Paper Mill Superintendent

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Paper Mill Superintendent (Paper Assistant Department Manager) to help lead the day-to-day performance of two paper machines at our Brewton, AL containerboard mill.

This position is designed for a paper manufacturing leader who understands how paper machines operate, how to improve their efficiency and profitability, and how to coach employees to achieve stronger operating results.

You will provide strategic and tactical leadership across safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, quality, and cost.

You will lead six salaried direct reports and help influence the broader paper team of more than 160 employees while partnering closely with the Paper Production Leader.

This is a highly visible opportunity for a leader who wants to strengthen a complex operation and continue growing their career.

Our Team

The Brewton mill is in south-central Alabama, approximately one hour from Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; and the Gulf Coast beaches.

The approximately 450-person mill produces white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate paperboard used in products such as corrugated containers, displays, and Dixie plates.

Brewton offers the opportunity to contribute within a large, integrated pulp and paper operation with a strong focus on safety, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.

Our culture is defined by the Principle-Based Management™ philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

What You Will Do


* Lead the safe, reliable, and profitable operation of two paper machines, translating business priorities into clear operating expectations


* Use a strong understanding of paper machine operations to identify constraints, improve machine efficiency, reduce waste, increase throughput, and strengthen overall profitability


* Coach and develop salaried and hourly employees by setting expectations, providing timely feedback, building technical capability, and reinforcing accountability


* Create an environment where employees identify hazards, manage risk, and take ownership of safety and environmental performance


* Partner with operations, maintenance, reliability, engineering, quality, and other mill leaders to improve equipment performance and operating discipline


* Lead high-value continuous improvement work focused on safety, quality, production, reliability, and cost


* Provide leadership for outage planning, routine maintenance coordination, and effective return-to-service execution


* Analyze operating data and process performance to identify trends, solve problems, and prioritize the opportunities that create the greatest value


* Drive process and equipment changes that reduce variation, improve paper quality, and increase customer satisfaction


* Ensure significant quality non-conformance events are investigated, owned, ...