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Where you will work:
The Cypress Bend facility is located in the historic Mississippi River Delta and produces bleached paperboard and bleached Kraft pulp, used in the production of folding cartons, commercial print paperboard, carded packaging, and cupstock. This facility boasts over 300 talented employees and stretches across 730 acres. Clearwater Paper employees are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

Cypress Bend is a rural community with close access to the Mississippi River. This is a wonderful location for those who love the outdoors and offers plenty of activities including fishing, hiking, camping, and biking. The Cypress Bend area also offers several opportunities for social and civic involvement including the McGehee Hospital, McGehee Boys & Girls Club, Food Pantry, Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas City Food Pantry, Paws and Claws Humane Society, and the Polite Foundation. Cypress Bend emphasizes exposure to the arts including the WWII Japanese Internment Museum, Desha County Museum, and SEArk Concert Association. Cypress Bend is in close proximity to McGehee, Monticello, and Drew Central public schools as well as UAM McGehee College of Technology and WAM Crossett College of Technology.

What you will do:
The Superintendent reports to the Operations Manager and is responsible for ensuring the paperboard manufacturing department operates safely, producing a reliable and environmentally sustainable low-cost supply of paperboard that meet/exceed customer specifications and expectations. The successful candidate will act as a technical resource for the operations team, and lead project and process improvement efforts in the paper mill. This role may have oversight and accountability of up to twelve (12) direct reports and oversee a department of approximately 100 employees, typically machine operators, supervisors, and engineers. This role is primarily focused on the day-to-day and long-term technical decision-making, maintaining multimillion-dollar capital assets to deliver quality products. This position may backfill for the operations manager role as needed to ensure leadership coverage in the department. The ideal candidate will be technically oriented, and in line for advancement, at all levels.

Organizational Leadership

• Promote an environment where the team achieves zero incidents in Environmental, Health, and Safety.
• Establish strategic direction of paperboard producing machine(s), with the understanding of the current state, the desired future state, and develops and executes plans and strategies to close the gaps.
• Drive excellence by actively supporting and challenging the team to achieve record breaking results.
• Provide strategic leadership and coaching to employees through a shared vision for the operation.
• Implement continuous improvement strategies that yield sustainable results.
• Develop and control operating budget and expenses for the department.
• Recommend and implement equipment improvements, new systems, and process changes to improve productivity and efficiency for all capital projects.
• Develop and coach direct reports to ensure bench strength and leadership skills.
• Work closely with the engineering team, business unit leaders, and shift supervisors to optimize production.
• Develops and empowers crews to make good business decisions.

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.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Pulp & Paper Science required.
• Minimum of five years operational paper machine experience.
• Operations experience in a leadership or technical role is preferred.
• Previous leadership, project management, or system coordination experience is desired.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with experience in leading change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel with ability to learn production related programs.
• Self-directed and energetic, able to lead and motivate others.
• Knowledge of industry, machinery, equipment, and processes.
• TPM/Lean experience desired.
• High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete or uneven surfaces.
• Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment.
• Dirt, noise, odor, & temperature extremes.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding.
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process, including heat.
• Prolonged work hours may be required during times of upset conditions or planned outages.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)