Production Leader

Our Georgia-Pacific facility in Pennington, AL is seeking a leader for our pulp mill. The Production Leader is responsible for driving operational excellence in pulp mill operations, focusing on safety, environmental stewardship, product quality, and long‑term value creation. This role will lead teams to improve capability, optimize assets, and deliver sustainable performance aligned with PBM Guiding Principles.

Georgia-Pacific’s Naheola Facility, located in Pennington, Alabama, is a manufacturing site for the company’s well-known consumer products. The mill produces a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft bath tissue and Sparkle paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie paper cups and plates. The location is a major employer in the community and supports local outreach, workforce development, and education.

• Lead initiatives that improve safety, environmental compliance, and operational performance within pulp mill operations.
• Drive process and equipment improvements to enhance product quality and reduce variability and customer complaints.
• Develop and coach team members to build capability and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Apply and reinforce structured problem‑solving tools and operational excellence principles.
• Partner cross‑functionally to develop and execute asset utilization and capital improvement strategies.
• Deliver year‑over‑year improvements in productivity, cost management, and overall profitability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading operations in a pulp, paper, or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams to achieve performance improvements.
• Strong communication, influencing, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working with manufacturing systems, processes, and equipment.

• Experience working in a union manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting capital or asset optimization strategies.
• Strong technical troubleshooting experience in pulp or paper operations.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength — focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please  for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information , aquí, or tu).