Operations Manager

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

Georgia-Pacific in Hosford, FL manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), compressed strands of wood chips that are bound together by adhesives which prevent moisture intrusion. The most common uses are sheathing in walls, flooring, and roof decking. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business has consistently been among the nation's top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our OSB division, check out our website at https://www.gposb.com/.

The incumbent will lead a wood products production facility to work injury-free/incident free in a manufacturing environment consistent with Principle Based Management (PBM) philosophy and framework.

Develop and maintain Georgia-Pacific's safety vision throughout the Operations team

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing the standards of key strategies, financial reviews and forecasting.
• Holding each supervisor accountable for obtaining improved performance regarding running efficiency, availability, first quality, and OEE.
• Building employee commitment and ownership and holding employees accountable.
• Benchmarking quality, usages, and yields against historical performance and best-in-class. Balance on-grade percentages with production while continuing to optimize the output of the mill.
• Developing and utilizing the event-free start-up process to drive startups from down periods that are consistent with plan.
• Maintaining the backlog for designated areas in a manner that allows for planners and schedulers to easily access and determine which jobs have been placed at the highest priority.
• Monitoring the costs associated with all work throughout the mill. This includes working to create a monthly budget based on the work that has been designated to be completed within a predetermined time frame. Ensure that necessary modifications are made throughout the month to meet the planned budget for the month.
• Back-up for Plant Manager role
• Coaching and mentoring Team Leaders, Area Managers, and employees to maximize contribution.
• Champion for Environmental, Health, and Safety compliance excellence. Ensuring safety culture is prioritized.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders inside and outside the mill while voicing operations needs, priorities, and implications.
• Partner with HR on hiring strategies and community presence.
• Providing guidance as needed off-shift around upset conditions. Build knowledge capability needed to provide effective and decisive direction.
• Maintaining open-door policy for all employees to express ideas and concerns. Be comfortable with both accepting and providing challenge - with focus on getting the best results.

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Wood Science, Business, or related field.
• Experience in a Wood Products manufacturing facility
• Proficient knowledge of mechanical concepts in manufacturing environment
• Understanding of reliability practices, including vibration analysis, lubrication, and/or thermography, and their impact on production