Performance Development Leader

Georgia Pacific; Pennington (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is looking for a Performance Development Leader for their Naheola Paper Manufacturing site in Pennington, AL. This role involves leading and developing a team of Utilities Operators while ensuring the efficient operation of Power, Steam, and Water production processes.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in leading others and training in heavy industrial environments, demonstrating strong coaching and leadership skills to enhance team performance and skills development.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience directly leading others to support and improve performance gaps.
• Experience working in a heavy industrial, manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• Ability to work extended hours and lead shifts if required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of performance skills and qualifications capability.
• Foster an environment that develops principled business owners.
• Collaborate with maintenance and other leaders to address performance gaps.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Performance Improvement

Training Development

Tools

Kronos

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity as a talented Performance Development Leader to support the Utilities Mill team at our Naheola Paper Manufacturing site located in Pennington, AL. This role will report to the Utilities Production Leader and directly lead 25+ Utilities Operators.

The Performance Development Leader is responsible for the positive technical and behavioral development of the Operators. They will lead the Power, Steam, and Water operating crews to function as a unified team in the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the Power, Steam, and Water production processes to support internal mill customers. Serve as a resource to the Utilities Mill Department Production Leader, mentor to the operations team, and work with the Utilities Department Manufacturing Engineers to advance the capability of operators. The Performance Development Leader will effectively lead, mentor, supervise, coach, and develop hourly employees utilizing the Principled‑Based Management process and Operations Excellence tools to improve capability and performance.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

What You Will Do

• Lead and foster an environment that develops principled business owners who can identify learning/development solutions and optimize equipment
• Lead development and implementation of Performance, Skills, and Qualifications capability. Also, address performance gaps for Team Leaders and Operators against individual capability and performance measurements across the work platform
• Be the leader in advancing individual capability through strategic coaching and creative training materials and procedures
• Ensure that individual roles, responsibilities, and expectations (RR&E's) are aligned with department, mill, and organizational goals to assure maximizing real long‑term value for the company
• Hold team and individuals accountable for operating strategies and results
• Develop processes and systems that promote the transfer of knowledge to all team members
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, the pulp and woodyard department team members, and other salaried leaders within the mill to assure master tech/technician performance gaps are identified and addressed

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two (2) or more years of experience directly leading others to support and improve performance gaps against individual capabilities
• Experience working in a heavy industrial, manufacturing, military, or related environment
• Ability to work extended hours, when necessary, serve on a weekend duty team on a rotational basis, and work/lead shift if required

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience training employees in heavy industrial, manufacturing, military, or related environments
• Experience working in a union manufacturing environment
• Understanding of the DuPont schedule
• Basic computer skills, including experience with Kronos and Microsoft Office Suites

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.

Equal Opportunities

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).