Operations Manager - Retail

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Retail Operations Manager at our Pennington, AL facility (Naheola Mill).

The Operations Manager will be responsible for the Retail Tissue and Towel Business, reporting to the Mill VP and will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

With responsibility for 500+ employees, the Operations Manager supports Production Leaders and Operational Performance Development Leaders leading the operation of (4) tissue/towel paper machines and (8) converting lines.

The retail department functions in a high-performance work team environment enabling all team members to reach their full potential.

To compliment the team's efforts, the retail department has seen and will continue to see a high level of capital investment as we seek to be the best manufacturer in the industry.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Mill located in Pennington, Alabama, is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business.

More than 1000 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft® bath tissue, Sparkle® paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie® paper cups and plates.

The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education.

The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class hunting for deer, turkey and other small game and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating and water skiing.

Residents of this area enjoy the mild climate, a low cost of living, and is an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

What You Will Do


* Support the Naheola Mill Vision to be the best manufacturer


* Drive the safety vision of an incident free workplace


* Work with all levels of the organization


* Prioritize and use sound economical thinking skills


* Drive the AMWP (Asset Maintenance Work Process)


* Help develop long-term reliability and asset strategies


* Collaborate with manufacturing engineers, performance leaders, maintenance team members, and department leaders on critical equipment strategies


* Providing technical support on both capital and non-capital projects


* Champion outage planning and execution to ensure that the work performed will allow the assets to meet goals in EH&S, quality, reliability, and estimated costs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience supervising and developing people leaders within a manufacturing operation


* Experience driving culture change through collaboration and engagement with individuals at various levels of an organization


* Experience utilizing disciplined operations to meet operations excellence goals


* Experience using a CMMS (computer maintenance management system)

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engi...