Paper Area Manufacturing Area Leader

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The Paper Area Manufacturing Leader will lead the day-to-day operations of our two paper machines at the Brewton mill. The role includes leading a team of 6 salaried direct reports and indirect responsibility for the entire paper team of 160+ employees, partnering closely with, acting as a strategic thought partner, and reporting to the Paper Production Leader. Our ideal candidate will aspire for continued career growth and advancement beyond this opportunity.

This position will provide strategic and tactical leadership to achieve key objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, quality, and cost. The successful candidate will utilize problem‑solving skills while focusing on safely improving productivity and reducing cost through process/equipment optimization and operator knowledge/skill improvement with a high sense of urgency.

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 consists of 450 employees who produce white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. SBS material is used to make GP's Dixie plates. White top linerboard is used in the production of corrugated containers and displays.

This position offers an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential. The most recent $160 M capital investment is expected to be completed in late 2024. The Brewton mill was the first fully integrated pulp and paper mill in the U.S. to receive an Energy Star designation from the EPA.

• Provide leadership through the application of Koch’s Principled Based Management (PBM) philosophy to achieve superior results.
• Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction, and risk mitigation.
• Work with Area Leader and other leaders to coach and develop employees.
• Lead teams in the identification, development, evaluation and implementation of safety, quality, and/or cost reduction initiatives and projects that have the highest value to the operation to drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate ownership for planning outages and routine maintenance.
• Understand, communicate, and align goals in the areas of safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Drive process and equipment modifications that result in improved product quality, reduced variation, and higher customer satisfaction.
• Ensure that major quality non‑conformance events are identified, owned, investigated, and effective corrective actions are implemented to mitigate or eliminate waste.
• Utilize constructive challenge processes to drive optimum solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with eight (8) or more years of experience in pulp and paper manufacturing OR ten (10) years of experience in pulp and paper manufacturing operation.
• Experience in developing and implementing improvement processes and projects.
• Knowledge of industrial manufacturing processes (e.g., chemical, paper, power, etc.) along with fundamentals of equipment operation for effective interface with maintenance.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Five (5) or more years of supervisory experience in multiple areas in the paper industry.
• Experience managing in a labor union environment.
• Organization optimization experience.

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