Operations Manager Papermaking

Operations Manager Who We Are Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

The Essity Professional Hygiene North America organization is currently searching for an Operations Manager for our manufacturing site in Cherokee, AL. Our intent is to develop an organization and operation capable to deliver world class results and this role is a step towards this commitment. The Operations Manager will be responsible for performance results of our paper making operation. The Operations Manager will provide direction and be accountable for Continuous Improvement of business operations with utmost priority on safety and quality;

drive operator development, performance improvement and accountability; manage and develop staff; develops and manages successful safety performance for all employees. Additionally, incumbent grows and maintains production volumes to support regional and divisional needs, develops and implements strategies to improve Mill performance, and supports the core continuous improvement principals of:
Safety, Quality, Capabilities Development, Manufacturing Performance; manage material and energy savings, production cost and strategy to support business needs. The Operations manager will report to the Site Leader. We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

• Responsible for the continuous improvement of safety performance in the facility, including all employees, visitors and contractors
• Formulates and implements manufacturing policies and programs that guide the facility in improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation
• Works with Human Resources to develop training and development plans for all employees
• Facilitates the career growth of subordinates, making them more effective leaders and managers
• Develops the manufacturing plan and establish procedures for maintaining high standards of manufacturing operations to ensure that products conform to established customer and company quality standards
• Assists Operation Director in the development and formulation of long and short-range planning, policies, programs and objectives to improve business performance
• Plans for new production capacity and ability to respond to continual business growth
• Keeps up-to-date on information and technology affecting functional area(s) to increase innovation and ensure compliance
• Responsible to sponsor and lead projects, efficient application of capital spending that supports process improvement initiatives
• In addition, plans for organizational change initiatives and develops, monitors, and coordinates internal and external resources in support of projects
• Responsible for the development of the employee relations at the…