Manufacturing Manager

International Paper; White Bear Lake (MN); On-site; USD 118,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

International Paper in White Bear Lake, MN, is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead the plant’s safety, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role focuses on driving cost effectiveness, coaching teams, and ensuring EPA compliance.

You will oversee throughput, maintenance, quality, inventories, and budget adherence while developing employees and implementing reliable methods across the operation.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Related Field or Equivalent Experience required.
• 5+ years of industry experience in manufacturing.
• In-depth knowledge of corrugated packaging manufacturing processes and technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coordination, and competencies to guide the manufacturing team in safety, productivity, housekeeping, customer satisfaction, cost effectiveness, and people systems.
• Develop and achieve the manufacturing business plan and overall cost effectiveness of the operation.
• Monitor and direct throughput, cost and waste, maintenance, quality, inventory control, and production metrics while ensuring safety methods are in place.
• Implement and maintain systems to drive manufacturing improvements.
• Lead, coach, motivate, and engage work teams to meet objectives.
• Ensure management, manufacturing, maintenance, and HR systems are current and improved where possible.
• Ensure processes run in accordance with EPA regulations.
• Develop employees through training, coaching, and performance feedback.

Skills

Corrugated packaging

Action oriented

Builds effective teams

Career ambition

Courage

Directs work

Drives engagement

Drives results

Functional/technical skills

Interpersonal savvy

Manages ambiguity

Manages complexity

Organizes work processes

Resourcefulness

Strategic mindset

Education

BS/BA in Related Field or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Position Title

JOB DESCRIPTION

Manufacturing Manager

Pay Rate

$118,400 - $157,800 USCORE

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP's annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift

Salaried Full-Time

PL 16

Physical Location

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

The Job You Will Perform

• Provide leadership, coordination, and competencies that guide the manufacturing team and processes in the area of safety, productivity, housekeeping, customer satisfaction, cost effectiveness, and people systems; while promoting continuous improvement and the use of reliable methods within the manufacturing organization.
• Responsible for the development and achievement of the manufacturing business plan and overall cost effectiveness of the manufacturing operation.
• Monitor and direct the performance of all manufacturing activities including throughput, cost and waste control, maintenance, quality, inventories control, and meeting budgeted production metrics, while ensuring that all safety reliable methods are in place.
• Implement and maintain systems to drive manufacturing improvements.
• Lead, coach, motivate and engage work teams to accomplish operational objectives.
• Ensure that all management, manufacturing, maintenance, and human resources systems are current and effectively utilized, and improved where possible.
• Ensure that all manufacturing processes run in accordance with EPA regulations.
• Actively involved in the development of employees through training, coaching, and performance review feedback.

The Skills You Will Bring

• BS/BA in Related Field or Equivalent Experience
• 5+ Years of industry experience
• In depth knowledge of corrugated packaging manufacturing processes and technology
• Action oriented
• Builds Effective Teams
• Career ambition
• Courage
• Directs Work
• Drives Engagement
• Drives results
• Functional/technical skills
• Interpersonal savvy
• Manages Ambiguity
• Manages Complexity
• Organizes Work Processes
• Resourcefulness
• Strategic Mindset