Asset Center Optimization Owner – Plywood Division

GP Plywood Division is seeking a talented individual for our Asset Center Optimization Owner- Division (Senior Manufacturing Engineering) role.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals.

The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

This position would be supporting sites across the Southeast and would ideally be located in the Southeast.

What You Will Do


* Developing and assisting a data-driven manufacturing environment focusing on one of three Plywood process areas: Green End, Veneer Drying, or Panel Assembly.


* Serve as the primary owner and leader of one of the key process areas strategy to design, maintain and operate the equipment


* Networking with the GP Collaboration Center (CSC) to develop automated notifications/alerts real time based on data analytics/AI to maintain and improve asset performance.


* Collaborating with the plant sites frequently, providing insights on trends and or alerts that need to be investigated and or acted upon.


* Assisting the facilities with improving their competitive position through improved efficiency/cost reductions as defined by recovery, yield, productivity and reliability.


* Serving as a mentor for the site Operations Leadership to increase asset manufacturing processing knowledge and developing bench strength over time


* Support continuous improvement processes through decision making, facility engagement, as well as developing systems and providing training.


* Using data to assess and improve capability, leverage sustained best practices from plant-to-plant and communicate and present data effectively.


* Accelerate the pace of defining and implementing best equipment operating practices and standards across the platform.


* Supporting and assisting in development of a strategic capital 5 year plan


* Travel to GP's 8 different Plywood Facilities to build relationships with operations, roll out new monitoring platforms and assist solving plant issues

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* At least 5 years of technical leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, experience MUST include:

- Leading a Continuous Improvement team or conducted Kaizen events
- Management of facility technical department
- Experience with maintenance, reliability, manufacturing process best practices
- Mentoring/coaching/developing facility operators and leadership



* At least 5 years of experience in a Process Improvement or Manufacturing Engineering discipline.


* Strong data analytics experience with ability to use statistical software tools


* Experience with supporting capital strategies and improvement projects


* Experience within Plywood Manufacturing


* Must travel up to 50% at times supporting our 8 Plywood facilities

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