Shift Area Lead

Flint Hills Resources; Clatskanie (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Wauna Mill in Clatskanie, OR seeks a Shift Area Leader to oversee mill operations, maintenance, and logistics on rotating day/night shifts. You will lead maintenance coordination, troubleshoot operations, emphasize safety, and ensure quality and productivity goals are met.

Your role requires coordinating with Mill Leadership, supervising hourly staff, and handling urgent logistics to maintain continuous 24/7 operations. This position supports a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience collaborating across teams in industrial, manufacturing, or similar environments.
• Experience leading, training, mentoring, or developing hourly staff; direct supervision is not required.
• Familiarity with maintenance/operations coordination and safety leadership.
• Experience making critical operational decisions to sustain 24/7 operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-shift contact, coordinating with shift leaders and teams to ensure seamless operations.
• Direct work activities to optimize machine setup, speed, and uptime to hit targets.
• Act as an incident commander for safety issues and dispatch guidance to resolve issues.
• Make critical operational decisions to improve efficiency and maintain continuous operations.
• Coordinate handoffs with hourly staff to ensure smooth transitions and continuity.
• Integrate smoothly as a salaried leader while preserving business continuity.
• Handle urgent procurement and logistics to prevent disruptions for other leaders.
• Lead on-shift teams and report safety or environmental concerns promptly.

Skills

Cross-team collaboration

Leadership

Mentoring

Operational decision making

Safety leadership

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Division is seeking a Shift Area Leader for the Wauna Mill in Clatskanie, OR. In this role, you will work closely with operations, maintenance, and Mill Leadership to oversee mill operations, logistics, and maintenance activities. Safety is your highest priority, and you will lead maintenance coordination and operational troubleshooting to ensure both quality and productivity goals are achieved. Your specific assignment will be based on your experience. These roles follow a rotating day and night shift, 4 day on, 4 day off schedule.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Wauna Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. With more than 900 employees, Wauna strives to lead the tissue, towel and napkin business. Our team recently invested more than $150 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

• Serve as the primary point of contact on shift, coordinating with Shift Mill Leaders and operating area teams to ensure seamless operations
• Direct work activities to optimize machine setup, speed, and uptime, achieving challenging operational targets
• Act as a lead blocker for safety issues and operational distractions, enabling Shift Mill Leaders to focus on training and advanced operational support
• Make critical operational decisions to enhance efficiency and maintain continuous 24/7 operations, addressing and resolving immediate issues swiftly
• Collaborate effectively with teams, ensuring smooth transitions and continuity with hourly staff through effective handoffs
• Integrate seamlessly as a new salaried leader, providing clear direction while maintaining business continuity
• Handle logistical challenges, such as urgent part procurement, to prevent disruptions and allow Performance Leaders, Manufacturing Engineers, and Product System Leaders to concentrate on strategic tasks
• Lead the on-shift team promptly responding to and reporting safety or environmental concerns, acting as an "incident commander" during critical breakdowns to ensure effective resolution

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in cross-team collaboration in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment.
• Experience in leading, training, mentoring, or developing hourly employees. Direct supervisory experience is not required.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Direct supervisory experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment.
• Experience in converting or paper.
• Experience in CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or similar maintenance management systems

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and 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 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

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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.

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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