Evaporator Superintendent - Brunswick

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an Evaporator Superintendent to oversee operations in Brunswick, GA. This role involves leading the evaporator team to ensure safe and effective operations, driving training and knowledge sharing, and fostering a strong safety culture. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of relevant experience and strong leadership abilities.

Benefits include comprehensive medical plans, retirement options, and paid time off. Join us in contributing to one of the largest integrated fluff pulp mills in the country.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with evaporator systems, recovery, or chemical processing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop teams while holding them accountable.
• Experience driving safety performance and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop supervisors and operators to build capability in the evaporator organization.
• Set and enforce clear operating expectations aligned with business goals.
• Promote a safety culture by identifying hazards and educating teams.

Skills

Evaporator systems experience

Leadership in industrial environment

Safety performance management

Data analysis and problem solving

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Paper Science, or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Evaporator Superintendent to join our cellulose team in Brunswick, GA. In this role, you will lead the safe, reliable, and cost‑effective operation of the evaporator systems, including concentrators, incinerator, FC strippers, and NCG/HVLC systems. You will provide leadership, direction, and technical guidance to ensure disciplined execution, strong team capability, and alignment with mill performance and profitability objectives.

About the Facility

The Brunswick Cellulose facility is one of the largest integrated fluff pulp mills in the country, with a modern woodyard, Fiberline, three paper machines, waste treatment plant, and utilities operations. It is located within minutes of downtown Brunswick and about an hour from Jacksonville, FL and Savannah, GA.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop supervisors, operators, and technical assistants to build capability and strengthen leadership across the evaporator organization
• Own and standardize evaporator operating practices to ensure safe, stable, and predictable performance
• Set, communicate, and enforce clear operating expectations aligned with mill vision and business goals
• Drive training, SOP development, and knowledge sharing to improve team effectiveness and system understanding
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards while embedding safe work practices into daily operations
• Promote a strong safety culture by identifying hazards, educating teams, and ensuring audit readiness
• Improve asset reliability by leading root cause analysis and ensuring completion of corrective actions

  Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with evaporator systems, recovery, or chemical processing operations
  • Leadership or supervisory experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and hold teams accountable to performance expectations
  • Experience driving safety performance and ensuring compliance with environmental and regulatory standards
  • Ability to analyze data, identify issues, and implement effective solutions
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across teams and functions

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in pulp and paper manufacturing
  • Knowledge of reliability practices, root cause analysis, and asset health management
  • Experience supporting outage planning and capital project development
  • Continuous improvement mindset with experience driving operational excellence initiatives
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Paper Science, or a related technical field

  Benefits

  Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, AD&D, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

  Equal Opportunity Statement

  Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify.