Job Description: Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Operations Manager for Pulp, Power, Recovery & Kraft at our Palatka, Florida facility. Located just south of Jacksonville and west of St. Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 975 people has three tissue paper machines as well as several converting lines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle®. The Operations Manager responsible for Pulp, Power, Recovery and Kraft will be part of the mill leadership team and report directly to the VP, Palatka Operations. This position will be responsible for our Pulp, Power, Recovery and Kraft departments leading transformational change through work processes and implementation of technology. Job Responsibilities: Ability to work with and through others Ability to set expectations, and hold employees accountable, provides effective coaching as needed Exhibits strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and encourage high levels of teamwork and participation on a diverse team Actively engaged with employees and focused on development of talent Supports training and development initiatives for the crew and department Inclusive leader that values collaboration and building rapport with team Job Requirements: Understands and communicates goals in the areas of quality and production Collaborates and knowledge shares with other departments across mill to ensure success of operational goals Develops an understanding of the true current state and the desired future state, develops and executes plans and strategies to close the gaps Demonstrates a sense of urgency and accountability in: Housekeeping Prioritizing and processing work Supporting routine and annual outages Planning, assigning, and providing follow-up of work Strives for continuous improvement, recognizes opportunities to minimize and eliminate waste - follows-through to ensure achievement of results Manages and advances all aspects of manufacturing to include: Reliability, Quality, Cost, Yield, Compliance and Capital/Maintenance Investment Qualification & Experience: Bachelor's degree or higher 7 or more years of experience leading a manufacturing process 7 or more years of supervisory experience leading a team of direct reports Experience with chemical recovery processes to include working with recovery boilers, evaporators, causticizing and lime kilns Experience within a continuous process production environment Job Details: Company: Georgia Pacific Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Palatka, FL, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here careersvite.com
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