Learning and Development Area Lead

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Learning and Development Area Lead to support our team in Brewton, AL. This position will design, develop, and implement training for various mill departments and areas as well as perform analyses to support a systematic approach to training process. This position will work closely with the areas to develop and maintain a task list and partner with the various departments to ensure that training is utilized to help the mill achieve its vision. 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.

Our Team

The Brewton mill is located in south central Alabama about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful sugar sand beaches of the Gulf Coast. Nearby attractions include the Montgomery Zoo, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Blue Angels. The team is made up of 450 employees who produce white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. This position is an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential. The most recent $160M capital investment was completed in early 2025. 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 in 2021 with 4 consecutive designations to date. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made! We Are: Brewton

What You Will Do

* Lead and foster a safety culture that values risk identification and personal ownership through a principle-based, bottoms up approach.

* Reinforce established standards and best practices.

* Facilitate knowledge transfer between team members to enable their success.

* Foster an environment where the team strives for zero incidents in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) performance metrics.

* Collaborate with Production Leaders, Manufacturing Engineers, Performance Development Leaders, Shift Performance Coaches, and other team members to identify and address operator performance gaps.

* Partner closely with Paper and Shipping Area leadership to identify training needs and contribute to curriculum development and content/program design.

* Deliver training, established templates, standards, style guides, and review procedures to ensure a consistent and positive including safety and environmental topics.

* Proactively stay current with best practices and maintain continuous learning.

* Ensure the certification process supports success with the product stream.

* Provide resources to support team members' career development.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

* High school diploma or GED

* One (1) 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)

* Experience in the development, delivery, and evaluation of training initiatives to support ongoing improvements in knowledge, skills, process, and engagement

What Will Put You Ahead

* Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, paper science, or related field) or equivalent technical training and experience.

* Experience working with SharePoint and Learning Management Systems (Convergence)

* Pulp and Paper industry experience

* Work experience in a union environment

* Experience directly developing professional level employees

* Three (3) or more years of manufacturing operations or military experience

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 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 300,000 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.

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 here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).