Utilities & Recovery Operations Leader

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Clatskanie (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Division seeks a Utilities Superintendent for the Wauna Mill in Clatskanie, Oregon. This role leads a utilities organization covering power and recovery operations, coaching a team of ~40–45, including 8–10 direct reports, to sustain reliable performance and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for complex power, utility, and chemical recovery processes, develop leadership depth, and partner across engineering,

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in utilities/power generation or recovery operations.
• Experience leading and developing leaders.
• Experience troubleshooting complex process and operating issues.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and projects in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the mill's power and recovery areas, providing leadership across day-to-day operations and longer-term priorities.
• Provide technical leadership for complex power, utility, and chemical recovery processes, helping troubleshoot operating issues and make sound decisions.
• Coach and develop supervisors and technical team members on power and recovery fundamentals, strengthening the team's diagnostic and operating discipline.
• Partner with engineering, maintenance, operations, and mill resources to identify and resolve process reliability, equipment, and operating challenges across the utilities organization.
• Lead improvements that strengthen process stability, reliability, efficiency, and operating capability within the power and recovery areas.
• Manage competing priorities across day-to-day operations, technical problem solving, and the department's capital project portfolio.
• Use operating information and technical expertise to identify risks, evaluate performance, prioritize issues, and drive sustainable improvements.
• Establish clear operating expectations, reinforce accountability, and remain engaged in complex problems needing support.
• Build technical capability and leadership depth across an organization of ~40-45 employees, including ~8-10 direct reports.
• Support a continuous manufacturing operation, including responding to significant operational needs outside normal hours when required.

Skills

Utilities leadership

Coaching and development

Troubleshooting complex processes

Project prioritization

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Division seeks a Utilities Superintendent for the Wauna Mill in Clatskanie, Oregon. This role leads a utilities organization covering power and recovery operations, coaching a team of ~40–45, including 8–10 direct reports, to sustain reliable performance and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for complex power, utility, and chemical recovery processes, develop leadership depth, and partner across engineering,