HR Manager - New Augusta, MS (Relocation Offered!)

We are seeking a Human Resources Manager to join the HR team at Georgia-Pacific’s Leaf River Cellulose facility in New Augusta, MS. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building company culture, organizational capability, strategic partnering with operations leaders and supervisors, and contributing to business transformation.

About the Role

This leader will create and execute strategies to advance business priorities, build and maintain an advantaged talent position, and ensure compliance with all labor laws and standards. A successful candidate will proactively seek and share knowledge, provide respectful challenge to ideas as a thought partner, and build business partner capability within the HR organization. This is an onsite role requiring residence in the New Augusta, MS area or willingness to relocate.

About the Team

The HR Manager will lead the Leaf River HR team and support the Leaf River Operations team. Leaf River is a nonunion facility in South Mississippi, 20 miles from Hattiesburg, with about 320 employees. The team produces chemical cellulose, custom fibers, and non-woven materials for products like diapers, baby wipes, and coffee filters. The facility exemplifies safety, operational, and environmental excellence as part of Georgia-Pacific’s Cellulose business.

Responsibilities

• Create a competitive advantage for the site by supporting the advancement and application of Principle Based Management across the business.
• Build effective working relationships centered on trust through practical and strategic guidance to leaders and supervisors.
• Partner with the HR team and mill leadership to advance facility and company vision, priorities, and strategies.
• Develop a strategic plan for building an advantaged talent position alongside facility leadership.
• Deploy strong economic thinking capabilities (financial acumen, risk optimization, marginal analysis).
• Understand key business drivers and priorities to formulate and execute appropriate solutions.
• Use data analytics to drive labor optimization efforts.
• Develop and implement HR strategies enabling business strategy attainment, including talent, organizational change, design, and incentives.
• Leverage and build partnerships to achieve business objectives.
• Design, build, and enhance leadership teams and elevate leader performance.
• Partner with site leaders in performance management, succession planning, organizational development, and change management.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to enhance employee skills and capabilities.
• Provide guidance to leaders to ensure compliance with all labor laws and standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience with HR processes, including culture development, selection, performance management, and talent/organizational planning.
• Experience as an HR Manager or HR Business Partner.
• Experience supporting site leadership teams directly.
• Experience influencing and coaching leaders in a business environment.

Qualifications

What will put you ahead:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience in a supervisory role developing HR teams and professionals.
• Experience with data analytics, including analyzing data and pulling reports to execute on opportunities.

Benefits

Our goal is for each employee and their families to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength, focusing on overall wellbeing.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid vacation and time off.
• Educational assistance.
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply).

Benefits may vary by geographic region. Everyone has individual work and personal needs, and we seek to enable the best work environment to help you and the business produce superior results.