Paper Area Manufacturing Area Leader

Your Job The Paper Area Manufacturing Leader will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of our two paper machines at the Brewton mill. This will include leading a team of 6 salaried direct reports and indirect responsibility for the entire paper team of 160+ employees. They will partner closely with, act as a strategic thought partner, and report to the Paper Production Leader. Our ideal candidate will aspire for continued career growth and advancement, beyond this opportunity. This position will provide strategic and tactical leadership to achieve key objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, quality, and cost. The successful candidate will utilize problem solving skills while focusing on safely improving productivity and reducing cost through process/equipment optimization and operator knowledge/skill improvement with a high sense of urgency. Our Team The Brewton mill is located in south central Alabama about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast. The team is made up of 450 employees who produce white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. The SBS material is used to make GP's Dixie plates. White top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays. This position is an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential. The most recent $160M capital investment is expected to be completed in late 2024. The Brewton mill was also the first fully integrated pulp and paper mill in the US to receive an Energy Star designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made ! Our culture is defined by the Principle Based Management ™ philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create. Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here:

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Brewton What You Will Do

• Providing leadership through application of Koch's Principled Based Management (PBM) philosophy to achieve superior results.
• Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction and risk mitigation.
• Work with Area Leader and other leaders to coach and develop employees.
• Lead teams in the identification, development, evaluation and implementation of safety, quality, and /or cost reduction initiatives and projects that has the highest value to the operation to drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate ownership for planning outages and routine maintenance.
• Understand, communicate, and align goals in the areas of safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Drive process and equipment modifications that result in improved product quality, reduced variation, and higher customer satisfa.

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