Utilities Asset Availability Leader

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Georgia-Pacific is currently seeking a Utilities Asset Availability Leader to join our team at the Big Island, Virginia containerboard mill. This position will support the Utilities Area and report directly to the Utilities Area Leader. This position is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic yet stable organization that offers a tremendous amount of growth potential.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Big Island is a fully integrated containerboard mill that employs 250 employees and continues to benefit from extensive capital investment. The mill makes both liner and medium unbleached, recycled product using a sulfur-free cooking process. Most of the product is used in our internal box and sheeter plants, creating a reliable and consistent demand for our products. Our liner is made from 100% recycled OCC, while our high-performance medium is a combination of virgin fiber and DLK.

What You Will Do

• The AAL develops and executes asset strategies for utilities department equipment and systems and reports to the Utilities Area Leader. This role fills the gap between the Reliability and Operations groups.
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Maintenance, and other support groups to prioritize value-added work
• Plan, schedule and coordinate reliability outages (lead planning meetings through to post outage audits). Write and submit Venture Summary Write-ups (VSWs) for funding approvals and manage outage scheduling and strategy before and during the outage.
• Organize, facilitate, and delegate responsibilities as needed to prepare for and follow up after our Corporate Utility Audit.
• Clearly articulate the expectation of asset preservation and investment outages to fix it right the first time
• Drive precision maintenance by applying QA/QC processes
• Lead pre-planning meetings and post-shutdown critiques
• Build asset strategies and systems including Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), organizing and managing asset reliability strategies involving appropriate application of condition monitoring and preventative maintenance using an RCM-based approach.
• Root Cause analysis: finding and resolving organizational issues that lead to premature or repeat equipment failures by utilizing strong interview skills and attention to detail.
• Gap analysis and the development of improvement plans.
• Benchmark equipment performance and reliability as required
• Be an integral part of the Design For Reliability process for new changes or projects
• Asset performance tracking and reporting
• Share best practices and lessons learned with others in the mill and Corporation
• Provide technical support on both capital and non-capital projects
• Bill of materials development and Storeroom min/max strategies, including obsolete inventory
• Prepare and issue a variety of reports on a routine basis, including Boiler Outage Extension requests, Equipment Downtime, OEE, and Availability, Requests for Boiler Operation Extensions, annual EIA860 confirmation, Obsolete Inventory Reviews, and Operator Task Calendar additions/deletions, among others.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Proven capabilities advancing reliability or preventative maintenance results in an industrial environment
• Experience developing asset strategies
• Experience collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data
• Experience applying and leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in engineering or related technical field
• Experience within a paper/pulp manufacturing operation
• Experience working with rotating equipment
• Outage planning experience
• Experience using Microsoft Project and computer-based maintenance management systems (CMMS)

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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

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