Paper Area Manufacturing Leader

Overview

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The Paper Area Manufacturing Leader will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of our two paper machines at the Brewton mill. This will include leading a team of 6 salaried direct reports and indirect responsibility for the entire paper team of 160+ employees. They will partner closely with, act as a strategic thought partner, and report to the Paper Production Leader. Our ideal candidate will aspire for continued career growth and advancement, beyond this opportunity.

This position will provide strategic and tactical leadership to achieve key objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, quality, and cost. The successful candidate will utilize problem solving skills while focusing on safely improving productivity and reducing cost through process / equipment optimization and operator knowledge / skill improvement with a high sense of urgency.

What You Will Do

• Providing leadership through application of Koch's Principled Based Management (PBM) philosophy to achieve superior results.
• Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction and risk mitigation.
• Work with Area Leader and other leaders to coach and develop employees.
• Lead teams in the identification, development, evaluation and implementation of safety, quality, and / or cost reduction initiatives and projects that has the highest value to the operation to drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate ownership for planning outages and routine maintenance.
• Understand, communicate, and align goals in the areas of safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Drive process and equipment modifications that result in improved product quality, reduced variation, and higher customer satisfaction.
• Ensure that major quality non-conformance events are identified, owned, investigated, and effective corrective actions are implemented to mitigate / eliminate waste.
• Utilize constructive challenge process to drive to optimum solution.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

What Will Put You Ahead

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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).

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