Manager - HR Business Partner; Talladega)

Manager - HR Business Partner (Talladega)

We are seeking a Human Resources Manager to join the HR team at Georgia-Pacific’s Lumber Facility in Talladega, AL.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for building company culture, a strong talent position, organizational capability, strategic partnering with operations leaders and supervisors, and contributing to business transformation.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership skills and business acumen who can apply principles of economic thinking. This leader will also create and execute strategies to advance business priorities and to build and maintain an advantaged talent position while ensuring compliance with all labor laws and standards.

Proactively seeking and sharing knowledge and providing respectful challenge to ideas as a true thought partner will be key to success. A successful leader in this role will have the passion for building business partner capability within the HR organization to advance our culture and results.

This is an onsite role and will require that you live in the local area of Talladega Alabama or be open to relocating.

The HR Manager will lead the HR team and will provide support to the Operations team. Talladega is a nonunion facility with a dedicated workforce of about 170 employees.

Georgia-Pacific’s Lumber business is a key part of our Building Products division, producing high-quality Southern Yellow Pine lumber that helps build homes, schools, businesses, and communities across North America. Building on a legacy that began in 1927 as a lumber company, Georgia-Pacific combines nearly a century of industry experience with advanced manufacturing technology, continuous innovation, and a strong commitment to safety and stewardship.

Today, our lumber facilities leverage sophisticated automation, data-driven decision making, and world-class operating practices to deliver reliable products and create long-term value for customers. From sustainably sourced timber to finished lumber used in residential and commercial construction, our teams play an essential role in transforming natural resources into products that improve everyday life. Employees are empowered to apply their unique talents, challenge the status quo, and develop professionally in a culture focused on continuous improvement, principled entrepreneurship, and creating mutual benefit for customers, communities, and society.

• Create a competitive advantage for the site by supporting the advancement and application of Principled Based Management across the business.
• Quickly build effective working relationships centered on trust by way of practical and strategic guidance to leaders/supervisors across the mill.
• Partner with HR team and the mill leadership team to advance facility and Company vision, priorities, and strategies.
• Own the strategic plan development of building an advantaged talent position alongside the facility leadership teams.
• Deploy strong economic thinking capabilities (financial acumen, risk optimization, marginal analysis, etc.)
• Understand key business drivers/priorities to formulate and execute appropriate solutions.
• Use data analytics to drive labor optimization efforts.
• Develop and implement HR strategies that enable attainment and advancement of business strategy, including the areas of talent, organizational change, organizational design, incentives, cluture etc.
• Leverage and build preferred partnerships with our capabilities to achieve overall business objectives.
• Design, build, and enhance leadership teams and elevate leader performance.
• Partner with site leaders in the areas of performance management, succession planning, organizational development, and change management.
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