Lubrication & Reliability Leader

Georgia Pacific; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Muskogee Mill is seeking a Lubrication and Reliability Leader to drive lubrication excellence across the site. You will lead a team of technicians, develop lubrication programs, and partner with maintenance, operations, and engineering to extend asset life and improve reliability.

The role requires hands-on leadership, problem solving, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial lubrication.
• Experience troubleshooting rotating equipment and other lubricated mechanical systems.
• Experience using equipment data and reliability metrics to support decision making (RCA, FMEA, preventive maintenance).
• Supervisory experience with direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead and cultivate a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and Environmental, Health, and Safety excellence in all lubrication-related activities.
• Serve as the mill's technical subject matter expert for lubrication strategies, contamination control, lubricant selection, oil analysis, filtration, and storage and handling practices.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of lubrication technicians by establishing clear expectations, prioritizing work, removing barriers, and promoting consistent execution of lubrication standards.
• Develop and continuously improve mill-wide lubrication programs, preventive maintenance strategies, inspection processes, work instructions, and lubrication routes.
• Manage the site's oil analysis program, including sampling strategy, interpretation of results, corrective action recommendations, and tracking measurable improvements.
• Partner with maintenance, operations, engineering, stores, and suppliers to optimize lubricant usage, improve contamination control, standardize practices, and extend asset life.
• Support reliability improvement efforts through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure elimination activities, and proactive identification of lubrication-related risks.
• Train and mentor maintenance technicians, operators, and leaders on lubrication fundamentals, inspection practices, contamination control, and precision maintenance principles.
• Audit lubrication processes, equipment, storage areas, and field execution to ensure compliance with established standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Utilize SAP or other CMMS tools to support maintenance planning, preventive maintenance optimization, documentation, KPI tracking, and corrective work identification.

Skills

Industrial lubrication

Troubleshooting rotating equipment

Reliability metrics

Supervisory experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Productions Division is seeking a Lubrication and Reliability Leader to join our team at the Muskogee Paper Mill in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As the site lubrication subject matter expert, you will lead lubrication excellence across the mill by advancing best practices, building our hourly team's capability, and improving the health of critical mechanical assets. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who enjoys solving problems, developing people, challenging the status quo, and driving disciplined execution to create value.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Muskogee Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. With more than 700 employees, across more than 600 acres, Muskogee strives to lead the tissue, towel, and napkin business. Our team recently invested more than $50 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

What You Will Do

• Lead and cultivate a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and Environmental, Health, and Safety excellence in all lubrication-related activities.
• Serve as the mill's technical subject matter expert for lubrication strategies, contamination control, lubricant selection, oil analysis, filtration, and storage and handling practices.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of lubrication technicians by establishing clear expectations, prioritizing work, removing barriers, and promoting consistent execution of lubrication standards.
• Develop and continuously improve mill-wide lubrication programs, preventive maintenance strategies, inspection processes, work instructions, and lubrication routes.
• Manage the site's oil analysis program, including sampling strategy, interpretation of results, corrective action recommendations, and tracking measurable improvements.
• Partner with maintenance, operations, engineering, stores, and suppliers to optimize lubricant usage, improve contamination control, standardize practices, and extend asset life.
• Support reliability improvement efforts through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure elimination activities, and proactive identification of lubrication-related risks.
• Train and mentor maintenance technicians, operators, and leaders on lubrication fundamentals, inspection practices, contamination control, and precision maintenance principles.
• Audit lubrication processes, equipment, storage areas, and field execution to ensure compliance with established standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Utilize SAP or other CMMS tools to support maintenance planning, preventive maintenance optimization, documentation, KPI tracking, and corrective work identification.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in industrial lubrication.
• Experience troubleshooting rotating equipment and other lubricated mechanical systems.
• Experience using equipment data and reliability metrics to support decision making (RCA, FMEA, prevision maintenance etc).
• Supervisory experience with direct reports.

What Will Put You Ahead

• ICML Machinery Lubrication Technician (MLT), Machinery Lubricant Analyst (MLA), or similar lubrication-related certification.
• Experience with oil analysis, contamination control, lubricant consolidation, and filtration improvement initiatives.
• Pulp & Paper experience
• Experience collaborating across operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Experience using a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-basedpackaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works tomeet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products wemake, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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