Team Lead/ Shift Supervisor

Position Overview
The Team Leader functions as the Shift Supervisor and is responsible for leading the
Production area, including paper machine and stock preparation operators. Operating
within a 100% Recycled Closed-Loop Mill, the Team Leader ensures safe operation,
strict quality compliance, environmental stewardship, and optimal production efficiency.
Crucially, during non-business hours, nights, weekends, and holidays when day management
is absent, this position assumes full operational command of the entire
mill site, from inbound raw materials to outbound finished products, including all utility
departments.

Core Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Lead shift-wide manufacturing operations, monitoring
  all production processes to ensure efficiency, volume targets and quality
  standards are met.
• Non-Business Hours Oversight: Serve as the ranking site leader during nonbusiness
  hours, providing autonomous direction, decision-making, and
  emergency response management for all mill facilities and utility departments.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure 100% compliance with safety policies, procedures,
  and environmental regulations across all personnel and equipment.
• Quality Assurance: Guarantee that all products are manufactured to precise
  quality specifications to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Workforce Development: Manage, execute, and follow up on team training plans
  to build operator skills and cross-functionality.
• Maintenance Coordination: Assist in scheduling, coordinating, and executing
  shutdown and outage work in partnership with the maintenance department.
  Essential Job Functions
• Safety Leadership: Set clear safety performance expectations through personal
  example; collaborate with managers and supervisors to eliminate workplace
  hazards.
• Mill Inspections: Conduct regular, documented daily inspections of all mill areas
  using the inspection round sheet to maintain safety and housekeeping
  standards.
• Operational Flexibility: Maintain the skills and ability to step in and work any
  paper machine operator position when operational needs require. Assist in Stock
  Prep area as when operational needs require.
• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis: Partner with operators to diagnose
  operational issues, determine root causes, and implement timely corrective
  actions.
• Cost & Waste Control: Monitor and control production costs by constantly
  reviewing material usages and minimizing waste throughout the closed-loop
  process, and paper making processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with crews to develop performance goals
  for individual crew members and the shift as a whole, driving mill and process
  optimizations.
• Personnel Management: Work alongside Area Managers and HR to maintain
  accurate attendance records, address personnel issues, and resolve conflicts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Technical Expertise: Strong, working knowledge of paper mill operations, stock
  preparation, and interconnected mill departments.
• Autonomous Decision-Making: Proven ability to operate independently and
  make critical operational, logistical, and safety decisions during non-business
  hours without immediate on-site management support.
• Analytical Thinking: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills for real-time
  troubleshooting and process monitoring.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to lead teams, present
  training materials, and collaborate across departments.
• Computer Literacy: Proficient with Microsoft Office products and standard mill
  production software.

Education and Experience Qualifications

• Industry Experience: Minimum of 5 to 8 years of work experience in the paper
  industry, with at least 5 years specifically within paper machine or stock
  preparation areas.
• Leadership Experience: 1–2 years of previous supervisory or leadership
  experience preferred, with a track record of managing operations independently.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Paper Sciences or a related technical field is
  preferred; equivalent industrial experience will be considered.

Physical Abilities & Environmental Conditions

• Physical Demands: Requires prolonged periods of walking and standing,
  including on inclines, grated walkways, and stairs. Ability to climb ladders, kneel,
  stoop, bend, stretch, pull, and work in confined spaces. Must be able to lift up to
  50 lbs.
• Environmental Exposure: Regular exposure to an industrial manufacturing
  environment featuring extreme heat, cold, and wet/humid conditions. Frequent
  exposure to loud industrial machine noise (hearing protection required).

Must be able to work extended hours. on a 12 hour rotating shift (Days/Nights)