Mill Operations Leader – Safety & Continuous Improvement

Georgia-Pacific; Rincon (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products division is hiring an Operations Manager for our Rincon, Georgia paper mill. You will lead the Pulp and Power departments in a continuous manufacturing environment, driving safety, environmental compliance and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the VP Manufacturing, you will guide salaried and hourly teams, apply PBM principles, optimize processes, coordinate maintenance, and reduce waste to strengthen competitive position.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing people leaders with responsibility for a large, diverse team within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience driving process transformation and delivering measurable results.
• Experience developing and executing strategies to address both short and long-term development of people, processes, and projects

Responsibilities

• Lead the operating departments to achieve a safety and environmental incident free workplace identifying critical hazards and mitigating the risk based on criticality
• Manage and direct the work processes for complex operations including a pulp mill, steam turbine, and other related process equipment
• Provide leadership consistent with our Principle Based Management® guiding principles to facilitate the development of the knowledge and skills of self, salaried, and hourly employees to improve operational performance of the department and facility
• Understand, communicate, and align goals in the area of safety, quality, production, and reliability through mill-wide collaboration and leveraging of resources across departments and throughout G-P.
• Continuously evaluate and identify constraints to eliminate quality and production bottlenecks and lead plans to improve current capability and reduce waste to improve our relative competitive position
• Optimize and coordinate planning for scheduled shutdowns, operator training, and maintenance and capital projects
• Provide daily support and technical expertise to area operators and maintenance personnel
• Work closely with stake holders to apply reliability principles and prioritize resources and process optimization

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products division is hiring an Operations Manager for our Rincon, Georgia paper mill. You will lead the Pulp and Power departments in a continuous manufacturing environment, driving safety, environmental compliance and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the VP Manufacturing, you will guide salaried and hourly teams, apply PBM principles, optimize processes, coordinate maintenance, and reduce waste to strengthen competitive position.