Sr. Director, Operations - PAPER

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

• Functional operations leader responsible for oversight of our paper manufacturing locations in the US – including Whiting, WI, Neenah, WI, Munising, MI, Lowville, NY and Brownville, NY.
• Oversee and drive EH&S, quality management, service, manufacturing, capex, and long‑term asset strategies and optimization.
• Set strategic objectives and create environment of accountability and support to achieve defined goals.
• Serve as strategic operations partner to provide the support to enable achievement of market and segment business plans.

Drive an accountable culture of relentless continuous improvement in Safety:

• Manage the deployment of global and facility safety strategies.
• Lead the cultural transformation of Safety as a Value with goal of ZERO incident culture.
• Build safety leadership at all levels through structured development and mentoring.
• Ensure organization has an effective EHS management system.
• Ensure organization and facilities operate in full compliance with both local laws / regulations and Mativ policies.
• Ensure Risk Management and Emergency Response protocols in alignment with corporate standards.
• Facilitate cross‑facility communication and sharing to leverage best practices and support the success of the Global Operations Team.

Create a long‑term manufacturing advantage by leading the development of our Operating System as well as ongoing implementation and refinement:

• Serve as leadership sponsor for the deployment of the Operating System into identified pilot facilities.
• Drive accountability and ensure execution against performance initiatives to drive culture of problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate long term asset capacity and capability requirements necessary to meet service, quality and growth expectations of each business as well as improvement initiatives.
• Be an engaged owner regarding compliance to internal controls.
• Development of annual operating cost budgets for each reporting facility.
• Clear responsibility for delivering budgeted Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) as well as improvement efforts and priorities.
• Provide direction on maintenance approach & spending expectations.

Manage capital spending process to sustain operations, support growth initiatives and reduce costs while meeting financial expectations:

• Develop and implement a methodology and decision rights for determining the optimal sustaining spend by facility that demonstrates a continuous improvement approach.
• Within decision rights, be decision maker of capital project feasibility and value with requesting manufacturing professionals. Participate in all challenge sessions for meaningful operating capex spend requests.
• Prioritize various cost reduction projects across businesses to optimize spend and return.
• Develop long‑term capital spending strategic plans that support business and corporate strategies and facilitate our 5‑year planning process.

Closely collaborate with the Business Unit leaders to enable the success of the market and business goals.

• Serve as operational leader in the development and deployment of business enabling operational strategies aligned with Strategic Business plan.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain ensuring world class service to drive shared value with our customers.
• Execute on growth capital by cooperatively supporting the efficient management of working capital.
• Drive process and service to grow the business.

Maintain a strong relationship with labor unions and actively shape labor relations strategies for our manufacturing facilities.

Enhance organizational development:

• Ensure the effective utilization and execution of the Talent & Performance Management platform supporting employee development and succession planning.
• Develop robust action plans around succession.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience
• Previous multi‑facility accountability
• Experience working in a large matrix…