Plywood Plant Manager at Boise Cascade Company in Kettle Falls, Washington

Job Description:

Primary Duty

This position has responsibility to supervise, directly and through subordinate supervisors, all aspects of the activities involved in plywood manufacturing including responsibility for safety, planning, scheduling, and production; to inspect and ship the mill's products; to elicit service and maintenance of physical structures and equipment; to control in-process and finished inventories; quality and costs. Must be able to understand and champion the internal processes of production/manufacturing with regards to the business model. To coordinate the various operating phases to ensure the proper flow of work. To be responsible for quality and quantity of work and performance against delivery commitments.

Essential Functions 

• Responsible for implementing the Company’s policies, procedures, and management actions to ensure compliance with Sustainable Forestry Management, third party certification programs (SFI, FSC, & PEFC) and Chain-of-Custody system certification requirements.


• Responsible for the communicating the Company’s SFI commitment and promotion of sustainable forestry practices to employees, wood producers, and suppliers.


• Responsible for staffing efficiently and adequately all required activities to manage and maintain labor and resources that promote efficient, safe operations with a high level of productivity.


• Plan, develop and maintain necessary budgets and operating plans.


• Assure development and use of adequate controls and reporting systems to monitor and report safety, budget, quality, production, and maintenance information to leadership.


• May assist in strategic planning to include plant/department budgets, capital projects, veneer and lumber processing, inventory levels, operating strategies, new product lines, training, staffing, and environmental compliance.


• May be responsible for coordinating, planning, and scheduling production to optimize equipment utilization, changes to economic and sales conditions and to meet customer demands.


• Ensure the establishment and maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions and areas for all employees.


• Lead Boise Improvement Cycle (BIC) activities within area of responsibility.


• Identify or develop and deploy best practices throughout entire manufacturing facility in area of responsibility.


• Maintain company policy and regulatory compliance in the area supervising or managing.


• Develop good employee relations, promptly handle and resolve employee complaints and grievances, proactively communicate with employees.


• Communicate operational goals and strategic initiatives for area of responsibility.


• Train and develop workforce to meet job requirements.


• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.


• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience/Physical Functions

College degree, or equivalent work experience in related job function. Strongly prefer discipline in Information Systems/MIS, Computer Science or Networking. Associated certifications a plus. Must have right (8) to ten (10) years of experience in related job function. Requires a self-motivated, results-oriented individual with good analytical and communication skills, excellent planning and organizational skills and a demonstrated commitment to the process of continuous improvement. A solid understanding of manufacturing practices and equipment is required. Must have the ability to work well with people at all levels and facilitate change and growth as needed in a team environment.

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