Job Details

The Magnolia Mill Manager is responsible for the safe and reliable manufacturing and on-time/in-full delivery of products to customers and ensures that business objectives are met for the site. Other critical responsibilities include fostering an engaged, people-focused culture, controlling product cost and inventory, and developing future leaders.

During your typical day, you can expect to:

• Act as a role model for our core values: Safety, Integrity, Citizenship, Sustainability, and Inclusion

• Ensure an injury-free culture is created by committed leaders and involved associates, backed by strong safety systems

• Develop a people-focused work environment, recognizing that our people are the unique advantage in successfully achieving site and business goals

• Engage associates in safely manufacturing lumber that meets customer needs and driving improvement in key business metrics

• Coach and lead in the overall manufacturing process

• Ultimately own reliability, financial, procurement, productivity, environmental and other site stewardship responsibilities

• Ensure that business and individual goal setting processes such as capital plans, expense budgets, safety strategic plans and performance management plans are developed and executed with excellence

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with proven record of positive accomplishments in safety, quality, productivity, cost and people development.

• Outstanding teaming and interpersonal skills that effectively engage teams to meet business goals and ensure successful teaming/networking within the region, the Wood Products business and the company as needed

• Strong business and financial acumen

• Demonstrated ability to raise performance by building and maintaining positive relationships with all associates and leaders through coaching, development and instilling a continuous improvement mindset

• Proven record to effectively engage associates in behavior-based safety techniques

• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and electronic communication skills

• Strong planning and organizational skills

• Able to work flexible hours as needed in a mill environment

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in business, technical (engineering or other) or forestry/wood products discipline

• Manufacturing experience in wood products with preference in lumber

• Working knowledge of Lean, Innovation and continuous improvement tools and processes