Department Manager - Pulp Dryer and Finishing Area

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Department Manager for the Pulp Dryer and Finishing Area at our Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, GA.

The Department Manager will be part of the mill leadership team and reports directly to the Operations Manager.

The role is expected to lead the Pulp Drying and Finishing organizations to achieve safety, environmental, and quality excellence and to lead transformational change through work processes and implementation of technology.

What You Will Do


* Drive a safety culture where team members recognize risks, own their own safety performance and are actively driving efforts to close gaps.


* Exhibit strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and encourage high levels of teamwork and participation on a diverse team.


* Work with and through others to achieve results for your area and the mill.


* Set expectations and hold employees accountable by providing effective coaching, as needed.


* Actively engaged with employees and focused on development of talent.


* Supports training and development initiatives for the crew and the department.


* Inclusive leader that values collaboration and building rapport with the team.


* Manage area operations to achieve mill goals.


* Understand and communicate goals in the areas of quality and production.


* Collaborate and knowledge-share with other departments across the mill to ensure success of operational goals.


* Develop an understanding of the current state and execute plans and strategies to close the gaps between the current and future states.


* Demonstrate a sense of urgency and accountability in: Housekeeping, Prioritizing and processing work, supporting routine and annual outages, and planning, assigning, and providing follow-up of work.


* Strive for continuous improvement and recognize opportunities to minimize and eliminate waste


* Manage and advance all aspects of manufacturing to include: Reliability, Quality, Cost, Yield, Compliance and Capital/Maintenance Investment.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Ten (10) or more years of operations experience in Pulp and Paper manufacturing


* Seven (7) or more years of supervisory experience leading a team of direct reports


* Experience with pulping processes to include working with digesters, screens and washing systems, bleaching systems, and woodyards.

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's Degree or higher


* Experience with Pulping processes


* Experience with Maintenance and Reliability Management Systems

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