Area Process Manager- Power

Position Title: 

Area Process Manager- Power

Pay Rate: 

$108,200-$144,300

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 Job You Will Perform: 

The Vicksburg Mill is a fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility.  The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, paper machine, power and recovery boilers, and effluent treatment.  The Area Process Manager Power is a leadership position in the Vicksburg Mill’s Utilities department and reports to the Power Business Unit Manager. The Area Manager’s role is to provide leadership to the Power team and operating shift crews to achieve the mill and Utilities Department objectives and facilitate sound business decisions. This position is responsible for one power boiler, water treatment, boiler feedwater, compressed air systems, and steam distribution systems within the mill. The Power Area Manager is responsible for executing the Utilities department objectives including safety leadership, environmental compliance, and in meeting operational targets. In addition, the Power Area Manager must ensure that the department complies with requirements of the Power Technology Policy Manuals (RB, PB, TG, and Balance of Plant) and that the systems to meet them are healthy.  

• Assure a safe and highly motivated workforce by demonstrating leadership in safety and engagement; exhibiting safety leadership and encouraging safety engagement
• Ensure 100% environmental compliance
• Ensure 100% compliance to State, insurance and company operating regulations
• Lead Vicksburg to an accident and injury-free work environment through leadership by example, modeling safe behavior, and supporting established safety initiatives
• Provide leadership, clear direction, and develop personal accountability to maintain a satisfactory work environment for all employees. Treat each employee with respect and dignity, and hold others to the same standard
• Hold meaningful and effective one-to-one discussions with members of the Utilities operating team; set clear expectations for both team and individuals
• Direct and lead all manufacturing activities on the operating line in a manner that meets or exceed performance, reliability and budget commitments
• Coach, manage, lead, support and develop approximately 40 production employees in the Utilities department
• Continuously improve the operation by staying current with new technologies, implementing best practices, identifying non-value-added elements and modeling continuous process improvement
• Provide leadership to troubleshoot operating and maintenance issues through MWS and a strong basic care system
• Plan operations and contractor activities for annual outages and cycle outages
• Use 3PQP and GMTI principles to ensure a highly trained  
• Understand and facilitate the implementation of all Policy manuals and Corrective action plans associated with Power and Utilities (EPDM, RB Policy manual, Balance of Plant, Turbine generator) 
   

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant power maintenance or operations management experience
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Management or related field is strongly preferred; equivalent education / experience combination is required
• The successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge of power boiler and recovery boiler systems, concepts and applications, and is capable of being a technical resource for Utilities employees.  
• Demonstrated record of safety and environmental commitment and results
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
• Understands and utilizes the principles necessary to achieve and maintain a high performance organization
• Strong leadership skills focused on accountability and results
• Desire to work with maintenance as a team
• Strong commitment to reliability and to the use of Manufacturing Excellence tools / work systems to ensure sustainability of progress.  
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