Medical Management Manager jobs in Bangor, ME

Columbia Forest Products is looking for a Plant Manager for the Presque Isle, Maine HW veneer manufacturing facility. This is an opportunity to be an employee owner for the premier North American supplier of decorative hardwood veneer and plywood. The successful candidate should have 4 to 7 years experience in a manufacturing operation. The Plant Manager will be responsible for Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, Delivery, and P&L for the facility. This position reports directly to the Hardwood Veneer Division Production Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

Customers Served:

All external customers, employee owners, external vendors, personnel at other CFP locations, suppliers, our community in which we live and work.

Qualifications:

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Willing to learn and be coached
• Familiarity with the entire process for manufacturing hardwood veneer.
• Knowledgeable of wood species and production requirements.
• Good understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks. Some travel required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels
• Ability to delegate.
• Ability to carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Ability to interview, hire, and train employees; Plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Basic computer literacy - Word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail.

Education:

Bachelor's degree preference

Experience:

Four to seven years of experience in wood products or a related field. Previous supervisory experience and Engineering experience a plus.

Work Environment:

This position performs tasks in the production area, offices, and outside areas, therefore, will be exposed to heat, cold, noise, and wood fiber.

Performance Standards:

Key Competencies:

Hungry: Desires continuous improvement as a way of working and being.

Problem Solver: Uses 5 whys & 8 step problem solving method to drive learning and improvement. Must be curious.

Team Player: Understands need for strong team dynamics and pulls team together to get things done. Big Team, Little Me.

Humble: Willing to learn, be coachable and has a willingness to be curious.

Organized: Can multi-task and manage multiple projects.

Respect for Team Members - Emotionally intelligent, ability to listen and work with diversity in/of people.

Willing to “go and see” for problem solving, learning, and improvement. This is not a desk job.

Manage within the tension of conflicting goals (i.e. able to prioritize)

Effective communicator: Able to effectively present information to individuals, small groups, and large groups

Champion for LEAN principles as the way of doing business: safety focus, waste reduction, champions of standard work, pull systems, learning & performance thru problem solving, customer focus