Operational Readiness Capability Leader

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Operational Readiness Capability Leader for the manufacturing organization.

The ideal candidate will partner with facilities, project managers, and leaders to ensure operational readiness for capital investments.

This role is a remote position with travel that is dictated by business needs.

Travel will vary and will generally be 50 - 60%.

Our Team

This team works directly with project managers, operations teams, and contractors to prepare for the startup of new equipment.

The portfolio of investments includes Retail & Professional Tissue, Towel, Napkin, Dixie®, Packaging and Containerboard, Cellulose, Pulping, Power, & Recovery, and Building Products.

What You Will Do


* Partner with key stakeholders to ensure project scope and accountabilities are clearly identified.


* Develop adequate resourcing plans to support operational and maintenance needs at facilities.


* Assist with start-ups, commissioning plan development and execution.


* Improve work tools, processes, contract exhibits to institutionalize Commissioning & Start-up concepts.


* Partner with internal and external Engineering, facility, and capability resources as needed.


* Assume primary and secondary leadership for leading and facilitating Operational Readiness capabilities on a portfolio of medium-to-large size projects across a number of business units.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* 10+ years of manufacturing leadership and operating experience.


* Experience organizing operational readiness for capital projects


* Experience using MS Word to create and edit documents, Excel to create and edit spreadsheets and pull data, Project to develop schedules, and Outlook for email correspondence


* Ability to prioritize multiple issues (and projects) simultaneously


* Able & willing to perform physical tasks in hot, humid environments and work from heights when necessary.


* Ability to work non-standard hours (nights, weekends) when necessary and travel to different facilities for meetings and occasional support.

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Chemical, or Paper Science Engineering


* Experience with start-up of various equipment types and systems in medium-to-large projects.


* Experience respectfully challenging others across a broad range of disciplines and leadership levels


* Experience working effectively with mill operating and maintenance personnel

For this role, we anticipate paying $125k - $160k per year.

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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