E&I Superintendent

Westrock Company, Inc.; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Training opportunities

Global packaging company

Commitment to safety and inclusion

Job summary

WestRock Company in Florence, SC seeks an E&I Superintendent to lead the maintenance organization and coordinate with operating departments to enhance mill reliability and safety. The role reports to the Maintenance Manager and emphasizes safety, compliance, and process improvement across E&I systems.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering with 7+ years of experience, supervisory background, and strong knowledge of power distribution, instrumentation, DCS, PLCs, and motor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 7+ years of experience or equivalent
• Experience in the paper industry preferred
• Supervisory or management experience required
• Strong PC skills
• Knowledge of power distribution, instrumentation, DCS, PLCs, drives, and MCCs

Responsibilities

• Provide direction to the E&I maintenance organization and coordinate with operating departments to improve mill reliability.
• Lead development and enforcement of safe E&I policies and procedures across the facility.
• Manage E&I systems: equipment repairs, preventative maintenance, inspections, and records.
• Troubleshoot repetitive problems and validate corrective actions.
• Develop action plans to address maintenance inefficiencies and recurring failures.
• Set department objectives for safety, training, quality, cost, and productivity; manage budget.
• Develop salaried staff through communication, training, and supervision.
• Interface with operating departments and coordinate across maintenance and operations.
• Investigate problems to determine root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Ensure compliance with mill, company, state, and federal policies and guidelines.
• Monitor and foster a culture of professionalism, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, respect, and trust.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Safety leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Power distribution systems

Process instrumentation systems

Distributed control systems

Programmable logic controllers

Coordinated drive systems

Variable speed drives (AC/DC)

Low voltage motor control centers

Medium voltage motor control centers

Job description

The opportunity:

The E&I Superintendent provides direction and leadership to the E&I maintenance organization and coordinates efforts with operating departments to improve and sustain mill reliability. The E&I Superintendent reports directly to the mill Maintenance Manager.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Support and foster safety and environmental compliance
• Lead the mill effort in developing, implementing, and maintaining safe policies and procedures in the E&I Maintenance area and actively participate in establishing and maintaining safe operations in all areas of the facility
• Manages all E&I systems which include equipment repairs, preventative maintenance, equipment inspections, and maintenance records
• Direct efforts in trouble shooting repetitive problems and validating corrective actions
• Develops action plans to address maintenance inefficiencies and repeat equipment failures
• Sets department objectives for improving safety, employee training, quality, cost, and productivity as well as development of the maintenance budget
• Develops salaried department employees through effective communication, training, and supervisory skills
• Interfaces with all operating departments
• Investigates problems to ensure efficient facility operation and determines root cause to prevent reoccurrence
• Coordinates efforts with maintenance and operating departments
• Ensures activities are in compliance with mill, company, state, and federal policies and guidelines as it relates to the safety of employees and the execution of work
• Monitors behaviors within organizational boundaries to maintain a culture embedded in professionalism, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, respect, and trust

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred or related field with 7+ years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience within the paper industry is preferred
• Supervisory or management experience is required
• Personal computer skills
• Experience in the following areas:
  • Power distribution systems
  • Process instrumentation systems
  • Distributed control systems
  • Programmable logic controllers
  • Coordinated drive systems
  • Variable speed A.C. and D.C. drives
  • Low and medium voltage motor control centers

Competencies:

• Safety - Exhibits strong competencies in Safety Mindset and has a thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to Execute - Targets and achieves results, sets and accomplishes challenging goals, prioritizes and manages tasks effectively, maintains an organized system to monitor progress, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets standards and responsibilities.
• Champion of & Adaptor to Change - Drives for continuous improvement while managing expectations and results. Able to quickly adapt to changing circumstances and accelerates the change within themselves, their work group, or the organization; challenges the status quo and creatively identifies opportunities for improvement. Demonstrates a constant commitment to do things better.
• Customer Focused - Understands and works to meet customer requirements. Listens to and responds to customer’s needs; builds relationships with and gains trust of customer by always meeting commitments.
• Decision Making/Judgment - Recognizes problems and responds by systematically gathering information and weighing options. Able to sort through complex issues, seeks input from others and addresses root cause of issues. Makes timely and accurate decisions. Uses consensus when possible and clearly communicates decisions to others.
• Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action. Seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development, and demonstrates a bias for action without being prompted.
• Problem Solving/Analysis - Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues. Can simplify and process complex issues and information, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts, can analyze data/information and draw accurate conclusions.
• Influence & Persuasion - Able to exhibit a ‘can-do’ approach and inspire associates to excel, uses competition to encourage others, develops performance standards and confronts negative attitudes. Develops a team spirit and uses tact when expressing ideas or opinions. Presents new ideas to authority figures and adapts presentations to suit a particular audience. Responds to objections successfully.
• Quality - Attentive to detail and accuracy; is committed to excellence. Continuously looks for improvements, seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Integrity - Able to be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment. Prevents inappropriate behavior by coworkers, give proper credit to others and handles all situations honestly.
• Communication - Able to clearly present information through spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; talks with employees, customers, and supplies, and has strong listening skills.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Smurfit Westrock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.