Converting Operations Director

The Converting Operations Director is responsible for planning and directing the overall Converting operations, with a focus on improving productivity and efficiency. This role ensures the operation produces safe, low-cost products that meet or exceed customer expectations and requirements.

• Makes safety a priority by communicating, participating, and supporting safety efforts, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.
• Ensures the safety and health of all personnel in the area of responsibility, related to work activities, by training team members to perform their jobs safely and maintaining a high standard of housekeeping.
• Knows, supports, lives, and protects the Billerud Core Values by walking the talk through daily behaviors.
• Provides leadership in driving EBITDA performance, including customer, segment, and product profitability.
• Assists Sales and Marketing with new product or market segment development.
• Achieves long-term profitable growth of the converting business in alignment with the annual operation plan to support Billerud's strategic direction.
• Leads in the development of the converting annual operation plan with supporting tactical activities to ensure plan achievement.
• Provides direction and guidance to Converting leadership team personnel to ensure continuous improvement in key customer metrics: grade, cost to serve, profitability, etc.
• Provides multiple levels of BNA leadership on status updates of sheeting business and Converting operations.
• Establishes, executes, and maintains accountability for the achievement of specific operational performance targets (e.g., on-time shipments, inventory targets, product cost, quality standards, and order accuracy) leveraging continuous improvements concepts and applications.
• Makes routine inspections of operating areas, checking progress of projects being worked on, reviewing operating logs, checking for abnormal equipment operations, optimizing work efficiency, ensuring good housekeeping, making safety observations, etc.
• Fosters an environment that promotes employee engagement and a proactive approach to workforce planning.
• Coaches and develops the competencies of the Converting leadership team.
• Maintains harmonious relations with team members by administering contract provisions and company policies to avoid breach of contract, to ensure conformance to work rules and regulations.

• A bachelor's degree in pulp and paper science, industrial, or mechanical engineering or related area.
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years' supervisory/operations experience in manufacturing or sheeting operations.

• Social, leadership, and communication skills to engage key customers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work with team members throughout an organization, excellent analytical, communication, team leadership skills, planning and priority setting, and quality and timely decision making.
• Budgeting experience preferred.

• Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud.
• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future.
• Development and career opportunities.
• Performance-based bonus, occupational pension, and a number of different benefits according to company policy.
• Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard.