Learning and Development Manager

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Paper Mill in Pennington, Alabama is seeking a Learning & Development Area Manager to own the systems and processes that support workforce capability development. This individual contributor role will lead qualification frameworks, learning pathways, training governance, and LMS management to help ensure employees are trained, qualified, and ready to perform their roles safely and effectively.

The ideal candidate combines learning and development expertise with systems thinking, process improvement, and the ability to influence across functions without direct authority.

Our Team

At Naheola, we are committed to building employee capability that drives operational excellence. This role partners closely with operations leaders, subject matter experts, facilitators, and the Learning Experience & Design Manager to create sustainable learning systems and improve workforce readiness.

What You Will Do

• Own training standards governance, qualification frameworks, learning pathways, role readiness processes, and LMS governance
• Improve visibility into qualification status, training progress, capability gaps, and readiness risks
• Align SOPs, standards, qualification requirements, and learning resources to create a seamless employee learning experience
• Partner with leaders and SMEs to capture, organize, and maintain critical operational knowledge
• Simplify learning and qualification processes so leaders can execute them consistently
• Support learning analytics, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts
• Influence stakeholders across the organization to drive adoption and execution
• Partner with the Learning Experience & Design Manager to ensure content aligns with standards and qualification expectations

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience supporting learning and development, workforce capability, or training programs
• Experience working with Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Experience building or maintaining qualification programs, learning pathways, or workforce development systemsli>
• Experience partnering with business leaders and subject matter experts
• Experience influencing stakeholders and driving results without direct authority

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, pulp and paper, or other production environments
• Experience with training governance, qualification frameworks, or workforce readiness programs
• Experience with knowledge management, process mapping, or continuous improvement
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and analytics tools
• Experience translating technical processes into learning and qualification requirements

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.

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 philosophyhere .

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 ourbusiness philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.

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 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.