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PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA Corrugated Area Operations Manager in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
Corrugated Area Operations Manager Burley, ID 83318, USA * Burley, ID, USA * Salt Lake City, UT, USA * Wallula, WA, USA Req #20551 Monday, September 16, 2024
As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers - large and small - package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.
People * Customers * Trust
PCA is seeking applicants for an Area Operations Manager position in the Northwest Area, which includes oversight of corrugated plant operations in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Utah. This position requires travel approximately 50-75% of the time. The ideal candidate will be located along the I84 corridor between Richland, WA and Salt Lake City, UT.
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES: Establishing the Area's strategic direction for annual capital plan including operational goals and expectations * Setting annual capital plan and managing spend plan with continued corporate adjustment as necessary * Supporting and coordinating strategic capital projects * Coordinating strategic, infrastructure, and maintenance capital with local operating plans * Managing and executing maintenance and discretionary capital plan Building annual goals as well as optimizing and executing plans for the area including but not limited to: * Throughput * Yield * Maintenance planning and reliability * Training and coaching of location PMs and Superintendents in ability to meet corporate and area expectations Supervising and leading area-assigned Plant Optimization Engineers (POE) * Developing annual goals * Creating and approving work assignments * Coordinating with corporate office on POE objectives * Fostering and ensuring employee development BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: * 8+ years of corrugated industry experience in a leadership/management role with a track record of success. * Strong financial and general business acumen. * Demonstrated success in leading manufacturing teams including: * Driving operational excellence for throughput, risk management, and quality systems * Establishing preventive and predictive equipment and facility maintenance reliability systems * Utilizing cost management techniques * Maximizing yield * Experience in facilitating large and/or complex strategic business initiatives. * Demonstrated ability to drive a market-based capital project including qualification (ROI), scoping, and execution. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in a modern high-speed equipment technology environment.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES: * Ability to lead through vision, values, and trust (safety, integrity, work ethic, servant leader) * Strategic or big picture thinker; market and customer-focused * Ability to engage employees and foster a continuous improvement culture * Ability to build strategic partnerships (customers, suppliers, corporate and sister plant partners) * Ability to inspire, mentor and develop managers and front-line leaders for NWA culture * Strong work ethic, resilient, independent initiative, tenacious, driven, and competitive * Excellent written and verbal communication and uncanny ability to follow through on plans and details * Demonstrative... For full info follow application link.
PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.