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Reliability Leader

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Texas, Pineland
Feb 28, 2026
Your Job Georgia-Pacific is now hiring for a Reliability Leader at our Lumber mill in Pineland, Texas. The successful candidate will provide leadership and direction to the maintenance department to ensure that the maintenance department is meeting the objectives in EHS, compliance, reliability, quality, production cost and customer service. Lead and support preventative and predictive maintenance programs, provide technical support for troubleshooting to minimize downtime and maximize process efficiencies. Establish metrics, goals, and benchmarks that drive excellence through promoting continuous process improvement, employee involvement, ownership, and accountability. What You Will Do The Reliability Leader is responsible for planning, directing, and guiding the business goals, plans, and processes for the maintenance department. This leader will use knowledge to develop and carry out objectives, solve problems, and be able to respond to short-term as well as long-term department and mill goals. Guide maintenance organization leaders to identify and capture opportunities in Site Services, Outage Execution, Precision Maintenance, Precision Shops, and Stores. Improve overall reliability and value creation through the utilization of internal resources. Work collaboratively with other leaders to develop, prioritize and execute strategies that improve the site's competitiveness in the aspects of Plant Operating Cost, Volume, and Yield by utilizing the Agile and Lean processes and leveraging the capabilities of the shift team. Collaborate and leverage precision maintenance capabilities, knowledge, and innate abilities to transform and shift capabilities toward the Operations Vision. Foster a culture based on our Principle Based Management (PBM) philosophy. Build a reliability mindset and ownership culture in the maintenance team to drive improvement in overall site reliability. Drive EH&S and Reliability performance improvement through disciplined application of the Incident Reporting and Investigation Process. Lead the team in the development and attainment of key measures that demonstrate progress toward the Operations Vision. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) A minimum of three (3) years of management experience in a manufacturing or industrial facility. Must have an effective working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, and ability to learn various PC-based production and maintenance reporting systems applications. Able to read mechanical, structural, and electrical drawings. Experience in leading improvement efforts in Maintenance Reliability, and Predictive and Preventive Maintenance. Experience utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or other similar problem-solving tools. What Will Put You Ahead A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Industrial Management or in a technical field Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical engineering. Five (5) or more years of maintenance management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Knowledgeable in the areas of PLC's, conveyor systems, breakers, combustion systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Experience in welding, machining, industrial design, and equipment rigging. Building products manufacturing knowledge. 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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. 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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).