Production Leader

Job Summary Our Georgia-Pacific facility in Pennington, AL is seeking a Production Leader to drive operational excellence in pulp mill operations focusing on safety, environmental stewardship, product quality, and long‑term value creation. The leader will guide teams to improve capability, optimize assets and deliver sustainable performance aligned with PBM Guiding Principles. Responsibilities 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. 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. Benefits Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts. Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement. Paid vacation/time off, educational assistance. Infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance (subject to eligibility). Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Unless prohibited by state law, offers of employment are conditioned on successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr Georgia Pacific