Recaust and Kiln Area Production Leader

Georgia-Pacific is currently seeking a Production Leader for our Lime Kiln / Causticizing Operation at Alabama River Cellulose in Perdue Hill, AL.  This position reports directly to the Area Leader of the Fiberline department. The successful candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in Safety, Manufacturing, and Customer Focus and should exhibit strong communication and leadership skills.   Long-term value is created through the application of the company’s business philosophy of Market-Based Management® & Georgia-Pacific’s Guiding Principles.

A Day In The Life Typically Includes:

• People: Effectively manage area personnel
• Ability to set expectations, and hold employees accountable, provides effective coaching as needed
• Exhibits strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and encourage high levels of teamwork and participation on a diverse team
• Actively engaged with employees and focused on development of talent
• Supports training and development initiatives for the crew and department

Operations Excellence: Manage daily operations to achieve production goals

• Understands and communicates goals in the areas of quality and production
• Collaborates and knowledge shares with other departments across mill to ensure success of operational goals

Safety & Compliance: Commitment to environmental, health, & safety excellence

• Acquires and shares knowledge of applicable standards, policies, and procedures in areas of EH&S
• Drives a safety-focused culture, regularly engages in and encourages safety participation amongst crew including facilitating safety meetings
• Possesses a passion for identifying and mitigating critical hazards

Demonstrates a sense of urgency and accountability in:

• Housekeeping
• Prioritizing and processing work
• Supporting routine and annual outages
• Planning, assigning, and providing follow-up of work
• Strives for continuous improvement, recognizes opportunities to minimize and eliminate waste - follows-through to ensure achievement of results

What You Will Need:
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree
• Minimum of three (3) years in a technical or supervisory role in a Fiberline or Utilities Area
• Experience with Microsoft Office Word (i.e. creating documents), Excel (i.e. creating spreadsheets, utilizing formulas, & analyzing data), and Outlook (i.e. scheduling meeting invites & emailing)

What Will Put You Ahead?
Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Paper Science
• Experience with Kraft recovery liquor cycle
• Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint and Project
• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

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As one of six world-class mills in the GP Cellulose business, Alabama River Cellulose produces specialty fluff and market pulp delivered worldwide to customers for a variety of high-end used and converting technologies.  Our products are used in applications ranging from paper products to diapers and hygiene products as well as specialty applications including textiles, pharmaceuticals, food, paints and plastic molding components.

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