Performance Development Leader -Utilities

Flint Hills Resources; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific, Brunswick Cellulose facility, seeks a Performance Development Leader for Utilities to drive safety-first operations and develop Shift Supervisors across all shifts. You will own daily operating plan execution, lead talent development, and partner with maintenance, reliability, EHS, and L&D to build bench strength.

You will champion a culture of continuous improvement, ensure disciplined use of the Operating System, and manage fixed costs for hourly roles while supporting

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience directly leading others to support and improve performance against individual capability gaps.
• Experience in a heavy industrial, manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• Ability to work extended hours, serve on a weekend duty team on a rotation, and lead a shift if required.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and environmental excellence on every shift, ensuring production targets do not compromise safety.
• Own daily operating plan execution across all shifts with performance against production, quality, and usage targets.
• Develop and hold Shift Supervisors accountable, building their capability to lead their crews.
• Support Utilities Area Leader in developing salaried talent and building operational depth.
• Foster a shift-driven culture where front-line teams own decisions and problem solving.
• Ensure disciplined use of the Operating System, tier meetings, standard work, and structured problem solving.
• Manage personnel-related fixed costs and assist with hourly and salaried continuity planning.
• Collaborate with leaders across Maintenance, Reliability, Technical, EHS, and L&D to ensure reliable operations.
• Coordinate with other Performance Development Leaders to maintain consistency across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Communication

Team development

Collaboration

Tools

Kronos

Microsoft Office

Job description

Performance Development Leader -Utilities

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Performance Development Leader for Utilities at our Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, GA. Reporting to the Utilities Area Leader, this role provides frontline operational leadership across all shifts, develops the Shift Supervisors who run them, and serves as a cultural leader for the department. The successful candidate brings strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to constructively challenge the status quo, and a commitment to continuous learning and collaboration.

Our Team

The Brunswick Cellulose facility is the largest integrated fluff pulp mill in the country, with a modern woodyard, fiberline, three paper machines, waste treatment plant, and utilities operations. Brunswick sits on the Georgia coast, midway between Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, FL, near the Golden Isles of St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Little St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island. To learn more about Brunswick, visit www.brunswickgoldenisleschamber.com.

What You Will Do

• Lead a culture of safety and environmental excellence on every shift, where no production or cost objective overrides safety.
• Own execution of the daily operating plan across all shifts, with consistent performance against production, quality, and usage targets.
• Lead, develop, and hold Shift Supervisors accountable, building their capability to lead their crews and run the operation.
• Support the Utilities Area Leader in developing salaried talent and building operational depth for the department.
• Drive a bottom-up “shift runs a shift” culture in which the front line owns shift decisions, problem solving, and improvement.
• Ensure disciplined use of the Operating System, including tier meetings, standard work, structured problem solving, and effective shift handoffs.
• Own personnel-related fixed costs and the business continuity plan for hourly roles, and support the Utilities Area Leader with salaried continuity planning.
• Partner with Performance Development Leaders in other areas to ensure consistency across the organization, and hold peers accountable for work process improvements identified by your teams.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Reliability, Technical, EHS, and Learning & Development to support reliable operations and build bench strength.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Three (3) or more years of experience directly leading others to support and improve performance against individual capability gaps
• 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 lead a shift if required

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in utilities, power, or pulp and paper operations
• Experience with tiered daily management, standard work, or a formal operating system
• Experience training employees and working in a union manufacturing environment
• Understanding of the DuPont schedule, and experience with Kronos and the Microsoft Office Suite

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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

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 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.

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 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.