Dryer Area Reliability Leader

Dryer Reliability Leader

The Dryer Reliability Leader will support the Leaf River Cellulose Mill’s reliability, efficiency, and production improvements through asset strategy, root cause analysis, outage scope management, asset health monitoring, and strategic investment. This role leads the Dryer department, supervises a team of reliability engineers, and ensures alignment with the company’s Principled Management (MBM®) philosophy.

• Lead and direct the area reliability team.
• Develop and mentor reliability engineers.
• Collaborate with the central mill reliability team on strategic initiatives.
• Work with the Area Leader to execute reliability improvement plans targeting known gaps.
• Apply PBM® Guiding Principles and Decision-making Framework in all projects.
• Support mill vision through reliable planning and execution.
• Develop and refine outage planning processes, define outage scope, and track outage workloads.
• Help shape the strategic investment portfolio based on performance gaps.
• Engage the team in support systems such as PHA, MOC, Trax, and incident reviews.
• Lead tactical RCA efforts on upset conditions and failures.
• Monitor, report, and score reliability performance to drive improvement.

• Experience in operations, maintenance, or reliability in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Prior role in a pulp or paper mill within engineering, planning, or a high-level operational department.
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

• Engineering degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or a related field.
• Supervisory experience in industrial Ops, Maintenance, Reliability, or Engineering.
• Experience with utilities, re-calc, evaporators, or wastewater treatment.
• Project, process, or reliability engineering background.

Leaf River Cellulose Mill, a non‑union facility located just 20 mi from Hattiesburg, MS, employs approximately 320 people and produces high‑quality chemical cellulose, custom fibers, and non‑woven materials. The company prides itself on safety, operational excellence, and environmental stewardship. Georgia‑Pacific’s Cellulose business supports these values and offers a world‑class manufacturing environment.

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. The benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation, educational assistance, and may include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Some offers of employment are conditioned upon passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify.