Reliability Manager

Flint Hills Resources; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific, LLC in Huntsville, AL is hiring a Reliability Manager to lead maintenance strategy and improve equipment uptime at our corrugated facility. You will apply reliability engineering, predictive and preventive maintenance, and data-driven decision making to raise asset availability and manufacturing performance.

The role requires deep collaboration with operations and engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles within manufacturing environments.
• Experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for reliability improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability strategies to improve machine uptime.
• Analyze equipment performance and maintenance data to guide decisions.
• Lead root cause analyses to eliminate recurring failures.
• Ensure safety standards and regulatory compliance in maintenance work.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to meet production goals.
• Provide technical oversight of plant maintenance systems and equipment.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Predictive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Hazard analysis

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Georgia-Pacific, LLC is now hiring a Reliability Manager for our Huntsville, AL Corrugated facility.The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in Safety, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, and Customer Focus. 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. The ideal candidate must be comfortable with complex operations while working collaboratively with all levels of the organization to drive vision, strategy and execution while advancing our Principle Based Management culture.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. We manufacture standard corrugated containers providing cost-effective corrugated solutions for virtually any product.

What You Will Do

• Apply reliability engineering and systems‑thinking principles to develop and implement predictive and preventive maintenance strategies, evaluating manufacturing assets and processes as interconnected systems across the full value chain.
• Perform engineering analysis of equipment performance and maintenance data, including reliability metrics, failure trends, and asset health indicators, to support data‑driven decisions that improve machine availability and operational efficiency.
• Lead technical problem solving for complex reliability and operational issues by applying structured methodologies such as root cause analysis, failure mode evaluation, and performance gap analysis to eliminate recurring failures and operational bottlenecks.
• Ensure maintenance activities are executed safely and in accordance with engineering standards by leading hazard identification and mitigation prior to work execution.
• Partner with operations and engineering stakeholders to evaluate system capacity, asset capability, and equipment constraints, ensuring manufacturing systems meet customer requirements and production demands.
• Provide technical oversight of plant maintenance systems and equipment, including electrical, mechanical, and automated systems, ensuring work meets engineering specifications and reliability standards.
• Apply asset‑criticality and reliability engineering principles to prioritize maintenance work, optimize scheduling, and maximize equipment uptime and value creation.
• Develop maintenance team capability by reinforcing precision maintenance practices, technical standards, and disciplined execution aligned with reliability engineering best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by using engineering judgment to assess process performance, recommend technical solutions, and sustain long‑term equipment reliability.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Previous experience in a leadership role in a manufacturing/industrial environment OR military leadership role
• Experience utilizing a computerized maintenance management system

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering focusing in electrical or mechanical
• Corrugated Experience
• Continuous improvement experience and/or education
• Knowledge of equipment servicing, planning/scheduling, mechanical and electrical maintenance, and plant/project engineering
• Experience establishing and/or administering a Predictive/Preventive Maintenance program and tracking results
• Knowledge of PLCs, drives, servos, motors and instrumentation

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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 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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