PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT LEADER

Your Job

Georgia Pacific is seeking qualified candidates to be considered for a Pulp & Woodyard Performance Development Leader to join our team in Brewton, Alabama.

This position will provide strategic and tactical leadership to achieve key operational objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, quality, and cost.

The Performance Development Leader is responsible for the development of the hourly operations employees' capabilities and manages all aspects of their performance.

This leader will have a general understanding of the mill and will be accountable for the results that are impacted by their team's performance and capability.

A successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, constructive challenge skills to facilitate improvement, the ability to stay current in best practices and be a continuous leader, and collaboration skills with the ability to engage teams.

This position will report to the Pulp Area Leader.

Our Team

The Brewton mill is located in south central Alabama about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast.

The team is made up of 450 employees who produce white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard.

The SBS material is used to make GP's Dixie plates.

White top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays.

This position is an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential.

The most recent $160M capital investment is expected to be completed in late 2024.

The Brewton mill was also the first fully integrated pulp and paper mill in the US to receive an Energy Star designation from the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

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

Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here: We Are: Brewton

What You Will Do

• Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction, and risk mitigation.

• Lead and mentor employees with behaviors and actions that advance our Principle Based Management® culture and the organizational vision.

• Manage, develop and mentor (2) Unit Coaches; coach, lead, mentor and develop hourly employees to continuously improve their knowledge, skills, and performance to create long-term value.

• Utilize strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

• Manage individual performance and hold individuals accountable for their results through vision setting, one-on-one conversations, and performance feedback

• Collaborate with Operations leader...