Product System leader - K Lines

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Product System Leader/Production Manager at our Palatka, Florida facility. The Product Stream Leader will be responsible for the Korleus and R104 Converting area and will have ownership for optimizing the product stream and asset performance. This individual will report to the Retail Manager and will supervise Manufacturing Engineers, Asset Availability Leader, and Reliability Coordinator; as well as work closely with Engineering Managers, Maintenance Leaders, and Contractors to create the greatest long-term value for GP.

Our Team

The Palatka Mill facility is part of the tissue, towel, and napkin paper products manufacturing operations. Palatka employs about 1,000 people and is a fully-integrated mill with four tissue paper machines, two Kraft Paper Machines as well as several converting lines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft, Quilted Northern, Brawny, and Sparkle. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

What You Will Do

• Embrace influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture
• Providing strategic leadership to achieve key operation objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, and cost
• Accountability for employee and organizational development plans and people management strategies
• Ensuring organizational structure, succession plans and individual roles, responsibilities and expectations are aligned with the mill's organizational, tactical, and strategic goals to maximize value for the company
• Providing leadership and holding the team accountable for the implementation of complete asset strategies and an ownership-based work system that develops technicians to successfully operate, maintain, and improve the equipment and processes
• Leading and fostering a strong safety and environmental compliance culture that values risk identification and personal ownership, through a principle-based approach
• Responsibility for the Korleus and R104 operational area for safety, quality and reliability of the area assets and using reliability concepts (i.e. root cause failure analysis, operator basic care, PMs, etc.)
• Driving mill initiatives and sense of urgency to achieve plant value driver metrics
• Collaborating and knowledge sharing with other departments across mill and other levels within the organization to ensure the success of operational goals
• Partner and communicate with internal and external customers, and business leaders

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in a manufacturing operation with the fundamentals of equipment operations
• Knowledge and experience with reliability systems, work processes, implementation, and continuous improvements
• Knowledge of financial concepts as pertaining to formulating and executing financial plans in an area
• Leadership experience with responsibility for direct reports

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering or Paper Science
• Five or more years in Tissue converting operations
• Experience managing product systems

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, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

#LI-SR3