Technical Manager

About the position

Supervise, organize, and maintain all activities related to quality assurance and manufacturing excellence for the Shuqualak Oriented Strand Board manufacturing facility to meet all production quality standards. Organize and direct the process area teams to continuously improve manufacturing throughput, equipment uptime, and product quality for all processes at the Huber Engineered Woods Shuqualak Facility. Assign, prioritize, and track responsibilities for the process improvement projects that improve EH&S, quality, throughput, and product costs. Provide technical service and guidance to the plant and direct supervision to the area managers/process engineers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure employees supervised are trained in all applicable Federal and State laws, Huber Safety, MMSR procedures, and corporate policies.
• Empower employees to identify problems, develop creative and cost-efficient solutions.
• Develop and implement root cause and corrective action procedures.
• Utilize a cross-functional team to develop, continuously improve the accuracy of Process Control Plans for all products.
• Use statistical tools and techniques to reduce variation in process and product parameters.
• Develop/maintain standardized work practices throughout the plant.
• Work closely with R&D to support all approved trials of new products and technologies.
• Ensure that the highest standards of employee, customer, and public relations are maintained relative to their area of responsibility.
• Assist with customer complaints and claims.
• Make recommendations and take actions necessary to address concerns and prevent recurrence.
• Make recommendations for changes in operating procedures and process equipment to improve efficiency and safety while working to eliminate downtime.
• Establish and maintain a database of critical process parameters and thoroughly document all experiments.
• Secure the availability of proper materials and qualified internal and external support for projects throughout Shuqualak.
• Work directly with the Plant Manager, R&D, Sales, and marketing to lead tours of the facility.
• Assist production with new or modified equipment and processes through training, written operating procedures, and trial runs.
• Work with minimal supervision, provide direction, support, and training through direct reports and the entire facility.
• Develop and implement control plans to sustain process improvements.
• Lead process improvement team in training and coaching operators on principles of operation and troubleshooting.
• Perform general physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs, moving whole body and multilimbed coordination.

Requirements

• A BS Degree is required in Wood Science, ME, IE, ChemE, EE, or a related discipline.
• Masters Degree preferred in Wood Products, Quality Assurance, or IE.
• Five years of Wood Products experience.
• Competence in statistics and statistical tools required: SPC, Lean Sigma, etc.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 desired.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, statistical packages.
• Proven record of continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Proven record of leadership responsibilities, action-oriented and results-driven.
• Six Sigma experience a plus.
• Knowledge of safety, environmental, and personnel rules and regulations.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Inclusive workplace where employees share core values.