Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager

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

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Manager for the Brunswick Cellulose facility to lead a major turnaround and drive operational excellence. You will direct maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams to improve asset utilization and plant performance.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on process optimization, and the ability to establish KPIs and sustain continuous improvement. The position offers challenging projects in a large-scale pulp operation near Brunswick,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in maintenance of facilities and engineering systems.
• A minimum of 5 years of supervisory/management experience.
• Must have an effective working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, and ability to learn various PC-based production and maintenance reporting systems applications.
• Able to read mechanical, structural and electrical drawings.
• 4 + years' experience utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or other similar problem-solving tools.
• Process optimization and plant support experience (i.e., process troubleshooting, root cause analysis, process optimization)
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in leading organizational change initiatives and fostering collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational change and reliability efforts to ensure the delivery of sustainable and improved operational results.
• Drive engagement and commitment from the maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to support the transformation process.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive maintenance execution strategy aimed at minimizing downtime, improving equipment availability, and maximizing asset utilization.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and measure the effectiveness of maintenance initiatives.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute turnaround projects to optimize maintenance activities and improve plant performance.
• Monitor and report progress during turnaround, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Work closely with maintenance and engineering teams to implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Work with Reliability and Operations subject matter experts to understand critical failure modes and execute strategies to mitigate risks.
• Support root cause analysis and reliability improvement initiatives for recurring equipment failures, ensuring long-term solutions are implemented.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize maintenance strategies and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership for the area to embrace and advance disciplined operations as established by the mill's vision for sustainably creating a stable, capable, and predictable manufacturing process.

Skills

Maintenance

Supervisory experience

Root Cause Analysis

MS Word/Excel

Read drawings

Process optimization

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical engineering

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Manager for the Brunswick Cellulose facility to lead a major turnaround and drive operational excellence. You will direct maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams to improve asset utilization and plant performance.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on process optimization, and the ability to establish KPIs and sustain continuous improvement. The position offers challenging projects in a large-scale pulp operation near Brunswick,