Electrical and Instrumentation Assistant Maintenance Superintendent

Hopewell, VA

Career Opportunity:

Responsible for managing a department of maintenance staff of the assigned facility, which includes safety, environmental, quality & customer satisfaction, cost, production, financial budgets & results, capital project support, people development, and employee & labor relation. Coordination and collaboration between peers to ensure effective and efficient execution of maintenance activities within the facility. To include: responsibility for providing the necessary resources and information to the Maintenance Supervisors that will allow them to effectively accomplish work in the safest, most efficient manner, responsibility for establishing and communicating area goals that support mill goals, responsibility for initiatives that support the mill’s continuous improvement initiatives and the responsibility to lead and coach all members of the Team to attain maximum benefits for the mill.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Safety - Lead safety systems and processes that support achieving our continually improving annual goals

• Environmental - Lead department environmental management systems to ensure compliance and environmental stewardship

• Quality/Customer Satisfaction - focus on the "no fail basics" of quality and service coupled with innovation to be our customers preferred supplier

• Cost - Develop and maintain methods for tracking and reducing operational costs.

• Production -Improve efficiency and effectiveness of department operations by analyzing the processes and utilizing all available tools, technology, and outside resources.

• Financial Budget/Results - Develop stretch operating budgets and deliver financial results

• Capital Execution - Provide input to capital projects from inception through completion.

• Strategic Planning -

• People Development - Invest in our People to help them develop and operate at their full potential

• Employee/Labor Relations - Build positive relations based on the WestRock culture of trust, respect and empowering employees to always do the right thing.

WestRock Values

• Integrity - We are honest, ethical and do the right thing.

• Respect - We treat one another with respect and earn the respect of others through our actions.

• Accountability - We are responsible for our work, to our team and for contributing to the success of our company.

• Excellence - We strive to perform at the highest levels - for ourselves and for our customers, investors and communities

Key Competencies:

Command Skills

Relishes leading; takes unpopular stands if necessary; encourages direct and tough debate but isn’t afraid to end it and move on; is looked to for direction in a crisis; faces adversity head on; energized by tough challenges.

Customer Focus

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Managerial Courage

Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.

Managing/Measuring Work

Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.

Motivating Others

Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each person’s hot button and use it to get the best out of him/her; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel his/her work is important; is someone people like working for and with.

Problem Solving

Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.

Process Management Skilled

Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Drive for Results

Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Knowledge/Skills

• Safety, Health and Environmental

• General Safety Regulations, Policies and Programs

• Environmental Permit, Reporting Requirements and Programs

• Safety Programs and Training

• Process operational knowledge

• 5-10 years of experience in Pulp and Paper Industry

• People Management

• Legal HR Regulations and Guidelines

• Motivational Skills

• Goal Setting Skills

• Team Building

• Sales/Customer Account Knowledge

• Operational and internal quality system experience

• Working knowledge of relevant Computer Systems

• Process Improvement and Management Tools

• Example: Lean, 6 Sigma, Statistics, Structured Problem Solving

• Systems and Business Compliance

• SOX, Ethics, Business Conduct, etc.

• Communication

• Written and Verbal

• Presentation Skills

• Purchasing and Asset Management (EPAM)

• Precision Maintenance

• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Reliability Systems

• Finance

• Product Cost Accounting

• CapEx Procedures & Guidelines

• Working Knowledge of Financial Indicators

• Budgeting and Forecasting Processes

• Relationships

• Operators and Mechanics

• Labor Union Representatives

• Industry

• Intercompany

• Interplant

• Customers

• Suppliers/Vendors

What you will need to succeed:

• Be familiar with and have a good understanding of NFPA-70E, NEC, and electrical safety standards.

• Have a good understanding of electrical power systems including high, medium, and low voltage power systems.

• Involvement in positive change and continuous improvement using tools such as Kepner-Tregoe, 6 Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Principles, and others.

• Understanding of process control systems such as DCS, PLC, gauging, PI, and various other types of systems.

• Have work experience as a mechanic, planner, supervisor, specialist, project engineer, reliability engineer, or process control engineer.

• Experience increasing capabilities of mechanics and supervisors by various types of training and to motivate them to exceed their expectations.

• Involved in rebuilding an electrical system after a serious mishap, such as an explosion, fire, chemical contamination and other mishaps.

• Union labor relations and competent collaboration skills.

• Daily fiscal responsibility for a maintenance budget.

• Participation and proficiency supporting a capitol project team.

• Planning, execution, and coordination of routine maintenance outages and major mill wide annual outages.

• Contractor management experience.

• Knowledge of Condition Based Maintenance Technologies including: oil analysis, vibration, motor circuit analysis, thermograph, non destructive, and ultrasonic testing.

• Partnering with Process Control organization in the Mill.

This document outlines the minimum requirements of the positions and is not intended to be all-inclusive of the position duties.

WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock's team members support customers around the world from locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

WestRock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. WestRock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.