Weyerhaeuser’s Plywood and Sawmill plants, located in Kalispell, Montana is accepting applications for Mill Manager.

The Kalispell Complex is located at 75 Sunset Drive (Kalispell, MT) in the beautiful Flathead Valley. This area is abundant with outdoor activities including wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping opportunities.

This full-time, exempt position will lead the Kalispell facilities as part of the Weyerhaeuser Wood Products business and reports directly to the VP Panels.

The successful candidate will be a safety role model with excellent team skills and a proven ability to lead and develop people in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will also have strong technical capabilities. This position will develop leadership, safety, operational excellence, and support the business to ensure continuous process improvement and reliability.

Key Functions

• Role model and engage associates in safely manufacturing lumber and plywood products that meets customer needs and driving improvement in key business metrics.
• Lead improvement in behavior-based safety techniques.
• Ensures an injury free and inclusive culture is created by committed leaders and involved associates, backed by strong safety systems.
• Coaches and leads in the overall manufacturing process.
• Implement processes to continually improve work systems that positively enhance the work environment for all associates.
• Reliability, financial, procurement, productivity, environmental and other site stewardship responsibilities are the ultimate responsibility of the Mill Manager.
• The Mill Manager ensures that business and individual goal setting processes such as capital plans, expense budgets, safety strategic plans and performance management plans are developed and executed with excellence.
• Collaborate with other Wood Products mill managers to replicate best practices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated caring leadership resulting in continuous safety improvement
• Demonstrated ability to raise performance by building and maintaining positive relationships with all associates through coaching, development and instilling a continuous improvement and results oriented mind-set
• Previous experience in manufacturing environment exhibiting a proven ability to foster growth in employee relations
• Ability to generate commitment and motivate employees toward a common goal
• Able to effectively work across the organization to create alignment and focus
• Demonstrated track record of success in a complex and fast-paced performance-based manufacturing environment
• Actively manage cost control processes to drive cost out and increase operational excellence
• Demonstrated ability in leading a team to achieve breakthrough results
• Working knowledge of the lumber and plywood operations, markets, financial and employee relations concepts

• Demonstrated results in achieving and sustaining business goals

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; engineering, forestry, wood products, business or related degrees preferred

• Minimum 8 years of successful manufacturing, maintenance or operations leadership experience

The following requirements are preferred:

• Knowledge and experience improving manufacturing reliability
• Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing principles
• Knowledge of SAP
• Wood products manufacturing experience preferred
• Maintenance experience is a plus

*About Weyerhaeuser *

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference. *We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us.  *

About Wood Products

We've been delivering quality building products and solutions to our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance and unparalleled support.

For more than a century, we’ve been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood products.

Compensation:This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $139,200 to $208,800 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 25% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target. This position is also eligible to receive $32,000 in restrictive stock units on an annual basis, as part of our Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement:Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours.

Attention Internal Applicants: To ensure transparency across the organization, please have a discussion with your manager prior to applying for any new opportunities. If you need any help facilitating this conversation, please reach out to your HR Representative for guidance. For more information on how to apply, including best practices for updating your profile or partnering with HR and Recruiting, please visit our internal applicant page on Roots: wy.com/applicants.

/Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values, and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team./

Job: *Operations, Manufacturing, & Construction

Title: Mill Manager

Location: MT-Kalispell

Requisition ID: 01021679