Your JobGeorgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented
Daily Operations Center Leader at our Palatka, Florida facility. Located just south of Jacksonville and west of St. Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 975 people has four retail paper machines which produce consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels, as well as two Kraft paper machines.
The Daily Operations Center Leader is responsible for remote operation of the facility's day-to-day Pulping, Kraft Recovery, and Power Generation processes. Key focus areas include reduction of operating employee process interactions, finding and implementing transformational operating technologies, developing/deploying advanced controls, and leveraging data analytics to optimize the facility's operation.
This position will work in the
Pulp, Power, and Recovery Department and works closely with frontline manufacturing employees, process control engineers, supervisors, and external support resources in developing, implementing, and evaluating ongoing process optimizations through the implementation of advanced controls, data analytics, and automation.
What You Will Do - Providing positive leadership through the effective application of the PBM® business philosophy.
- Developing and encouraging high levels of teamwork and participation on a diverse team.
- Setting expectations and holding employees accountable to standard operating practices.
- Fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
- Driving a safety-focused culture, regularly engaging-in and encouraging safety participation amongst the Daily Operations Center team.
- Researching new and emerging uses of digital resources and technologies pertaining to remote operation of equipment.
- Partnering with process control resources to rapidly eliminate employee touchpoints required to operate the mill's equipment.
- Partnering with subject matter experts to analyze operating problems and determine sustainable corrective actions.
- Managing and advancing all aspects of manufacturing to include: Reliability, Quality, Cost, Yield, Production, and Compliance.
- Identifying and mitigating critical hazards through advanced controls.
- Leveraging Process Control resources to eliminate environmental risks through advanced controls.
- Collaborating and sharing knowledge with all departments across the mill to ensure success of operational goals.
- Providing updates to executive leaders pertaining to facility operation and implementation of transformational operating strategies.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience leading a team of direct reports.
- Experience with Kraft Recovery, Pulping, and Power Generation processes.
- Experience with implementing advanced controls in a continuous process production environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office 365 collaboration tools.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
What Will Put You Ahead- Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
- Project management skills, including the utilization of Microsoft Project.
- Experience in leading a Pulp, Power, or Recovery department.
- Experience with Honeywell or Foxboro PLCs.
- Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment.
- Experience in new capital equipment implementation and start-up.
- Experience working in a consultative and cooperative manner with multiple stakeholders, such as analytics, corporate engineering, operations, maintenance/reliability, site process control engineers, and IT resources.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
