When Brian Stackhouse used to work on the factory floor of New Brunswick's Irving Tissue, he helped solve problems in the office. Now he works in the office as a Technical Superintendent where his experience helps solve problems on the floor.

Brian, 36, makes sure all the technical elements in the manufacturing of facial and bathroom tissue, napkins and paper towel are running as they should. Communication is a big part of the job. You might find him at his computer firing off an e-mail to colleagues, or on the phone, dealing with either a pulp supplier or the company that packages Irving’s pulp and paper products. He works outside the Saint John office at least once a month, visiting one mill in upstate New York, or a second plant that’s 144 kilometres away.