Operations Manager

at  Paper Excellence

As a member of the Mill Management Team, the Operations Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations to ensure health and safety, sales, production, cost, quality environmental, and human resources objectives are met while ensuring mill compliance with Corporate Principles and Guidelines and applicable legislation.

EDUCATION / TECHNICAL / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

• The position requires an engineering degree and twelve to fifteen years of industry experience resulting in an in-depth knowledge of pulp process, environmental and quality requirements.
• The incumbent must have demonstrated management and leadership skill and ability to effectively deal with government affairs and to motivate employees to achieve established objectives.
• Solid analytical and quantitative abilities, problem solving and decision making skills. Capabilities with the skill to draw appropriate conclusions and presentations.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to manage complexity; able to balance the big picture with the details.
• Excellent leadership and team building skills. Able to recruit, develop and retain high calibre people.
• Ability to organize and plan, delegate authority, leads and motivates people, and maintains effective control.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences and present financial information in an audience-appropriate manner.
• Demonstrated ability to act with high standards and integrity at all times.
• Possesses situational awareness of surroundings with the ability to adapt to new and changing environments, who can relate well at all levels.
• A high sense of urgency with regards to moving projects forward and making operational improvements; action and goal oriented.
• A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Adaptable and understands a complex and constantly changing business environment. Able to keep pace with a company going through significant growth and change.

EDUCATION

Preferred

• Bachelors or better

• Conflict Management
• Creativity
• Influence