Traffic Manager jobs in Pine Bluff, AR

Overview :

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ : PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets.

It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors.

To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

44 miles southeast of Little Rock, Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County.

It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area.

The Pactiv Evergreen Pine Bluff Paper Mill is located in Pine Bluff, Arkanas, less than an hour from Little Rock in scenic southeast Arkansas.

It is the largest industrial employer in Jefferson County. Opened in 1958, Pine Bluff is the largest facility within Evergreen Packaging and is home to the world's largest gable-top liquid packaging paperboard machine.

In addition to producing paperboard for cartons, the facility also produces coated paper for magazines.

Responsibilities :

The ideal candidate is responsible for shift production, safety, quality, monitoring on-shift training, maintenance coordination, & environmental compliance for the entire pulp area including : Water plant, fuel yard, power house and recovery boilers.

Supervise up to 30 hourly employees per shift.

Essential Functions :

Manages hourly employees on achieving daily performance requirements in all power recovery areas. Manage absenteeism & fill vacancies.

Manage vacations & personal holidays. Manage on-shift training. Delegate discipline as needed.

• Responsible for safety systems & performance in all power and recovery areas.
• Responsible for environmental compliance in all pulp mill areas.
• Responsible for production in all power and recovery areas, including minimizing downtime, and communicating issues appropriately.
• Understands the process as described below in Technical Skill section. Uses process knowledge to quickly troubleshoot process as problems occur.
• Works closely with backshift mechanics and instrument electricians to prioritize work.
• Manages costs to effectively make sound decisions.
• Manage business using department goals.

Communications : Clearly demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and listening skills to promote a clear expression of ideas in writing using good grammatical form.

Has the ability to actively listen and provide feedback to others. Effectively communicates not only with hourly employees, but with other areas of the mill, and with pulp mill management.

Relay communications from different sources to the hourly employees.

Conflict Resolution : Professionally resolves conflicts / disagreements in such a way to promote a win-win situation with the parties involved.

Understands that based on the variety of experiences and values of the work group, differences will arise but is very sensitive to the feelings of others as resolutions are collectively developed.

Leadership : Genuinely possesses intent to foster the learning and development of work group members while promoting the creation of a high performance team.

Able to lead work group toward an objective or goal while encouraging and empowering the work group to make decisions regarding flow of work through specified area.

Understands one’s influence on the work group, and provides direction to work group to insure requirements are consistently met for the work area / facility.

Motivates work group towards goal achievement by insuring that work group understands how their work fits into the entire production flow of the facility and by providing continuous feedback.

Technical : Strongly demonstrates a technical understanding of the pulping and bleaching process. Must include specific knowledge in the following areas : woodyard and chip handling, caustic plant, batch digesters, brown stock washing and blow heat recovery, and bleach plant.

Coaching / Counseling : Ethically develops a positive working environment promoting open and honest communication and trust among work group members.

Understands in order to provide continuous feedback to work group members, specific behaviors must be described in detail.

Listens with the intent to understand the situation, shows empathy, and can express feelings in a very professional manner without offending work group members.

Ensures production standards and policies are adhered to and counsels work group members, in partnership with union leadership, accordingly should deviations exist

Problem Solving : Routinely analyzes situations to re-organize parts of problem in different ways, makes systematic comparisons of different problematic aspects and rationalizes time sequences with causal & non-causal relationships in order to generate solutions.

Trains and leads work group in problem solving activities.

Change Orientation : Collaboratively adapts to and work in a variety of situations to support the competing organizational requirements.

Appreciates new and different perspectives and has the willingness to align one’s own behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Pactiv Evergreen.

Planning : Effectively forecasts future production / operational demands and to insure a plan of action is developed to support the attainment of organizational goals that involves assessing capabilities, identifying resources, setting and prioritizing objectives, and determining critical paths.

Ensures resources are available for work group to produce on-time, quality work.

Qualifications : Qualifications :

Qualifications :

Production experience in a power and recovery area, BA / BS level of education, or other related equivalent work experience with demonstrated leadership skills.

Some supervisory experience is preferred which may be reduced if candidate has a degree in either pulp & paper or engineering.

• 5 years of power and recovery experience preferred
• A demonstrated commitment to safety
• A minimum of 2 years production experience with supervisory experience
• A college degree in Engineering or Pulp & Paper Science is preferred
• Strong analytical, trouble shooting and decision making skills
• A team player with a positive attitude that will continuously pursue strategies to ensure safety and quality and build rapport with the operating crews.

The desire to teach, coach, mentor and promote the success of a dynamic, goal oriented and fast paced environment

• Strong organizational skills; the ability to prioritize, maintain attention to detail and recognize time constraints
• Proficient in the use of word processing, spreadsheet and CMMS programs

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and / or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com .

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign.

With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families.

Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

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Last updated : 2024-05-07