Superintendent, Fiberline Operations

Superintendent, Fiberline Operations

Location:

Plymouth, NC, 27962, USA

Department:
Digester/Bleaching (PL06)

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

We offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, and opportunities for growth.

This full‑time permanent position provides overall leadership for the Fiberline area, including safety, quality, environmental compliance, and production, directly managing the Fiberline leadership team.

• Works safely and holds others accountable for working safely
• Serves as owner of the Fiberline Area Safety Team (FAST)
• Champions good housekeeping and high work practice standards
• Ensures compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements

• Ensures quality pulp is produced in a cost‑efficient manner
• Identifies cost pinch points and drives initiatives to reduce costs
• Tracks and manages chemical addition and inventories while maintaining fluff pulp quality
• Monitors and manages key pulp quality parameters
• Sets daily tactical plans to maximize fluff pulp production cost‑effectively
• Sets strategic plans for slush pulp production
• Understands and ensures compliance with all applicable environmental requirements

• Provides operational leadership and process support to the Fiberline department
• Troubleshoots pulp mill operations, including:
  Kamyr EMCC continuous digesters, brown stock screening, diffusion washing, bleach plant operations (O2, D, Eop, D, P bleach line), and ClO2 production (R10 process)
• Focuses specifically on digester operations and efficiency
• Provides input on maintenance plans and priorities
• Manages technical and chemical vendors/suppliers
• Delivers technical guidance and training support to operations
• Reviews, develops, and supports safe, effective operating guidelines and procedures
• Participates in corporate initiatives, including the Fiberline and PSM Functional Teams

• Occasional or light travel required

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Technology, or a related technical/engineering discipline preferred

• Minimum 10 years of industry experience in Fiberline operations
• Working knowledge of the chemistry and chemical interfaces involved in kraft digesting, bleaching, and ClO2 formation
• Demonstrated experience with or participation in managing Process Safety Management (PSM) systems
• Proven leadership experience, with a track record of past leadership accomplishments
• General working knowledge of OSHA standards
• Working knowledge of applicable environmental regulations

Domtar is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.