Shift Operations Manager - Pulp/Utilities

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity as a talented Shift Manager to support the Pulp, Woodyard, Power and Recovery, and Recaust operations at our Naheola Paper Manufacturing Operations located in Pennington, AL.

This role will be rotating 12 hour shifts.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Create the environment to support our #1 priority of eliminating all Significant Incidents and Fatalities (SIFs).

• Take the lead on shift to foster a culture reflective of our Principle Based Management and Manufacturing Vision.

• Lead the shift and deliver expected results in all areas of operational excellence (OPEX).

• Demonstrate principled entrepreneurship to embody all aspects of "Shift Runs the Shift".

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Mill located in Pennington, Alabama, is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business.

More than 900 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft® bath tissue, Sparkle® paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie® paper cups and plates.

The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education.

The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class hunting for deer, turkey and other small game and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating and water skiing.

Residents of this area enjoy the mild climate, a low cost of living, and is an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

What You Will Do


* Demonstrate what good looks like regarding safety behavior by adhering to all safety protocols and procedures.


* Do not walk by safety exceptions without addressing.


* Perform focused GEMBA walks every shift based on your individual leader standard work to support hazard identification, mitigation, and elimination.


* Partner with the off going and oncoming SOM to ensure the current state of the mill is clearly understood through a methodical shift handoff with effective communication.


* Lead the shift DDS meeting with the goal of understanding what is needed to have a successful shift, as well as to set up the oncoming shift for success.


* Clearly and timely communicate the state of the mill through end of shift and DDS reports as well as during significant upset events that requires more frequent communication.


* Ensure both operational and shift maintenance personnel are flowing to the highest priority opportunities by utilizing economic thinking and balancing competing priorities.


* Escalate to Area Leadership per standard protocols as well as when help is needed.


* Act as the first responder to safety, environmental, or operational incidents to assess firsthand the resources needed to resolve and potential impacts, and then ensure appropriate resources are engaged to resolve...