Process Excellence Leader - Paper Making

J.D. Irving, Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Toronto seeks a Process Excellence Leader to drive best practices in TAD paper making operations. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience, a background in Engineering or Technology, and strong project management skills. Responsibilities include leading process improvements and supporting operational excellence initiatives across the organization.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible medical, dental, and vision plan

Employee & family assistance program

RRSP matching program

Health & Wellness reimbursements

Opportunities for job-related training

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of relevant work experience required.
• Experience in Operations, Quality, and Product Development is preferred.
• Strong understanding of paper making technology is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of best practices in TAD paper making operations.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration for process improvements.
• Support sites in developing Operational Excellence plans.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Strong presentation skills

Self-driven

Ability to manage multiple activities

Education

Post-secondary degree in Engineering or Technology

Tools

IMS system

A3

Gantt chart

Job description

What We Offer:

Irving Consumer Products is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:
•Flexible medical, dental, and vision plan
•Employee & family assistance program
•RRSP matching program
•Health & Wellness reimbursements
•Product purchase program
•Opportunities to take part in job-related training and development
•Relocation cost (if applicable)

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Engineering or Technology related field, or equivalent experience
• 7-10+ years of relevant work experience
• Operations, Quality, Product Development experience, Green Belt or higher preferred
• Extensive knowledge of the competitive marketplace, TAD and conventional paper making technology
• Deep understanding of the impact of the paper making processes on both the converting process as well as on quality and product performance
• Understanding and applying new concepts and processes
• Ability to manage multiple activities with competing deadlines
• Ability to develop sustainable relationships with our employees, suppliers, senior management
• Ability to assess innovation and potential impact on business
• Project management experience
• Leadership, mentoring, and coaching ability
• Ability to travel (up to 25% of time)
• Strong presentation and communication skills at both leadership and floor levels
• Self-starter, self-driven, able to take initiative and ownership
• IMS system, A3 and Gantt chart knowledge
  
  
  
  

Responsibilities

The Paper Making Process Excellence Leader drives the implementation of best practices in TAD (Through Air Dried) paper making operations.

Process Excellence

• As the paper making technology platform owner, provide detailed recommendations on new technologies to pursue across the business.
• Work with suppliers, sites and engineering resources to identify and evaluate new technologies to enable step change improvements across the business.
• Stay updated on industry best practices regarding the paper making processes, operational excellence
• Lead the creation and execution of a 3-year process excellence roadmap focused on TAD paper making operations.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of change initiatives and process excellence plans with respect to paper making. Work with the operations teams across the sites to implement any needed improvements.
• Lead the implementation of best practices as it relates to paper making operations through cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Product Development, and Engineering.
• Develop processes to create a quality, data driven Paper Making culture focusing on strong center lining and process control strategies and lead the rollout of these processes across the business.
• Contribute to new product development initiatives by ensuring process capabilities align with product requirements.

Operational Excellence

• Support manufacturing sites in developing and executing annual Operational Excellence plans aimed at optimizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Benchmark our operations to identify capacity improvement opportunities and lead the business to implement.
• Support paper making cost reduction projects for OPEX 4
• Lead paper making turn around teams when needed throughout the business to attack problem areas and enable the business to achieve budgeted results
  

Support

• Lead rapid improvement/Kaizen events as it relates to converting process excellence
• Provide technical support to customers / quality systems
• Teach and develop direct and indirect team members in all areas of converting process excellence, work with sites to identify salaried and hourly team members who may need development.