodukter som används av miljontals människor över hela världen, 24 timmar om dygnet, året runt.
Våra kunder finns i över 100 länder och vi förser dem med produkter från våra tre affärsområden Liquid Packaging Board, Paper och Paperboard. Vi har nio produktionsenheter i Sverige, USA och Finland och vi är ca 6000 medarbetare. Vi har en årlig omsättning på cirka SEK 41,2 miljarder och är noterade på Nasdaq Stockholm. På Billerud sätter vi alltid säkerheten först, bryr oss om varandra, och håller det vi lovar.
