Your JobOur Georgia-Pacific facility in Pennington, AL is seeking a leader for our pulp mill. The Production Leader is responsible for driving operational excellence in pulp mill operations, focusing on safety, environmental stewardship, product quality, and long-term value creation. This role will lead teams to improve capability, optimize assets, and deliver sustainable performance aligned with PBM Guiding Principles.
As a Production Leader you will partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to advance pulp mill performance and develop capability across the organization.
What You Will Do- Lead initiatives that improve safety, environmental compliance, and operational performance within pulp mill operations
- Drive process and equipment improvements to enhance product quality and reduce variability and customer complaints
- Develop and coach team members to build capability and support continuous improvement efforts
- Apply and reinforce structured problem-solving tools and operational excellence principles
- Partner cross-functionally to develop and execute asset utilization and capital improvement strategies
- Deliver year-over-year improvements in productivity, cost management, and overall profitability
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- Experience leading operations in a pulp, paper, or heavy industrial manufacturing environment
- Experience driving continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams to achieve performance improvements
- Strong communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with manufacturing systems, processes, and equipment
What Will Put You Ahead- Experience working in a union manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting capital or asset optimization strategies
- Strong technical troubleshooting experience in pulp or paper operations
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.
