Area Manager, Finishing

The Opportunity:Posting ID: 28295 Position Type: Regular City: Prince George, BC, Canada Location: Northwood Pulp

Your strategic insight, practical leadership, and strong team-building skills guide your professional life. With your extensive experience in modern pulp mills coupled with a relentless pursuit of excellence, you are well-equipped to lead pulp production while maintaining a sharp focus on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and key priorities such as performance, safety, and team engagement. You don't accept the status quo, instead you bring your attentions to quality, cost efficiency, and long-term sustainability as you play a pivotal role in aligning Canfor Pulp's Finishing Department with overall mill operations and Canfor Pulp’s broader organizational objectives.

Here’s what your day-to-day could look like:

• Leading operations across the bleach plant, pulp machine, and warehouse, ensuring everything runs efficiently and safely.
• Developing and refining processes that support world-class operational excellence, with a focus on long-term sustainability.
• Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and initiatives to reduce costs, improve product quality, and boost team productivity and engagement.
• Taking the lead on safety, making sure we meet and exceed all safety standards.
• Planning and managing all maintenance activities—including annual maintenance outages—in coordination with the broader team.
• Ensuring ongoing compliance with ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) standards.
• Collaborating with the Sales Group to build smart, efficient production plans.
• Creating training programs that support skill development and knowledge sharing across your crew.
• Overseeing the development of annual budgets and long-term project scopes.
• Monitoring daily, weekly, and monthly cost KPIs to keep our performance on track.
  
  

What We're Looking For:

• A strong background in pulp production, with direct experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, or Total Quality Management.
• Proven ability to motivate and lead teams at all levels of the organization.
• A sharp eye for identifying performance gaps and taking proactive steps to improve operations.
• A track record of success in driving cost reductions, efficiency gains, and overall operational improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with confidence presenting to teams or senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the agility to respond to changing priorities and business needs.
  
  

Why Join Canfor Pulp?

At Canfor Pulp Group, you’ll find more than just a job—you’ll find a place to grow, lead, and make a difference. We value innovation, safety, accountability, and people. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and lead a critical part of our mill operations, we want to hear from you.

The salary range for this position is: $121,000.00-$151,000.00

Please Note: The range provided is for base salary only. In addition to base salary, Canfor proudly offers its employees a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. It features programs such as performance-based incentive plans, recognition programs, benefits, paid leaves, pension plans with base and matching contributions, savings options and robust health & well-being initiatives. We also continually invest in the development of our talent to help them thrive professionally and personally. Above all, we are proud to offer our employees a value proposition that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fosters an environment where talent and performance is recognized and rewarded.

Don't check off every single bullet point? At Canfor, we prioritize the right fit for our organization over a strict checklist of criteria. We encourage applications from individuals whose backgrounds may not perfectly align.

Our people-focused approach prioritizes safety, embraces diversity, valuing everyone’s unique qualities. We believe that inclusion and diversity are crucial for our productivity, creativity, innovation, and competitive edge. Our recruitment process is fair and equitable, based on qualifications and experience.

We appreciate all candidates' interest but will contact only those selected for interviews. Our hiring for various positions is ongoing and includes different screening processes such as behavioral assessments, references, and criminal record checks, depending on the role and location.