Assistant Superintendent Pulp Mill Recaust

Assistant Superintendent Pulp Mill Recaust

Job Category: Manufacturing

Requisition Number: ASSIS
002660

• Posted :
  January 12, 2026
• Full‑Time
• Salary Range : $108,500 USD to $163,000 USD

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The Augusta Mill sits along the Savannah River, on the state border between Georgia and South Carolina and manufactures light, medium, and heavy weight coated paperboard. It is a well–invested SBS paperboard manufacturing facility with approximately 600 thousand tons of capacity. This facility boasts over 700 employees and has been in operation for almost 65 years. Located on 3,000 acres, the Augusta site operates two paper machines that produce 1,940 tons per day.

The Augusta Mill is Clearwater Paper’s largest paperboard facility and critical to the success of our strategy and future.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Assistant Superintendent will proactively coordinate and lead the manufacturing operations in the Pulp Mill or the Kiln/Recaust area to ensure the achievement of department objectives for Safety, Quality, Production, etc. The successful candidate will act as a technical resource for the operations team, and lead project and process improvement efforts in the paper mill.

• Sets objectives and goals cascaded and aligned to the site Integrated Business Plan (IBP)
• Coaches the business unit in the right behaviors
• Ensures the business unit works to standards (Safety, Quality, …)
• Develops the required standards
• Coaches and facilitate loss elimination by using problem‑solving tools
• Assures the problems are solved (root cause) and tasks are implemented in a sustainable way
• Accountable for the business unit operational budget (raw materials and maintenance)
• Develops and maintains a maintenance plan and backlog based on priorities for the business unit
• Defines and executes improvement projects and Approval For Capital Expenditure (AFCE) needs to support midterm plans
• Ensures effective communication and results review through the meeting sequence (Shift Hand Off [SHO], DOR, WOR)

• Responsible for day‑to‑day area safety and assist with all area safety efforts.
• Participate or review all safety incidents and investigate root cause. Assure follow‑up items are completed in a timely manner.
• Help support the behavioral safety program (where applicable) and ensure that safe work practices are followed.
• Lead safety initiatives and provide safety training to ensure safe work practices are followed and enforced.
• Work to eliminate employee interactions with equipment.
• Address safety concerns with a strong urgency.

• Mentor shift supervisors to ensure quality leadership of hourly personnel.
• Provide leadership coverage during the Superintendent’s absence.
• Conduct investigations of safety incidents with shift supervisors and hourly personnel.
• Develop team in areas of production, safety, quality and overall plant efficiency. Ensure employee compliance with schedules, policies, and procedures.
• Assist in developing and implementing job‑specific training program and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Participate in grievance process (where applicable).
• Creates an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive teamwork.
• Communication of Site IBP and cascading objectives and priorities into the business unit.
• Responsible for performance management process (DRIVE performance and coaching 1:1).
• Coaches and develops team members and individuals to assure a sustained leadership pipeline.
• Responsible for the motivation and morale of the business unit to achieve the expected goals.
• Collaborates with other areas internal and external to the site.
• Develop outage plans and work instructions for routine and annual outages in assigned area.
• Lead the Maintenance & Operations Performance System (MOPs) when needed.

• Maintain and improve quality and testing standards for all products produced.
• Lead quality initiatives and support change to ensure satisfied downstream customers.

• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.
• Identifies more critical and less critical activities and…