Job description

The Opportunity:
The Region Manufacturing Manager is responsible for assisting region plants in driving improvement in the overall manufacturing process with primary focus on waste reduction, productivity improvement and reliability system processes. As part of the region resource team will work directly with manufacturing facilities and leadership teams to develop and execute plans to strategically position plants for optimal performance and growth. Build effective partnerships with plants to improve overall plant productivity, leverage best practices and provide consistency throughout the region. The RMM's are responsible for coaching and mentoring plant managers and leaders in the areas of safety, quality, cost and productivity. They will also assist with lean accelerators such as PES and champion Lean Six Sigma projects in their area of responsibility.

How you will impact WestRock:
Business Excellence

• Drive positive results within the region and plants
• Deliver training and support the development of skills within the crews and leadership to drive improvement.
• Serve as conduit to help transfer best practices between plants and region.
• Develop and mentor people in their career paths to achieve their potential – either in current or new positions
• Coach and counsel production leadership group as needed
• Maintain strong process and results focus
• Help plants determine current machine capabilities and tolerances against OEM specifications.
• Support the effective utilization of teams and the use of problem-solving tools to drive improvement
• Responsible for deploying and ensuring integrity of the business operating system
• Works closely with deployments to ensure alignment to WestRock standards, processes and procedures

People and Culture

• Is part of the region resource team to drive results across the region
• Works with region leaders on establishing priorities to achieve desired results
• Trains across region on leader standard work and tools to complete
• Provides feedback and insight to the deployment implementations

Critical Skills / Capabilities:

• Analytical: Logically processes information to produce insights in a consumable format; aggregates, cleanses, and disseminates data in structured formats to support better business decisions and improved performance
• Process-Oriented : Plans, designs, manages processes while focusing on refining and improving to increase efficiency and effectiveness; understands process inputs, activities, outputs, roles and sequencing
• Problem-Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations; demonstrates tackling a problem by using a logical, systematic, or sequential approach
• Communication: Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas, and messages through written, verbal, and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience; listens carefully and attentively
• Interpersonal: Can relate to and communicate effectively with others to build rapport and relationships
• Leadership: Influences individuals to achieve a target goal or objective
• Organizational Skills: Plans, arranges and/or monitor's work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives
• Time Management: Plans, prioritizes, and manages time spent on accomplishing tasks to increase productivity and efficiency; demonstrates awareness and control over amount of time spent on activities; meets deadlines
• Growth and Results Oriented : Demonstrates an interest, willingness and drive to learn new things; seeks to understand concepts, processes, and ideas within area of functional expertise; naturally inquisitive; sets meaningful goals for personal work productivity

Technical Skills:

• Proficient computer skills including experience with the following systems and applications:

o Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Teams
o Minitab
o Kiwiplan
o Qlikview

• Understanding of corrugated operations

o Corrugator
o Converting
o Shipping
o Reliability and Maintenance

Other Qualifications: To perform the duties of the job, this role requires:

• Working on plant floor to include participating in training, troubleshooting and 5S events
• Long days of presenting, training and plant floor mentoring of 12 or more hours on regular basis
• Crossing conveyors and platforms in plants

Work Environment:

• Travel 75-80% of time around region plants
• Work in office environment 25% of time with 75% in corrugated plants

What you need to succeed:
Required:

• 5 -7 years of experience in operations management role (superintendent/plant/operations mgr, reliability mgr, general manager or equivalent)
• Proven track record of change management – ability to make positive impact in key performance indicators
• Experience developing and mentoring people in their career paths to achieve their potential – either in current or new positions
• Preferred: Work experience in corrugated

Education:
Required: Bachelor’s degree or higher; engineering preferred
Required: Green Belt completion
Preferred: Black Belt completion

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