Lamination Production Manager: Safety, Quality, Growth

ARAUCO - North America; Grayling (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement planning

Bonus or profit sharing eligibility

General well-being benefits

Job summary

ARAUCO is seeking a Production Manager for our Grayling, MI site. The role leads Safety, Environmental Compliance, Quality, Production and Cost to maximize profitability in a safe lamination operation.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage the team, and own KPIs such as Uptime and Capacity while ensuring compliance with all regulations and standards across the plant. This is an onsite leadership position with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Operations or similar field preferred.
• Direct leadership of people with 3+ years manufacturing experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Strong safety and quality leadership with accountability.
• Experience driving continuous improvement using data.
• People management, empowerment, and cross-mill communications.
• Budgeting and key metrics management experience.
• Experience with systems to track business results; SAP preferred.
• Willing to obtain forklift license; able to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance and resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to control costs and delays.
• Own development of lamination product recipes and customer trials.
• Share data with other mills and enforce best practices to reduce downtime.
• Review orders to plan department operations and delivery dates.
• Hire and develop staff; evaluate performance for safe, effective production.
• Develop Quality Improvement Process reports to prevent repeat issues.
• Develop training programs to maximize plant performance and safety.
• Provide a clean, safe work environment and ensure housekeeping standards.
• Develop/Revise standard operating practices and ensure compliance.
• Plan posture based on product mix, staffing, and equipment capabilities.
• Own KPIs: Uptime, A-Grade, Speed, Paper Loss, COGM, Capacity.
• Liaise with mill TFL operations and sales to move the business forward.
• Plan, lead, and participate in outages; manage quality for TFL products.
• Approve time for direct reports.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Quality management

Continuous improvement

Budgeting

Team building

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

SAP

Forklift

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Operations

Job description

ARAUCO is seeking a Production Manager for our Grayling, MI site. The role leads Safety, Environmental Compliance, Quality, Production and Cost to maximize profitability in a safe lamination operation.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage the team, and own KPIs such as Uptime and Capacity while ensuring compliance with all regulations and standards across the plant. This is an onsite leadership position with travel as needed.