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.

TECHNICAL OPTIMIZER - PAPER MACHINE (TECHNICAL ASSISTANT)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This role will work closely with the Production Area Leader to optimize the paper machine activities. The successful candidate will focus on safely improving productivity and reducing cost through process/equipment and operator knowledge/skill improvement.
• Supervise the operation of the recycle fiber systems to provide consistent quality fiber to the paper machines.
• Drive department to achieve a safety and environmental incident free workplace.
• Provide leadership through effective utilization of Kochs Market Based Management (MBM) and the MBM Framework.
• Lead and develop employees utilizing the MBM Guiding Principles and Operations Excellence tools to optimize and improve capability and performance.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership in the area of asset reliability, cost optimization, quality capability, productivity and strategic capital planning and execution.
• Work with the business group to optimize assets.
• Maintain high standards of quality and reliability to ensure customer satisfaction and understand the Voice of the Customer.
• Assist operators with day-to-day cost and productivity issues with focus on increasing efficiency, reducing waste and operating costs.
• Facilitate and coach operators 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.
• Work with the quad and maintenance planners to ensure effective execution of reliability and maintenance activities.
• Assist in building operator skill base in reliability methods and actions, driving in culture of ownership.
• Provide planning and execution of scheduled downs and outages.
  Interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively teach, coach and mentor people.
• Ensure Asset Improvement generates value and controls cost by facilitating analysis, evaluation and prioritization of improvement ideas.

KNOWLEDGE-SKILLS-ABILITIES:

• Ability to work in a team-based environment that provides leadership to meet critical operating targets.
• Strong Paper Machine Process Knowledge and fundamentals of equipment operation.
• Strong recycle process knowledge to plan and operate recycle process systems.
• Excellent in technical troubleshooting, system thinking skills and problem solving ability.
• Proven communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong computer skills with emphasis in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Project.
• Proven leadership and facilitation capabilities to advance an organization.
• Ability to demonstrate fundamental economic skills.
• Demonstrated leadership showing the ability to affect operational change and improvement.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 3 years of paper manufacturing experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Paper Science.
• Experience as a supervisor or team leader in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

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.