Production Leader

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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.

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 business, producing 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 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 an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white‑sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

As a Production Leader you will partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to advance pulp mill performance and develop capability across the organization.

• 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

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Georgia‑Pacific LLC is a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper‑based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia‑Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate…