Asset Leader

Description

• Lead and instill a strong Safety and Environmental compliance culture.
• Lead to ensure housekeeping is at tour-ready condition at all times.  Ensure housekeeping is at standard prior to machine startups.
• Facilitate a culture of safety and environmental excellence through risk identification (HIRA) and Operator Personal Ownership / Accountability.
• Ensure compliance with the Non-Routine Work Process on Assets.  Report any gaps through Velocity, PMC system.
• Accountable and responsible for safety successes and failures on all Assets.
• Personally make safety one-on-one contacts monthly that support employee value and care.
• Manage the continual improvement in value and performance of Leading Safety Metrics through coaching and support.
• Ensures employees are compliant with asset-specific LOTO procedures.  
• Participates in formal Design Safety Reviews (DSRs) with support of Engineering and Maintenance prior to any major changes/modifications or capital installations are put into service on the Asset. 
• All Asset incident reports are reviewed daily and scored for severity/frequency/potential.  
• Fact finding is required within 24 hours and a full, documented investigation within 72 hours for the following events:
• Any incidents scoring greater than 4 for severity/frequency/potential.
• All recordable incidents.
• Any major property damage over $1,000.
• Any incident at request of Mill Manager.
• Items on Asset Action Register are targeted for completed on time (excluding equipment or parts related delays) which should not exceed 30 days delinquent.
• Champion the timely completion of safety work orders on the Asset within 90 days of entry through coordination with Maintenance on operating schedules.

• Accountable and responsible for quality policy and procedural successes and failures on the assets 
• Ensure all crews perform all quality inspection checks, e.g., winder inspections, and report on compliance gaps through the Electronic Incident Reporting system.
• Ensure corrective actions are developed for any quality inspection compliance gaps and entered into the Action Register.
• Ensure fact finding investigation for all workmanship customer complaints with follow-ups entered into Action Register.
• Ensure a Quality CAR (corrective action request) for any complaint category that exceeds $10,000 in a rolling 12-months.

• Implement and utilize Department’s Management Systems to ensure operating risks are proactively assessed and mitigated to prevent unplanned events (i.e. Operator/mechanical rounds, standardized work, daily planning/mitigation activities). 
• Weekly Report Communications are completed on-time and are value-added so that performance metrics/results can be communicated and understood across the organization. 
• Develop specific annual Asset Improvement Strategies to improve yield, uptime, and labor efficiency, targeting 6-month “project” execution cycles for results.
• Leverage data acquisition system to lead asset performance improvement
• Utilize asset-based teams to drive engagement and individual success.
• Utilize Asset Strategy Improvement Process to organize and execute continuous improvement, which includes a review with Mill Manager 1X/month (check and adjust if needed).
• Use 5s principles to create Ownership implementation and execution in your area. 
• Support employee in getting his/her “Space” back to good base-condition.
• Support employee by involving him/her in all operational and maintenance decisions.
• Share and involve employee in all technical, process, and equipment changes/upgrades. 
• Utilize Asset Strategy Improvement Process to organize and execute continuous improvement, which includes

• Data acquisition systems are utilized to define all 3 crew’s and employees’ controllable metrics (i.e. Loss per job, speed compliance). 
• Loss events follow documented protocol for fact finding and full, documented investigation within 72 hours: 

• Any major process loss over $10,000.
• Equipment breakdown (over $10,000 or greater than 2 hours)

• Assist in developing, prioritizing, and managing the execution of Asset cost savings initiatives.
• Achieve Asset targeted cost savings results through organics and capital project execution.

Enhance organizational development

• Create an environment where excellence is the standard.
• Accountable for hourly employee development plans and strategies in the Asset areas.
• Set clear expectations and hold employees accountable to them.
• Manage with a high level of balanced accountability for yourself and hourly workforce.
• Drive hourly employee development and engagement in key initiatives around safety and cost improvement.
• Participate in cross functional teams to share best practices and improve performance of all assets.
• Payroll, vacations and hourly reviews
• Office Housekeeping:  ensure your office meets the same organization and housekeeping standards we expect of our employees’’ operating areas.   We must set and model the example. 

• A BA degree desired in engineering, management, paper science or related technical field.
• Candidate must have papermaking fundamentals
• Prior related experience in a process-oriented manufacturing environment will be considered.
• A track record of proven performance/consistently meeting objectives, and leading or supporting safety programs in a manufacturing environment is a must.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Must have the ability to evaluate equipment and processes in terms of chemistry, control strategies, mechanical integrity, energy transfer, thermodynamics, mass transfer, and fluid dynamics.
• Understanding of activities and procedures required for efficient and quality work completion.
• Strong computer skills including, but not limited to a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word. Experience with Oracle is helpful.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced production setting.

• Experience with customer interactions; ideally collaborating with others to help define needs, identify solutions and resolve problems.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance