Crew Leader - Paper Machine

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Crew Leader for our Paper Machines department to support our team in Cedar Springs, GA.

This position is directly responsible for the safety, development, training, and productivity of an assigned crew.

This individual will optimize operations across all shifts and crews, consistently manage through use of the labor agreement, ensure EHS compliance, and oversee qualification of employees.

The position will assist in prioritizing reliability focus through work order system.

Our Team

The Cedar Springs facility is one of the largest containerboard facilities in the country with three paper machines that make different weights of brown paper & containerboard paper.

The Cedar Springs Mill, located in the southwest corner of Georgia is approximately 28 miles from Dothan, Alabama.

Dothan is the 6th largest city in the state of Alabama with a population of about 70,000.

From Dothan, you are only 90 miles from the beautiful Gulf Coast.

You can easily drive to 3 capital cities in 3 1/2 hours or less.

You are just 1.5 hours from Tallahassee, FL and Montgomery, AL.

Additionally, Dothan has several parks, restaurants, and local entertainment activities.

To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made !

What You Will Do


* Work a rotating shift schedule.


* Verify and audit standards within the crews for safety, environmental, quality, productivity, training, and cost control.


* Work with high integrity to teach and motivate team in the assigned areas while holding employees accountable for their assignments.


* Work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with all departments and personnel.


* Follow Leader Standard of Work.


* Maximize employee value through realistically assigned responsibilities and making employees aware of the Company's expectations.


* Be flexible and manage multiple tasks.


* Self-motivate and self-direct with a strong desire to excel at leadership.


* Complete daily tasks using time management, computer skills, excellent communications skills, and superior interpersonal skills.


* Analyze processes and recommend changes.

The Experience You Will Bring


* High School Diploma or GED equivalent


* Supervisory experience in a heavy industrial, manufacturing, or military environment OR Five (5) or more years of work experience in a Power, Recovery or Pulping operation.


* Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word (to write business correspondence), Excel (for use of spreadsheets, reporting, simple formulas) and Outlook (for internal and external correspondence)

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience teaching, coaching and mentoring others.


* Experience supervising in a union environment.


* Associate Degree or higher in Engineering or Paper Science.

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