Paper Machine Assistant Superintendent

Pixelle Specialty Solutions® products are proudly made in the U.S.A, with facilities in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Through innovation, quality, and expertise, Pixelle delivers a wide range of specialty papers for printing and packaging applications.

The Paper Machine Assistant Superintendent has responsibility for operation of Paper Machines with regard to production, quality, cost control, maintenance, crew training, crew assignments and safety. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. 

• Responsible for the safety of themself and others.  Drives safety performance throughout the team and the mill by demonstrating safe practices, listening to suggestions, coaching team on unsafe acts/practices and implementing new, safe ways to operate. 

• Plans and directs activities related to operation of assigned paper machine(s) to meet production schedules at specified quality and cost levels.  

• Assures scheduling of personnel for crewing paper machines with properly trained and qualified personnel on each shift, particularly during vacation periods.  

• Supervises training for Boss Machine Tenders and each machine crew to insure maximum production and quality.  

• Plans and schedules maintenance work on paper machines to minimize unscheduled downtime. (This involves keeping records of roll and clothing changes, recommending changes and coordinating shutdowns.)  

• Studies operations and makes recommendations for improvements in practices and procedures to improve efficiency, productivity, quality, or cost control.  

• Assists Boss Machine Tenders in solving production and quality problems.  

• Administers housekeeping programs in Paper Machine Department.  

• Maintains discipline in accordance with Company rules and regulations.  

• Investigates suggestions as required.  

• Assumes responsibility for total mill operations on weekends as assigned. Provides holiday coverage for Paper Division as assigned.  

• Assumes responsibility for Paper Division operations in absence of Paper Division Superintendent as assigned.  

• Assumes responsibility for other Assistant Paper Mill Superintendents in their absence as assigned.  

• Promotes good management-employee relations within Paper Machine Department.  

• Serves as standing member on Uncoated Yield Committee.  

• Attends 3:00 p.m. Production Meetings.  

• Assists in both annual and five-year capital budget planning.  

• Serves on committees and task forces as assigned.  

• Assists in planning of Engineered Products, Sales and Manufacturing Service trials in an effort to minimize complications inherent in trial runs.  

• Works annual maintenance shutdown to provide manufacturing input and assistance to Engineering and Maintenance Departments. 

• Other duties may be assigned.  

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Manages 4 subordinate supervisors who supervise bargaining unit employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

Qualifications: 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Key Competency Areas: 

Strong leadership skills, strong communication skills, highly motivated, strong technical skills or practical experience, team player willingness to assume responsibility. 

On occasions must be able to handle up to 16 hours higher than normal manual intensity (trials, shutdowns or others). 

Education/Experience: 
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  

Language Ability: 
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.  

Math Ability: 
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. 

Reasoning Ability: 
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 

Computer Skills: 
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of E-Mail; Word processing software; Spreadsheet software; Manufacturing software and Database software. 

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, sit and reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.