Operations Manager

Flint Hills Resources; Rincon (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products division seeks an Operations Manager for the Rincon, GA paper mill. You will lead a high-performing team across Pulp and Power, driving continuous improvement in a demanding continuous manufacturing environment.

You will mentor leaders, align safety, quality and production goals, and partner with maintenance to optimize reliability. This role emphasizes risk mitigation and operating excellence in a complex plant setting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large, diverse manufacturing team.
• Proven track record driving process transformation and measurable results.
• Experience developing and executing short- and long-term development strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead operating departments to safety and environmental excellence.
• Direct work processes for pulp mill, steam turbine, and related equipment.
• Develop teams following Principle Based Management guiding principles.
• Align goals across safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Identify constraints and lead plans to reduce waste and bottlenecks.
• Coordinate planning for shutdowns, training, maintenance, and projects.
• Provide daily technical support to operators and maintenance personnel.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to apply reliability and optimize resources.

Skills

People leadership

Process transformation

Strategy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Pulp and Paper Science

Job description

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products division is searching for an Operations Manager for our paper mill located in Rincon, Georgia. This leader will be passionate about continuous improvement of a high-performing team (salaried and hourly) in the Pulp and Power departments in a continuous manufacturing environment.

What You Will Do

• 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

Who You Are (Basic 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

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with pulp mill, power and/or recovery operations, including knowledge of processes, equipment operation, and effective interface with maintenance
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Pulp and Paper Science
• Experience with process optimization analysis and implementation

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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-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 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 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.

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