Technology Platform Leader

Your Job

The Georgia-Pacific Projects and Engineering team is looking to hire a Technology Platform Leader to support the Dixie packaging and palletizing operation, as part of the Converting Technology Platform Team.

The ideal Platform Leader will have a strong background in the operation and maintenance of packaging and palletizing equipment to guide the advancement of our operation to its most competitive state.

This individual will primarily be responsible for developing the strategy to determine the packaging and palletizing technology platforms that achieve business needs and enable a high-performing, cost-competitive operation.

This role will support the Dixie facilities, as part of GP's Consumer Products manufacturing operation, producing Pressware, Cups, and Cutlery finished goods.

This position will be based remotely or out of any Dixie manufacturing site.

Our Team

The GP Converting Technology Platform Team leads strategic efforts, in collaboration with our manufacturing facilities, capability teams, and preferred-partner OEMs and suppliers, to drive results for our Consumer Products Business by executing technology platforms, as part of a disciplined operations framework.

Implementation of standard equipment design, common operating supplies and materials, and standard procedures and asset strategies lead to superior operational and business performance, while supplying product solutions that provide the quality that our customers and consumers expect.

What You Will Do


* Understanding the strategic fit of each asset within the technology platform and the manufacturing footprint


* Evaluating platform asset performance versus competitive internal and external benchmark standards and facilitating efforts with manufacturing sites to close gaps towards OEE% (overall equipment efficiency) target


* Coordinating with facility resources to develop, implement, and maintain common process centerlines to efficiently produce similar products across the technology platform


* Leading the development, implementation, and support for execution of asset strategies to operate and maintain equipment across technology platform to improve reliability and performance


* Implementing standard equipment design, materials, procedures, and operating practices across the technology platform, and utilize a MOC process to control and communicate changes


* Documenting, maintaining, and cataloging operating and maintenance standards, best practices, asset strategies, drawings, and other key documents specific to the technology platform


* Identifying, challenging, and removing waste in both the operation of platform equipment and the capital project execution process


* Developing, building, and maintaining relationships with preferred-partner OEMs


* Establishing and leading a Community of Practice (CoP) to promote knowledge sharing across the technology platform to fully leverage innovation ideas and process improvemen...