Automation Leader

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Automation Site Leader at our Palatka, Florida Consumer Products manufacturing operation.

The Automation Site Leader will work closely with multiple paper making, converting, and shipping groups to ensure the reliability and availability of the AGV fleet and Smartbox Palletizers.

Our Team

Georgia Pacific's Palatka Mill is located just south of Jacksonville and west of St.

Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 950 people has six 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®.

What You Will Do



* Create a safe environment where the team has no significant incidents involving Health and Safety


* Promote environmental stewardship with the team where no significant environmental incidents occur.


* Lead and foster a culture that values risk identification and personal ownership, through a principle-based approach and manage all TRAX items for the department.


* Advance the application of PBM 5 Dimensions


* Interface with multiple paper making, converting, and shipping groups to ensure internal customers are unaffected by automation.


* Assure RREs are aligned to with all employees: Automation Engineer, Automation techs, and AGV techs.


* Lead/Coach/Mentor automation team to understand and impact automation availability and reliability.


* Lead/Coach/Mentor Automation Engineers to grow capabilities of shifts through training guides, troubleshooting, Master Tech skills, etc.


* Execute, support, and transform the Asset Strategy of the AGV fleet and Smartbox Palletizers through OBWS and foster principled entrepreneurship to continuously improve.


* Help develop systems and processes the improve long-term on-shift knowledge and track their effectiveness.


* Find opportunities for continued growth of automation in the mill and use data to help coordinate improvements.


* Continually search for new products and give input to viability and sustainability with regards to automation (impact of new product portfolios, etc.)


* Track key performance metrics such as vehicle/Smartbox uptimes to ensure maximum availability of the fleet and work to improve interpretation of data.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering OR ten (10) or more years of experience working in a manufacturing/automated operation.


* Five (5) or more years of experience working within an automated system.


* Experience managing projects with a variety of size and scope.


* Experience using Microsoft Office Tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.


* Experience as a direct supervisor

What Will Put You Ahead



* Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering


* Two (2...