Plant Superintendent

Position Title: Plant Superintendent 

Physical Location: 

1225 Bryn Mawr, Itasca, IL 60143

Pay Range: $69,000-$92,600 *Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Relocation benefit is also available for this role.

The Job You Will Perform: 

International Paper operates a recycling business which collects, sorts, and processes waste paper and other recyclables across North America.  The business contributes to the U.S. paper recycling environmental success story (where recovery now exceeds 60%) and contributes to International Paper’s manufacturing success.  

This position reports to the Plant General Manager at a Recycling Plant and is a hands-on leadership position responsible for providing direction to first and second shift employees and deliver results on key operational metrics. 

This plant operates extended hours.   This position will regularly open plant at 5:30 am, with flexibility to cover other operating hours as needed.

In addition, the Plant Superintendent is responsible for the following:

• Deliver a consistent safety environment and culture that ensures team members are not injured.

• Make certain there are no LIFE injuries by fostering a safety first culture that includes engagement and ownership in the plant

• Support, coach, direct and assist production leads and plant team members as needed

• Help achieve plant financial targets by managing cost and plant S&A cost 

• Provide leadership in transportation, operations, maintenance, and capital expense 

• Ensure compliance of HSE policies and procedures

• Drive improvements and enhancements to plant safety programs

• Conducts plant safety meetings
• Ensures plant housekeeping meets established standards
• Ensures effective training of plant personnel
• Manage and control costs to meet cost targets

• Drive improvements in operating processes and workflow

• Develop working knowledge of P&L statement

• Lead successful implementation of continuous improvement projects

• Identify opportunities to improve plant financial results

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Proven commitment to safety and safety processes
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills
• Solid analytical skills and problem solving mindset
• Must be able to work within a team atmosphere and effectively coach for results
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Effective time management and organization skills 
• Experience with Microsoft Office software suite (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Previous supervisory experience 
• Experience manufacturing / processing industry 
• Proficiency in Spanish 
• Ability to relocate for future career growth opportunities (Relocation is available for this position)
• College degree or equivalent education and experience

The Skills You Will Bring: 

Preferred: 

* The above job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee is expected to perform other duties necessary for effective operation of the Plant.