Logistics & Automation Operations Leader

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Manufacturing Group is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Logistics & Automation Operations Leader role supporting the tissue and towel manufacturing operations at our Consumer Products Group Operation located in Zachary, LA.

The Logistics & Automation Operations Manager is responsible owning the logistics, automation, and support systems; and lead the operational team to be the best within Georgia Pacific. This role involves working closely with the Mill Manager/VP of Manufacturing and your peers to effectively utilize your gifts and talents in numerous ways to achieve results for the mill and gain valuable experience. The ideal candidate will possess economic thinking skills with the ability to deliver innovative solutions that provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace; have demonstrated the ability to act as an entrepreneur to effectively use critical thinking and judge appropriate risks to deliver maximum value to the company; and have a passion for innovation that applies analytical thinking skills to develop links between commercially available technology and the application of that technology to manufacturing operations.

The Port Hudson Plant is located just north of Baton Rouge, LA and west of Zachary, LA. The Port Hudson mill employs about 350 people and has two tissue/towel paper machines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Quilted Northern and Brawny. The Port Hudson facility uses integrated technology to manufacture tissue and paper towel products in a progressive production environment. The Gulf Coast is only an hour away and there is plenty of history in the area to explore as well. For urban activities, Baton Rouge and New Orleans are just a short drive away.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our employees help other's and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day. Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Port Hudson and Zachary communities.

• Embrace influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture by leading through influence, fostering accountability, and supporting team development
• Manage the overall Retail Warehousing, Transportation, and Automation of finished goods and raw material workflows
• Managing and automating Manufacturing Execution Systems, Warehouse Management Systems, and Yard Management Systems
• Maintain open communications with service groups (KBX, Spotting, Customer Service, converting, quality, planners) to ensure both internal and external customer needs are met
• Direct logistics and automation resources in the completion of cycle counts, material movement, loading, and unloading of product to meet daily targets
• Create an environment that promotes transferring knowledge and ownership across team members
• Champion and lead change initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis when deadlines are not met, or KPI's misses occur
• Forecast potential issues that will affect customer service and take necessary actions
• Optimize logistic and automation efficiencies by identifying needed staffing shifts and communicating needs to the proper leadership
• Performance management of team
• Create Lead and foster an Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) culture that values hazard identification and risk reduction by promoting personal ownership
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and reporting related to logistics operations

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.