Plant Manager – Paper Mill Operations

ClearBridge Executive Search; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 180 000 - 280 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

ClearBridge Executive Search is seeking a senior-level plant operations leader for a tissue/paper manufacturing setting in the United States. The role focuses on safety, quality, production, reliability, and financial performance, with accountability for driving improvements across maintenance, planning, and process optimization.

The ideal candidate will bring 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership, deep papermaking knowledge, and a proven track record of leading large teams and

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field (15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership).
• Proven experience leading paper machine and plant/mill operations with knowledge of papermaking processes, maintenance, reliability systems, and plant financial management.
• Experience leading large teams, developing talent, and driving organizational change in tissue/manufacturing environments.

Responsabilidades

• Lead overall plant operations to achieve safety, quality, production, reliability, and financial performance objectives.
• Champion a strong safety and accountability culture through visible leadership, employee engagement, and consistent operational discipline.
• Improve equipment reliability and paper machine performance through preventive/predictive maintenance, effective planning and scheduling, root cause analysis, and uptime optimization.
• Manage plant financial performance by controlling cost per ton, labor, maintenance, fiber, chemical, and energy costs while identifying opportunities to improve productivity.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational recovery initiatives using data-driven problem solving, measurable action plans, and performance tracking to improve underperforming operations.
• Develop and strengthen leadership, technical, and hourly teams, building organizational capability and accountability to sustain long-term operational improvements.

Conhecimentos

Strategic leadership

Safety culture champion

Data-driven problem solving

Operations management

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• Lead overall plant operations to achieve safety, quality, production, reliability, and financial performance objectives
• Champion a strong safety and accountability culture through visible leadership, employee engagement, and consistent operational discipline
• Improve equipment reliability and paper machine performance through preventive/predictive maintenance, effective planning and scheduling, root cause analysis, and uptime optimization
• Manage plant financial performance by controlling cost per ton, labor, maintenance, fiber, chemical, and energy costs while identifying opportunities to improve productivity
• Drive continuous improvement and operational recovery initiatives using data-driven problem solving, measurable action plans, and performance tracking to improve underperforming operations
• Develop and strengthen leadership, technical, and hourly teams, building organizational capability and accountability to sustain long-term operational improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred, with 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience in tissue, paper, pulp, or similar process industries
• Proven experience leading paper machine and plant/mill operations, with strong knowledge of papermaking processes, maintenance, reliability systems, and plant financial management
• Strong leadership background with progression from Operations/Production Management into Plant or Mill Leadership, including experience leading large teams, developing talent, and driving organizational change
• Tissue manufacturing experience strongly preferred, along with the ability to improve underperforming operations and deliver measurable, sustainable performance results

ClearBridge Executive Search is a New Jersey based Executive Search Firm specializing in retained searches in multiple sectors, including Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Legal, and Pharmaceutical. We have a nationwide client base and offer services in temporary and direct hire placements