Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth. In the Paper and Packaging division, Domtar operates 14 paper and packaging machines as well as 5 pulp dryers located across North America. Products include uncoated freesheet, packaging, specialty paper, fluff pulp and market pulp.

The location in Fort Mill, (South Carolina, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Director, Papermaking Optimization - PIO. This job is full-time permanent.

Overview: The Director of Papermaking Optimization reports into the corporate Performance Improvement Office of the Paper and Packaging division. In this role, you will support our fleet of paper and pulp machines as a subject matter expert to assist in problem-solving, benchmark and communicate on technology and better practices, consult on capital projects, network across the mills and the industry, all this with a strong focus on safety and operational excellence.

Your challenges:  

• Drive problem-solving, in collaboration with mill personnel, and develop sustainable plans to address machine performance issues.
• Support mills to develop short and long term action plans to improve machine OEE (overall equipment effectiveness).
• Participate in capital project process to help in development and execution of sound improvement investments.
• Benchmark across the company and outside, evaluate and communicate about technology, processes and methodologies that will improve paper and pulp machine productivity and safety.
• Co-lead the paper and pulp machine Functional Team. 

Your skills: 

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of tools and methods utilized by continuous improvement driven efforts and be able to lead / participate; a lean six-sigma certification (green belt / black belt) is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical information into comprehensive and useful information for non-initiates.
• Ability to summarize.
• Ease of communication with leadership as well as hourly employees.
• Excellent networking ability, bringing people and problems together.
• Ability to manipulate data and organize it to produce meaningful information.
• Have ability to remotely monitor company machine operations with data historian tools (PARCview, QIS and others).
• Demonstrated leadership to facilitate groups and lead teams to achieve long term goals.

Your profile:   

• 10-15 years of experience in papermaking operations.
• Multi-mill experience is preferable.
• Technical education, focus on papermaking processes. Engineering degree is desirable.
• Excellent technical knowledge of paper machine equipment, processes and chemistry.
• Self-driven and able to work remotely while leading effective problem-solving.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time.
• Bilingual (English, French) is an asset

 Our offer: 

• Engage with an experienced team, focused on knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Be part of a dynamic team of papermakers on a wide variety of paper machines making some of of the most interesting paper grades.
• Add your expertise and leadership to improve the Domtar Operational Excellence model.

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.  If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.  

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