Maintenance Material Coordinator

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products Group is seeking a qualified professional for their Maintenance Material Coordinator opportunity supporting the Palatka, FL manufacturing operation. This position will work closely with maintenance and reliability, operating areas, purchasing, suppliers, and engineering personnel to provide effective availability of maintenance materials.

Our Team

Georgia Pacific's Palatka Mill is located just south of Jacksonville and west of St. Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 1000 people supporting a fully integrated pulp mill, six paper machines and several converting lines. The Palatka Mill produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft, Quilted Northern, Brawny, and Sparkle.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate the flow of maintenance materials for your assigned work area internally (storeroom, repair shops, etc.) and externally (suppliers).
• Support the execution of the maintenance work process by monitoring/influencing each level of the work process such as confirmation of part deliveries, follow-up on estimated dates, as well as parts returns.
• Ensuring that the delivery of parts/kits and return of cores/unused materials is done in a timely and controlled manner.
• Review work orders awaiting material and provide timely feedback to maintenance and operations to adjust schedules and priorities.
• Attend area prioritization meetings for routine maintenance as well as planning and prioritization meetings for routine and annual outages as requested.
• Ensure drop zones are managed appropriately and meet work process and housekeeping standards.
• Manage relationships with preferred suppliers and work with purchasing to leverage new vendor relationships to adjust to the mills growing needs.
• Work directly with the manufacturing areas and the storeroom to remove over-max inventory.
• Support elimination of off-book inventory (OBI)
• Routinely review GP Standards and audit vendors to ensure standards are being met.
• Effectively use the computerized maintenance management system (SAP) to ensure accurate information is maintained/developed at each level of the repair process.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• At least 1 year of experience in materials management in an industrial facility
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in Supply Chain and managing inventory
• Experience using SAP or a similar ERP system
• Experience working in procurement or as a maintenance planner within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Degree or certifications in engineering or business management

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