Learning and Development Leader

Your Job

Our Georgia-Pacific facility in Pennington, AL, is seeking an innovative and forward-thinking leader to consider for our Learning and Development Leader role. The L&D Leader will partner with the GP Naheola operations leadership team to advance the capability of all hourly and salaried employees within the area, implementing and executing a capability development process that yields positive performance in safety, quality, production, and reliability. This position reports to the Facility Leader.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Facility, located in Pennington, Alabama, is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business, producing a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft bath tissue and Sparkle paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie paper cups and plates.

The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development, and education. The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class hunting for deer, turkey, and other small game, and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River, which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating, and water skiing. Residents of this area enjoy the mild climate, a low cost of living, and an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

What You Will Do

• Lead and foster a safety culture that values risk identification and personal ownership, through a principle-based approach
• Own the onboarding process for hourly employees and continue to improve this
• Facilitate the transfer of knowledge between team members, enabling them to succeed
• Work closely with each of the Area Leaders to create a Skills Matrix for operator positions or tech centers
• Work with each Area to maintain the Individual Development Plans (IPDs) for personnel
• Foster an environment where the team strives for zero incidents in Environmental, Health, and Safety performance metrics
• Collaborate with Production Leaders, Manufacturing Engineers, Shift Performance Coaches, and other team members to identify and address operator performance gaps
• Proactively stay current in best practices and be a continuous learner
• Ensure the certification process leads to success within the product stream
• Provide resources to help team members develop their careers
• Constructively challenge the status quo to facilitate continuous improvement
• Lead training sessions and presentations for employees and leadership
• Embody a sense of urgency and initiative to independently deliver expected results

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Five (5) or more years of manufacturing operations or military experience
• Two (2) or more years of experience tracking training efforts and training curriculum development
• Experience using Microsoft Office tools in the following manner: Excel (sorting data, creating tables, and creating graphs); Outlook (scheduling tasks, calendar invitations, and general professional correspondence); Word (document creation/editing); PowerPoint (presentation creation/editing)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Adult Learning, Engineering, Human Resources, or Psychology
• Experience with application of adult learning principles
• Experience working with SharePoint and Learning Management Systems (Convergence)
• Pulp and Paper industry experience
• Work experience in a union environment

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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