Reliability Manager

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Albion Township (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking a Reliability Manager to lead the Albion, MI maintenance team and drive reliability across the corrugated facility. This hands-on role focuses on safety, continuous improvement, and delivering high equipment availability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate brings leadership experience in manufacturing or military settings, strong financial analysis skills, and a commitment to safe work practices and team development in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in manufacturing/industrial environments or military leadership.
• Ability to perform financial analysis related to costs.
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an effective predictive and preventive maintenance strategy.
• Foster a safe work environment and lead the identification and mitigation of hazards before work commences.
• Collaborate with operations leaders to ensure equipment availability to meet customer requirements.
• Direct supervision of plant maintenance functions including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pipe fitting, and welding.
• Prioritize work orders for maximum value creation and machine uptime.
• Coach and mentor team members to improve performance and results.
• Hold the team accountable for schedule adherence and quality of work, driving operational and cultural improvements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Financial analysis

Safety practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Reliability Manager

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Reliability Manager to lead our maintenance team at our Albion, MI facility. This is a high-impact role for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced, technically complex manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in Safety, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Customer Focus, and building a One Team Environment. The Reliability Manager is a key leader for the corrugated facility, responsible for improving the corrugated facility's manufacturing performance through machine availability via improved equipment reliability.

Our Team

The team at Albion specializes in corrugated sheet operations. Our team works together on developing contribution-motivated team members that share our vision and values. We empower our team to apply the company's risk philosophy in making decisions. One team approach challenges the status quo and builds an environment where everyone can learn freely and not be afraid to ask for help. Come join our team! To learn more about this facility and our Packaging division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement an effective predictive and preventive maintenance strategy
• Foster a safe work environment, ensuring the maintenance team is practicing "best safe work practices", and leading the identification and mitigation of all work hazards for the jobs performed prior to work commencing
• Collaborate with operations leaders to ensure equipment/asset availability that will best meet customer requirements
• Direct the supervision of all plant maintenance functions involving equipment, buildings, systems, and grounds to include electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pipe fitting, and welding
• Prioritize work orders for maximum value creation and machine uptime
• Coach, mentor, and assess performance of team to increase optimal results
• Hold the team accountable for performance, including schedule adherence and quality of work (i.e., repairs, rebuilds, and installs performed in a precision manner). Leading and facilitating operational and cultural changes with positive results

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Previous experience in a leadership role in a manufacturing/industrial environment OR military leadership role
• Experience with financial analysis in relation to costs
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering
• Previous leadership experience in corrugated, pulp/paper, or packaging industries
• Continuous improvement experience and/or education
• Knowledge of equipment servicing, planning/scheduling, mechanical and electrical maintenance, and plant/project engineering
• Experience utilizing a computerized maintenance management system
• Experience establishing and/or administering a Predictive/Preventive Maintenance program and tracking results
• Knowledge of PLCs, drives, servos, motors, and instrumentation

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 the 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.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

This employer uses E-Verify.

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