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Georgia-Pacific is now hiring an Area Reliability Director to champion Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and continuous improvement programs across two corrugated converting operations. This key position provides the opportunity to leverage resources, innovative technologies, and continuous improvement programs to strategically position the business for growth. Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills, combined with the ability to motivate others to contribute at the highest level are a must. This role will report to the Area Operations Leader and the site Reliability Managers will have a dotted line to this Director.
The Area Reliability Director will lead advancements at the Olympia, WA and La Mirada, CA facilities and while the role is home-based role for someone living in the West Region, it will require approximately 60% travel or more as needed.
Our Team
Our Georgia-Pacific Team is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. We manufacture standard corrugated containers providing cost-effective corrugated solutions for virtually any product.
What You Will Do
- Lead and foster a safe work environment that values risk identification and personal ownership
- Coach and influence, while seeking and sharing knowledge with others for learning and employee development
- Identifying opportunities to engage corp. reliability resources and consultants to advance maintenance processes, establish control plans and deliver world class performance
- Engaging with Capital and Project Engineering to review and recommend Design for Reliability considerations for new equipment installations and equipment upgrades
- Developing 1-year and 3-year Reliability Tactical Plan Plans to improve equipment availability and performance
- Supporting Maintenance in the development of forward-looking multi-year equipment replacement and overhaul plans
- Supporting Maintenance in the review and rationalization and optimization of effective PM plans
- Utilizing communication skills to establish partnerships across to the site to achieve plant performance goals
- Working a flexible schedule, including occasional weekend duty as necessary to manage facility performance
- Developing data driven opportunities for improvement, align plant and MX resources, monitor execution to ensure progress
- Leveraging Continuous Improvement leaders to drive program at sites
- Reporting, owning, and driving improvements of divisional reliability initiatives
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience in Maintenance/Engineering Management in corrugated manufacturing
- Previous experience developing cost/benefit analysis to upgrade assets with reliability technology to eliminate failures
- Lead continuous improvement programs or initiatives previously (examples: Lean, Six Sigma)
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering
- Experience with optimization of equipment, process, and systems to consistently out-perform OEM design
For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.
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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. #LI-CH
Equal Opportunities
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