Utilities Asset Availability Leader

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is currently seeking a Utilities Asset Availability Leader to join our team at the Big Island, Virginia containerboard mill.

This position will support the Utilities Area and report directly to the Utilities Area Leader.

This position is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic yet stable organization that offers a tremendous amount of growth potential.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Big Island is a fully integrated containerboard mill that employs 250 employees and continues to benefit from extensive capital investment.

The mill makes both liner and medium unbleached, recycled product using a sulfur-free cooking process.

Most of the product is used in our internal box and sheeter plants, creating a reliable and consistent demand for our products.

Our liner is made from 100% recycled OCC, while our high-performance medium is a combination of virgin fiber and DLK.

What You Will Do


* The AAL develops and executes asset strategies for utilities department equipment and systems and reports to the Utilities Area Leader.

This role fills the gap between the Reliability and Operations groups.


* Work collaboratively with Operations, Maintenance, and other support groups to prioritize value-added work


* Plan, schedule and coordinate reliability outages (lead planning meetings through to post outage audits).

Write and submit Venture Summary Write-ups (VSWs) for funding approvals and manage outage scheduling and strategy before and during the outage.


* Organize, facilitate, and delegate responsibilities as needed to prepare for and follow up after our Corporate Utility Audit.


* Clearly articulate the expectation of asset preservation and investment outages to fix it right the first time


* Drive precision maintenance by applying QA/QC processes


* Lead pre-planning meetings and post-shutdown critiques


* Build asset strategies and systems including Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), organizing and managing asset reliability strategies involving appropriate application of condition monitoring and preventative maintenance using an RCM-based approach.


* Root Cause analysis: finding and resolving organizational issues that lead to premature or repeat equipment failures by utilizing strong interview skills and attention to detail.


* Gap analysis and the development of improvement plans.


* Benchmark equipment performance and reliability as required


* Be an integral part of the Design For Reliability process for new changes or projects


* Asset performance tracking and reporting


* Share best practices and lessons learned with others in the mill and Corporation


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


* Bill of materials development and Storeroom min/max strategies, including obsolete inventory


* Prepare and issue a variety of reports on a routine basis, including Boiler Outage Extension requests, Equipment Downtime, OEE, and Avai...