Capital Manager

PURPOSE

This position will support IP's performance goals by managing all aspects of the mill's engineering needs and responsibilities. This position will guarantee the appropriate internal and external resources are identified and readily accessible to accomplish mill and business specific requirements and initiatives, and will serve as a key contributing member to the mill's lead team.

Demonstrate leadership in the areas of safety as a core value and support broad-based participation in the mill's safety processes, employee engagement, and support the vision and organizational values of the Newport Mill.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The key accountabilities listed below are not to be considered all-inclusive; a team member may be required to perform additional tasks, as directed, and based on changing business needs of the company.

• Provide active, visible support for the mill safety program as the highest priority. Lead Newport Mill to an injury-free work environment through leadership and role modeling safe behavior and personal attention to and direct involvement in safety activities and maintaining a clean and orderly work environment.
• Primary responsibility for leadership of the engineering areas, including applicable REACH Engineers, Project Engineer, process control, and capital investment projects.
• Will be responsible for developing/implementing 5 year mill capital plan, working closely with team members to ensure success.
• Development of the budget, strategic and capital planning process.
• Help develop, demonstrate and support an organizational culture based upon values of empowerment, high involvement, and participative work force in a customer and quality-focused organization.
• Ensure team member relations efforts and engagement processes are in place to maximize motivation and the desire to work at Newport Mill.
• Assists other team leaders and/or team members in the mill as necessary to minimize downtime and maintain quality.
• Coaches safety in others with a commitment to developing and maintaining positive employee relations.
• Fullfill area specific 5S expectations(5 Minute 5S Checklists Replenishment of tools and supplies, 5S Audits,etc)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Individual must be able to wear all required safety equipment.
• Physically challenging mill environment; ability to walk, continuously stand, climb stairs minimum 50% of the time.
• Working environment is 24/7. Ability to be on-call as needed and/or required, including mill leadership coverage for weekends.

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a manufacturing lead position, preferably in a paper mill.

• Experience developing and implementing annual productivity plans.

• Strong written & verbal communication skills; problem solving, planning, priority setting, time management, and presentation and training delivery skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Demonstrated leadership to develop and maintain a high level of teamwork and cooperation between maintenance and other production teams.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, pulp and paper science preferred.

• Five years of engineering experience, leadership and management experience in a quality-focused manufacturing environment.

• Preferred experience in strategic planning and budgeting process.

• Demonstrated project management experience and working on large, complex capital projects

• Demonstrated leadership skills combined with technical paper-making knowledge

• Demonstrated ability to set expectations with stretch goals and measure work to determine degree of goal attainment.

• Demonstrated ability to assist in IP maintenance initiatives and guide team(s) to successful completion of tasks and/or projects.

• Understands and demonstrates commitment to meeting internal and external customer requirements.

CAREER ARCHITECT COMPETENCIES

Action Oriented

Business Acumen

Command Skills

Conflict Management

Customer Focus

Developing Direct Reports

Drive for Results

Integrity and Trust Interpersonal Savvy

Managerial Courage

Motivating Others

Negotiating

Presentation Skills

Problem Solving

Process Management

Strategic Agility

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:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

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 125 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; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at 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.