Your Job
Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Shift Capability Leader (Shift Supervisor) to support the Pulping, Power Generation, and Chemical Recovery areas at our Palatka, Florida facility.
The Shift Capability Leader is responsible for the operation of the facility's day-to-day Pulping, Kraft Recovery, and Power Generation processes. Key focus areas to safety, quality, reliability, production, and cost. This role is also responsible for building ownership of the department's processes amongst frontline operating technicians, in a non-traditional workforce.
This position will work in the Pulp, Power, and Recovery Department and works closely with frontline operating technicians, mechanical and electrical craftspeople, manufacturing engineers, supervisors of other operating areas, contractors, and external support resources in executing and evaluating ongoing process optimizations through the execution of asset strategies. This is an on-shift management position, with approximately 22 direct reports.
Rotating Shift hours are from 5:30 am to 6:00 pm ET, and 5:30 pm to 6:00 am ET:
4 Days, 7 Days Off, 4 Nights, 3 Days Off, 3 Days, 1 Day Off, 3 Nights, 3 Days Off
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Palatka Mill is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business. More than 900 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft bath tissue and Sparkle paper towels.
The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education.
What You Will Do
LEADING
- Develop and encouraging high levels of teamwork and participation on a diverse team.
- Ensure that operator/technician roles, responsibilities, and expectations (RR&E's) are aligned with mill and organizational goals to assure maximizing real long-term value for the company.
- Create an environment that promotes transferring knowledge, ownership, and continuous learning across team members.
- Facilitate the knowledge assessment, skill block qualification, and development plan process for Operating Technicians to ensure timely skills advancement for the on-shift team.
- Set expectations and hold employees accountable to standard operating practices and daily operating targets.
- Drive a safety-focused culture, regularly engaging in and encouraging safety participation amongst the Pulp, Power, and Recovery team.
- Lead technicians and work with other employees in an operator ownership-based work system.
EXECUTING
- Coordinate and "run the mill" while on shift with a primary focus on safety, quality, reliability, production, and cost, by planning and managing the day-to-day allocation of resources (people, equipment, materials, and systems).
- Manage competing priorities in a flow-to-work environment and provide on-shift coaching and feedback to Technicians.
- Apply judgment, critical and economic thinking skills, and the sense of urgency necessary to make operational decisions consistent with the company's risk philosophy to create the greatest value.
- Set priorities for on-shift craftspeople when equipment or process breakdowns occur across the Pulp, Power, Recovery, Kraft Paper Machine, and Tissue Paper Machine areas.
- Maintain personal knowledge of operating processes such that you can assist the team with problem-solving and troubleshooting.
- Understand and adhere to internal and external regulations, procedures & policies.
COMMUNICATING
- Review daily achievement of targets and report variances during on-the-floor and off-floor review meetings.
- Partner with subject matter experts to communicate and analyze operating problems, while determining sustainable corrective actions.
- Identify, mitigate, and broadly share critical hazards throughout the department.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Two (2) or more years of experience as a supervisor with responsibility for direct reports OR, leadership within a project with responsibility for assigning/delegating tasks within a manufacturing or military environment.
- Experience with the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Experience troubleshooting equipment issues and facilitating Root Cause Analysis, Cause Mapping, and/or Failure Mode Cause Analysis.
- Ability to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
- Four (4) or more years of experience working as a supervisor responsible for direct reports.
- Experience working within Kraft Recovery, Pulping, or Power Generation processes.
- Experience using Kronos, SAP, & PI
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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.
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.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf