Mechanical Reliability Superintendent - Brunswick

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as a Mechanical Reliability Superintendent at our Brunswick Cellulose Mill in Brunswick, GA. This position will provide strong leadership to the department, developing and executing strategies for continuous improvement initiatives reporting to the Mill Reliability Manager. The candidate will also need to have a thorough understanding of safe work practices and adhere to maintenance and lubrication requirements of manufacturing systems and asset strategies.

Our Team

The Brunswick Cellulose facility is one of the largest integrated fluff pulp mills in the country with a modern woodyard, fiberline, three paper machines, waste treatment plant, and utilities operations. The Brunswick Cellulose Mill, located in the southeast corner of Georgia is within minutes of downtown Brunswick and about an hour from Jacksonville, FL to the south and Savannah, GA to the north.

What You Will Do

• Act as a safety champion, demonstrating a commitment to improving operational output with a primary focus on achieving zero significant incidents and fatalities.
• Utilize experience to lead and develop people within the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Lead a team of Mechanical Reliability Engineers, Lubrication Technicians and technical support for our predictive specialists.
• Collaborate with other capability teams to enhance reliability activities, optimize production outputs, and capture operational efficiencies.
• Support maintenance activities, ensuring quality execution and provide technical support for the maintenance and operational departments.
• Develop and implement training plans for reliability staff to enhance skill sets and manage salary support within the department to align with the reliability goals and corporate elements.
• Clearly communicate expectations for preventive maintenance and equipment reliability to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime.
• Implement asset strategies and methodologies to improve equipment performance, reliability, and longevity.
• Analyze maintenance data and metrics to identify trends, develop improvement plans, and optimize maintenance practices.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to ensure effective maintenance planning and execution.
• Implement and maintain a comprehensive asset management system to track equipment maintenance history, spare parts inventory, and work order management.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in a leadership role within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience identifying and implementing solutions to maintenance-related problems.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and achieving measurable results.
• Experience overseeing & provides direction to reliability engineers.
• Experience in hiring, performance management, resource allocation, and direction of work for direct reports.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• 10+ years of maintenance/reliability leadership experience in the pulp & paper industry.
• Proven experience on reliability asset concepts and elements.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies experience
• Proven track record in team development and fostering collaborative atmosphere with peers.
• Demonstrate a commitment to doing what is right, being honest, and honoring commitments. Take responsibility for failures or mistakes, fostering a culture of trust and mutual respect.
• Act with proper regard for the rights of others, prioritizing safety and environmental responsibility. Ensure compliance with all laws and regulations, and encourage the team to stop, think, and ask when uncertain.
• Exhibit humility by understanding and accepting yourself and others as they really are. Be intellectually honest, deal with reality constructively, and develop an accurate sense of self-worth based on your strengths, limitations, and contributions.
• Embrace the need for continual transformation by developing new visions, strategies, capabilities, products, and services. Encourage innovation, use new technologies, and eliminate unprofitable activities to create superior value and satisfy unmet needs.

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

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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).