Your Job

We are seeking a Human Resources Leader to join our team at Georgia-Pacific’s Palatka mill in Palatka, FL. In this role, you will lead the planning and development of people and strategies for improvements that support a facility providing more than 1000 jobs in the region. If you have a passion for mentoring others and helping a manufacturing operation facility achieve sustainable, long-term results, this is an exceptional opportunity. As the HR Leader, you will play a key role in shaping culture, strengthening the mill’s overall talent position to achieve business results, and guiding our HR transformation to a new service delivery model.

Our Team

The Palatka mill and its products play a vital role in GP’s Consumer Products portfolio, supporting flagship brands such as Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle®. In recent years, GP has made significant investments in Palatka to strengthen our competitiveness, including the addition of a new towel paper machine. The mill also operates two Kraft paper machines and features a state-of-the-art Daily Operations Center (DOC), a centralized hub for advanced asset monitoring. With more than 1000 team members, the mill is both a highly strategic operation for GP and a cornerstone of the local community and economy.

Located just 45 minutes west of the beautiful beaches of St. Augustine, the mill sits on the outskirts of the growing city of Palatka. Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, and Gainesville are all within an hour’s drive, and Orlando is only two hours away. With its blend of natural beauty, accessibility, and community, the Palatka mill offers a unique and appealing environment for a wide range of people, interests, and lifestyles.

What You Will Do

Build strong credibility and trust with employees and leaders
Ensure employees connect with how they create value for the company; identify talent gaps that are obstacles and coach supervisors on the development of gap closure plans
Understand, model, develop, and coach employees and leaders on our Principle Based Management business philosophy.
Apply solid business acumen to understand key drivers of business performance and support delivering results
Provide strategic guidance to leaders in areas of change management, talent strategies and employee development
Leverage data driven solutions to support business decisions and advance results
Partner with various teams to improve our talent position – selection, attraction, and retention
Lead Labor Relations in a unionized work environment, ensuring contract compliance while maintaining positive and productive employee relations
Foster knowledge sharing and collaboration in the facility, and across the division by partnering closely with other HR Managers and team

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Proven experience across core HR processes, including talent acquisition, performance management, talent planning, labor relations in a unionized environment, employee relations, and developing others to reach their potential
Experience developing and aligning initiatives to accelerate achievement of strategic business objectives
Demonstrated work history in a related field or business environment
Experience providing direct support and guidance to supervisors and employees
Proven ability to lead, influence, and direct the work of others

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience in a supervisory role – with a track record of developing teams and or HR professionals
Strong capability in data analytics, including interpreting data, forming a clear point of view, and executing on identified opportunities
Demonstrated Labor Relations experience in a unionized work 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.

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, aquí, or tu).

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