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- $137,400 – $183,200 a year
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- Full-time
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204 County Rd 1, Selma, AL 36701
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What if you were given the opportunity and responsibility to make a difference? At International Paper, you control your destiny. We offer challenging assignments and total rewards in countries around the world. When we say infinite possibilities, we mean it. Apply now and join a community that improves people’s lives, the planet and our company’s performance by transforming renewable resources into products people depend on every day.
Position Title:
Pulp Business Unit Manager
Pay Rate:
$137,400-$183,200
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.
Category/Shift:
Salaried Full-Time
Physical Location:
601 County Rd 78
Selma, Al
The Job You Will Perform:
The Fibers BUM will work closely with a variety of different leaders within the department and mill to deliver on the following responsibilities:
- Display safety leadership above all things and at all times and ensure the highest expectations are in place with respect to environmental compliance
- Coordinate and communicate with mill operations, maintenance, engineering, and management personnel on a day-to-day basis while performing duties
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to operations by working with the other business units to balance operations for the good of the mill
- Manage and deliver on detailed list of objectives that support mill goals for safety, environment, financial, capital and reliability, with a strong focus on results
- Participate and lead as a member of the mill lead team and people development council
- Conduct one to one developmental discussions and coach employees to accomplish team goals, ensuring proper and consistent accountability processes are in place within the department
- Actively build and maintain strong relationships with union representatives for the department and mill
- Engage team in achieving individual, team, department, mill, and company goals; manage plans to ensure the leaders and crews have ownership and feel valued within the organization
- Ensure active and effective training processes in place
- Understand, promote, and deliver results on reliability systems to deliver on year-over-year (YOY) improvement goals for reliability
- Ensure outage processes in place to deliver on department and mill routine and annual outage objectives
- Understand, promote and deliver results for Manufacturing Excellence (ME) tools and processes; participate and lead ME improvement initiatives in the department
- Support 5S program for the area and drive improvement projects, audit systems, and excellent results
- Provide direct (personal) and department support for and participation in the mill’s structured cost reduction efforts/teams
- Manage department capital plan and coordinate priorities within the overall mill capital plan
- Ensure effective management of change process (MOC) to eliminate unintended change related issues
- Facilitate the implementation of new procedures and controls required by the change in facilities, products, and corporate policies and procedures
- Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings
- Work closely with the Global Sourcing organization within the facility and company to identify and deliver on key sourcing drivers to maximize the value of services delivered to both the facility and the company
- Serve in a leadership role for the mill during weekend duty rotation
The Skills You Will Bring:
- Personally exhibit safety as a core value and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
- Possess leadership, interpersonal skills, and the ability to drive change
- Represent both company policy and direction, as well as actively advocate for department needs and concerns
- Quickly develop thorough knowledge of department and mill operations processes, equipment and systems
- Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
- Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill
- Utilize the International Paper Change Process to drive change
- Work effectively within a team
- Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively
- Analyze problems and develop solutions independently or with teams
- Make timely and effective decisions
Required Experience:
Eight (8) years of experience in a Pulp and Paper mill with at least five (5) years of management experience is required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related field is required.
Desired Competencies:
Customer Focus, Functional/Technical Skills, Informing, Organizing, Planning, Priority Setting, Developing Direct Reports, Directing Others, Motivating Others, Drive for Results, Building Effective Teams, Peer Relationships, Perspective, Sizing Up People, Action Oriented, Command Skills, Conflict Management, Managing Vision and Purpose, Timely Decision Making, Decision Quality, Managerial Courage, Problem Solving, Standing Alone, Process Management, Understanding Others, Managing Through Systems, , Confronting Direct Reports, Integrity and Trust, Listening, Learning on the Fly, Managing and Measuring Work.
The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.
The Career You Will Build:
What if you were given the opportunity and responsibility to make a difference? At International Paper, you control your destiny. We offer challenging assignments and total rewards in countries around the world. When we say infinite possibilities, we mean it. Apply now and join a community that improves people’s lives, the planet and our company’s performance by transforming renewable resources into products people depend on every day.
The Impact You Will Make:
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.
The Culture You Will Experience:
International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.
The Company You Will Join:
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com
International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
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