Performance Leader - Retail

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity as a talented Performance Leader to support the Tissue operations at our Naheola Paper Manufacturing Operations located in Pennington, AL.

Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the positive technical and behavioral development of the Master Technicians, Technicians, and Operators. The Performance Leader will serve as a resource to the Tissue production leader; mentor to the Tissue Master Technicians, Technicians, and Operators.

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 900 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

• Effectively lead, mentor, supervise, coach, and develop hourly employees utilizing the Principled Based Management process and Operations Excellence tools to improve capability and performance 
• Lead and foster an environment that develops principled business owners in an Ownership Based Work System who can identify learning/development solutions and optimize equipment 
• Lead development and implementation of Performance, Skills, and Qualifications capability. Also address performance gaps for Master Techs and Technicians against individual capability and performance measurements across the work platform 
• Be the leader in advancing individual capability through strategic coaching and creative training materials and procedures 
• Ensure that individual roles, responsibilities, and expectations (RR&E’s) are aligned with department, mill, and organizational goals to assure maximizing real long-term value for the company 
• Hold team and individuals accountable for operating strategies and results 
• Develop processes and systems which promote the transferring of knowledge to all team members 
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, the Tissue mill and Logistics department team members, and other salaried leaders within the mill to assure master tech/technician performance gaps are identified and addressed 

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, OR five (5) years of paper manufacturing experience, OR ten (10) or more years of experience leading groups in a fast-paced environment. 
• Experience working in a continuous manufacturing environment 
• Two (2) or more years of experience leading and holding others accountable in a working environment and to assess, support and improve performance gaps against individual skill capabilities 
• Experience using Microsoft Office tools in the following manner: Excel – (sorting data, creating tables and graphs); Outlook – (scheduling tasks, calendar invitations and general professional correspondence); Word – (document creation/editing); PowerPoint – (presentation creation/editing) 

What Will Put You Ahead

• Ten (10) or more years of manufacturing experience 
• Two (2) or more years of supervisory experience with responsibility for direct reports in an industrial environment. 
• Experience leading a training organization in an industrial environment 
• Experience in paper making operations 
• Experience working in a union manufacturing environment 
• Experience applying financial and statistical skills within a manufacturing operation 

Hiring Philosophy