Product Performance Coordinator (Escanaba, MI)

Job description

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.

Qualifications

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.

Personal qualities

• 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

Application information

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 within Billerud

• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future

• Development and career opportunities

• Performance-based bonus, occupational pension and a number of different benefits according to company policy.

• Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard.

Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference checks and alcohol & drug test.