Area Manufacturing Manager - Motor Maintenance

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company.  Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds.  Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence.  We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers.  Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

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The Area Manufacturing Manager provides high level manufacturing expertise in the application of best available technology and practices across all eight mills. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in motor construction and repair techniques, understand the various reliability testing methods for motors, have strong organization skills suitable for managing a corporate wide motor management system, and knowledge of the various types of motor starters, protection relays, and stand-alone drive systems.

**Relocation is not required but must have the ability to travel up to 80% to various PCA locations. 

Principle Accountabilities: 

• Assist mills with projects by evaluating the design and implementation to meet best practices.
• Assist mills with root cause failure analyses.
• Collaboratively work with other corporate disciplines in projects, troubleshooting issues in the mills.
• Evaluates, justifies, and implements technological innovations.
• Facilitates interchange of best practices between mills.
• Works with the mills on major process enhancements.  Assist with the scoping, justification and provide startup assistance.
• Provides manufacturing support for annual shutdown and major monthly shutdown.
• Facilitates the scoping, design and implementation of power / recovery equipment repairs/ upgrades to ensure safe and reliable operations.

Position Requirements

• Education equivalent to B.S. or M.S. degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years’ experience in manufacturing / engineering supervision in a pulp / paper mill or similar environment.
• Demonstrated working knowledge in pulp / paper mill operations and maintenance work systems.
• Ability to lead and work with all levels of the organization. 
• Strong verbal / oral communication skills.
• Strong technical / manufacturing expertise in papermaking, preferably containerboard.

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All qualified applicants must apply at Careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.