Electrical Manager

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Electrical Manager for our lumber mill in Albany, GA. The Electrical Manager will manage the plant electrical production function. This position is responsible for managing electrical and supporting staff personnel, managing in a way that supports/enhances Principle-Based Management™, fosters teamwork and produces results. The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in safety, manufacturing, and customer focus. You will drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability. You will also work to proactively identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigating strategies based on the risks involved while monitoring the quality of work and providing guidance to the team. This role will provide critical input to the management team and influence others, positively impacting the organization.

Our Team

Established in 2020, Albany Lumber has grown into a dynamic operation powered by a team of approximately 150 skilled individuals. Using the industry’s latest technology, Albany Lumber receives approximately 180 log trucks a day and can produce approximately 300 million board feet of lumber each year. The company produces a diverse range of high-quality lumber products, including 2×4 and 2×6 boards essential to modern construction. Each piece begins with sustainably harvested Southern yellow pine. From the framework of family homes to the structures that shape communities, Albany Lumber’s products play a foundational role in building both residential and commercial spaces. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit

What You Will Do

• Lead the Albany Electrical team to work injury-free/incident free in a continuous manufacturing environment consistent with management philosophy and framework
• Supervise/coordinate electrical department efforts that drive improvement in all associated work processes affecting EHS, compliance, reliability, quality, production, and costs
• Support the production processes to align and optimize the manufacturing enterprise in delivering value to the business
• Facilitate team development and growth, employee skill development, problem-solving and resolution, building employee commitment and ownership and holding employees accountable
• Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement the appropriate mitigating strategies based on the risk involved
• Monitor the quality of craft work and provide direction to crew members to maximize efficiency
• Assist with troubleshooting production issues
• Provide safety training to crew members; coaching; team development/performance management
• Data entry and completing/generating reports

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Supervisory and/or electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment
• Experience with remote troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of electrical and controls systems including PLC, HMI, and Drives
• Experience in leading improvement efforts in Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance, and Root Cause Analysis
• Experience reading electrical drawings, working knowledge and experience with computerized maintenance management systems

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associates degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• Experience in a wood products manufacturing environment
• Experience as an electrical Supervisor
• Experience with power distribution, Allen Bradley PLC (studio 5000), Powerflex drive, HMI, and Robotics

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Hiring Philosophy

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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

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• may also include infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• 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 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.