Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world`s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

Optimizer Utilities

Leaf River Cellulose, LLC, is a world-class manufacturing facility where team members are using innovative technologies to produce specialty and market fluff pulp for a variety high-end uses across the globe.

Our products are used in applications ranging from paper products to diapers and hygiene products as well as specialty applications including textiles, pharmaceuticals, food, paints, and plastic molding components.

For nearly 30 years, the Leaf River team has been on a journey to make the best products possible for customers while doing it in new and innovative ways.

Creating value for our customers and for society is the ultimate goal for our business, and one of our comparative advantages in our ability to do so is our employees.

With a workforce of approximately 300, Leaf River is a non-union facility located in the heart of South Mississippi, just 20 miles from Hattiesburg and 75 miles from the Gulf Coast.

As one of three mills in the GP Cellulose business, Leaf River is a showcase of safety, operational and environmental excellence. Maintaining the highest levels of workplace safety for employees is crucial and is reflected in our status as an OSHA VPP Star site and a multi-year winner of the Georgia-Pacific CEO Safety Excellence Award.

GP Cellulose is also committed to environmental sustainability and stewardship through every stage of our business, using environmentally conscious production practices to maximize the use of renewable raw materials throughout our process.

The mill generates nearly 100 percent of the power necessary for operations and is able to sell the surplus to the grid.

Our culture is defined by the Market-Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

Optimizer Utilities
This role will work closely with the Production Area Leader to optimize the Utilities department. The successful candidate will focus on safely improving productivity and reducing costs through process/equipment and operator knowledge/skill improvement.

Primary Job Responsibilities:
Provide leadership for the department to achieve a safety and environmental incident free workplace

Develop short and long term operating strategies for the Utilities area power and chemical recovery cycle including causticizing and kiln operations to support the business plan and communicate in the daily operating plan.

Facilitate and coach operations to proactively troubleshoot opportunities using various software enablers, such as PTM, simple Root Cause Analysis and PGRS in the areas of: Safety, Environmental, Quality, Productivity, Cost and Development
Lead, coach, and develop employees utilizing the MBM Guiding Principles and Operations Excellence tools to improve their capability and performance

Provide strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of asset reliability, cost optimization, quality capability, productivity, and strategic capital planning/execution

Work with Utilities department gatekeeper, asset availability leader and maintenance planners to ensure effective execution of reliability and maintenance activities

Provide planning and support for operational downs .
Provide technical support for the planning and execution of daily maintenance work
Facilitate the development of the knowledge and skills of self and others to improve operational performance of the facility

Provide daily support and technical expertise to area operators and maintenance personnel

Ensure Asset Improvement generates value and controls cost by facilitating analysis, evaluation and prioritization of improvement ideas

Proactively help employees to understand the relationship between long-term value creation and the application of the MBM Guiding Principles

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:

• Excellent technical troubleshooting and problem solving ability; utilize constructive challenge to drive to the optimum solution
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively teach, coach and mentor
• Strong communication, presentation, planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Proven leadership and facilitation capabilities to advance an organization
• Collaborate enthusiastically with others
• Ability to demonstrate fundamental economic skills
• Knowledge of power and recovery and lime kiln and causticizing operations, fundamentals of equipment operation for effective interface with maintenance and operations
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering or related field
• A minimum of 3 years experience in power and/or recovery including causticizing and kiln operations in the pulp and paper industry
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word (to write business correspondence), Excel (for use of spreadsheets, reporting, simple formulas) and Outlook (for internal and external correspondence)
• Experience in developing and implementing improvement processes and projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years experience in power and/or recovery processes including causticizing and kiln operations in the pulp and paper industry
• A minimum of 3 years prior supervision or leadership experience
• Experience working within Process Safety Management covered processes
• Basic process control knowledge/experience

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.