Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Site IT Technology Leader for our Brewton, AL containerboard manufacturing facility. In this role, you are the site IT leader and accountable partner to mill leadership - aligning people, priorities, and technology to safely enable reliable operations and manufacturing transformation.
We are targeting experienced OT/IT professionals who thrive at the intersection of information technology, process control, and plant operations. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires strong people leadership, clear communication, and the ability to build trust across IT, OT/process control, engineering, and operations. You will coach and develop a site IT support team, strengthen daily execution and service delivery, and ensure solutions are implemented in alignment with corporate infrastructure standards.
Compensation & Benefits - Highly competitive compensation based on experience.
- Relocation assistance for the right candidate - national candidates encouraged to apply.
- Comprehensive benefits: medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off.
- Total compensation package includes sign-on incentives and relocation assistance.
What You Will Do - Lead, coach, and develop the site IT team - setting clear expectations, building capability, and creating a culture of ownership, learning, and strong customer partnerships.
- Build strong partnerships with process control, engineering, and corporate IT capabilities; connect the right resources to solve problems quickly and sustainably.
- Own and execute the site technical roadmap in partnership with mill leadership to improve reliability, enable manufacturing transformation, and deliver continuous improvement.
- Run ITIL-aligned operations (incident, problem, change), including clear stakeholder communications, root-cause follow-up, and end-to-end escalation ownership for production-impacting events.
- Track and improve service performance using a ticketing tool (e.g., ServiceNow or equivalent) and KPIs/SLAs (backlog, repeat incidents, MTTR) with a regular operating cadence.
- Lead site-based IT projects end-to-end - partnering with stakeholders from scope through implementation, training, and sustainment.
- Adhere to cybersecurity standards and process-control security requirements; champion secure-by-design practices across the site.
- Support and improve site IT/OT infrastructure (networks, servers, endpoints, and OT connectivity) - including architecture/segmentation best practices, secure access, and timely troubleshooting/restoration of service.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - Experience leading and developing technical teams in a manufacturing environment (coaching, performance management, and capability building).
- Ability to build strong partnerships across operations, maintenance, engineering, and process control; comfortable influencing without authority.
- Experience with network infrastructure technologies, including switching, routing, and wireless.
- Knowledge of virtualization (e.g., VMware), server/host concepts, network monitoring and analysis tools, and cybersecurity practices.
- Proven track record leading and delivering IT projects with measurable outcomes (scope, schedule, cost, adoption, and sustainment).
- Demonstrated ability to create and present clear technical documentation and updates to mill and corporate leadership.
What Will Put You Ahead - Experience securing and segmenting plant-floor OT environments (e.g., industrial network zoning/segmentation, remote access, and controls/OT cybersecurity concepts such as ISA/IEC 62443).
- Experience with Industrial Control Systems (ICS) or manufacturing software such as OSI PI Historian, Kepware, FactoryTalk, Experion, DeltaV, Foxboro, or other similar platforms.
- Experience with IT service management practices and tools (e.g., ITIL, ServiceNow), including KPI/SLA reporting and continuous improvement.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to operational and business partners and leaders.
- Experience driving change in a 24/7 manufacturing environment (standardization, adoption, and sustainment).
Why Brewton Brewton offers affordable Gulf Coast living - a cost of living roughly 37% below the national average and a median home value well under half the national median - so your compensation goes further here.
You're also just about an hour's drive from Pensacola Beach, making the mill an easy commute from one of the Gulf Coast's most popular coastal cities. Candidates who prefer a larger metro can live in Pensacola and commute in, enjoying:
- White-sand Gulf beaches and a lively waterfront and downtown scene
- An international airport, major healthcare systems, universities, and abundant shopping and dining
Whether you choose small-town affordability in Brewton or coastal-city amenities in Pensacola, you get a short commute and a high quality of life on the Gulf Coast.
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.
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