New 
Pulp Unit Coach
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Alabama, Brewton | |
 Feb 21, 2025 | |
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Containerboard mill in Brewton, AL is seeking qualified individual to consider for their Unit Coach position in the Pulp Mill & Woodyard department reporting to the area's Performance Development Leader. The Unit Coach is one of two Coach's in the pulp and woodyard area of 100 employees will be responsible for performance management, development, and coaching of operators within an ownership-based work system environment. The ideal candidate will be an individual with demonstrated leadership ability relative to holding others accountable for results and addressing individual or team performance gaps. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of embracing and driving cultural change and have the basic technical aptitude to assist in problem solving, RCAs, and other investigations. Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact employees at all levels of the organization. Our Team The Brewton mill is located in south central Alabama about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast. The team is made up of 450 employees who produce white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. The SBS material is used to make GP's Dixie plates. White top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays. This position is an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential. The most recent $160M capital investment is expected to be completed in late 2024. The Brewton mill was also the first fully integrated pulp and paper mill in the US to receive an Energy Star designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made! Our culture is defined by the Principle Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create. Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here: We Are: Brewton What You Will Do * Leading, mentoring and developing hourly employees utilizing Principle Based Management and Deliberate Operations tools to improve capability and performance. * Motivating each employee to create the greatest value by executing meaningful performance evaluations annually and performance feedback discussions periodically with all hourly employees. * Interfacing with hourly leadership and the Performance Development Leader to identify capability gaps and implement gap closure plans. * Supporting an ownership-based work system vision. * Recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding individuals who have virtues and talents that are aligned with Principled Based Management and enhance the ownership-based work system. * Maintaining working process knowledge to facilitate coaching conversations with hourly employees on problem solving and troubleshooting (root cause analysis techniques. * Supporting the skills qualification and knowledge evaluation processes for operators to assist in talent gap closure plans and ensure timely skills advancement and learning. * Developing, formatting, and reviewing SOPs, EOPs, training materials and curricula to ensure all materials are accurate, up to date and useful to operators. * Assisting in managing competing priorities in a flow-to-work environment and providing on-shift coaching and feedback to control room operators, field personnel, support personnel, and utility positions. * Managing daily time and attendance and resolving time, attendance, quality, safety, and other performance issues in a timely and expeditious manner with assistance from Human Resources, PDL, and/or Area Leader as appropriate * Utilizing effective communication, interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills to acquire, share, and apply knowledge to improve decisions and results. * Available for on-call needs - after hours, weekend and holiday as necessary Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * One (1) or more years of supervisory experience leading direct reports OR equivalent industrial leadership (team lead) experience * Experience with coaching peers or team members on their performance with the intent of improving individual behaviors, team cohesion and harmony. * Basic problem-solving skills and understanding of root cause analysis techniques, specifically regarding coaching individuals. * Experience using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) What Will Put You Ahead * Three (3) or more years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. * Experience developing meaningful performance reviews and facilitating difficult conversations. * Experience developing, facilitating, and managing training materials and programs in a manufacturing environment. * Experience utilizing business acumen regarding labor costs, labor strategies, staffing, and training, preferably in a union environment. * Experience coordinating resources to work within work processes and audit programs, understanding the building blocks of those processes and where individuals with certain capabilities can fit. * Associate degree or higher level of education 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 [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-TC1 References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |