Pixelle Specialty Solutions

Paper Machine Superintendent


PayCompetitive
LocationSpring Grove/Pennsylvania
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: REF565G

      Company Description

      Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Chillicothe, Ohio, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today’s challenging demands.

      Job Description

      The Paper Machine Superintendent will provide direct leadership for a paper machine line operation. This position will have overall responsibility for the safety, quality, productivity, cost, training, and environmental aspects of the line with an emphasis on maximizing profitability of the line. Integrating people, processes, and products come together at this level.

      Qualifications

      Essential Duties and Specific Responsibilities

      • Observe employee and equipment performance daily with emphasis on elimination of unsafe acts and hazards
      • Engage operators through ensuring strong training systems, troubleshooting guides, standard operating procedures, operator basic care rounds, and process capable quality systems
      • Drive improvement in safety, customer quality, productivity, and cost reduction performance
      • Improve operations by identifying and leading problem solving and project implementation efforts
      • Build and monitor performance to budgets and productivity standards
      • Scrutinize paper quality to ensure product meets customers’ needs and assist in proper disposition of product with an emphasis on building real-time disposition systems
      • Monitor equipment availability and performance working closely with support areas to plan equipment repairs and developing preventative maintenance and reliability programs
      • Investigate, recommend, and implement new equipment and procedures to ensure world-class performance and best practice compliance
      • Effectively work with suppliers and service groups to support and improve operations

      Qualifications

      Experience – 5 to 8+ years of experience in paper manufacturing with production/process engineering and supervisory experience OR any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

      Competencies – Strong skills in process information systems (PI, DCS, Excel, etc.). Experience with web inspection and break detection systems a plus.

      – Bachelor’s degree in pulp and paper, engineering, or related technical area.

      Additional Information

      All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  • About the company

      Pixelle Specialty Solutions™, is one of the largest specialty paper companies in North America, with pulp and paper operations in Spring Grove, PA, Chillicothe, OH, Stevens Point, WI, Jay, ME and a coating operation in Fremont, OH. Pixelle, formerly Glatfelter Specialty Papers, was formed in 2018 by Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders, and management teams seeking to actively build their businesses. Supported by an experienced product development team, the company excels in designing customized solutions to meet today’s challenging demands.

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