Planning Scheduling Delivering Manager; Escanaba, MI

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:

Support PS&D operations in achieving targeted business goals regarding safety, finishing, shipping, and leadership.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsibilities include paper machine and rewinder scheduling, converting, and wrapping operation, core room, NCP utilization, warehousing, freight management, freight planning, transit damage prevention and shipping of orders. Manages a team of exempt and hourly employees.
• Promote and practice safety accountability.
• Ensure environmental compliance and accountability.
• Support three paper machine lines, one pulp line, and multiple product lines.
• Oversee the shipping, converting and rewinding operations to make certain the mill is meeting shipping and delivery commitments to their customers.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and external reporting requirements.
• Manage the PS&D budget.
• Partner with internal shipping employees, truck carriers, railroad personnel to minimize transit damage.
• Coach and develop direct reports to build a strong cohesive team.
• Support the PS&D staff; provide support and solutions to continually improve the shipping, converting and rewinding processes.
• Provide alignment and communication within the mill and with mill-external stakeholders.
• Support and promote operations reliability initiatives to meet department budget.
• Lead and advocate change.
• Maximize limited time and resources to produce and ship quality products.
• Working knowledge of Verso Paper and its place in the global marketplace.
• Working knowledge of logistics, warehousing, shipping, converting and production planning.
• Working knowledge of internal and external customers.

Required Experience and

Education:

• 10 years of paper industry experience preferred. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industrial management experienced. Successful career with increasing levels of leadership responsibilities. Verso Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Travel: Negotiable

Required skills:

• Knowledge of order management processes and systems knowledge.
• Production planning and inventory control knowledge of Opti vision, PI, and SAP.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• High degree of internal and external customer awareness.
• Must have a desire to succeed with strong team orientation.

Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

• Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud
• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
• Development and career opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement and certificate courses offered through partner schools.
• Performance-based bonus
• You can choose among three medical plans designed to help you and your family stay healthy (with virtual care options!).
• Generous 401K match including discretionary annual contribution
• HSA Contribution match with additional contribution for annual preventive exam
• Company paid Disability Coverage
• Wellness rewards program
• Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard

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

At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important…