Senior HR Business Partner - Savannah, GA

About the role

The Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products division has an opening for a senior human resource business partner to join the team in Rincon, Georgia at our Savannah River Mill. The HR business partner will work in partnership with managers and employees at our non-union tissue, towel, and napkin mill. The Savannah River Mill employs about 900 team members, and proudly produces the quality tissue, towel and napkin products our customers use every day in their homes and in restaurants, airports, offices and other away-from-home locations.

Our Team

Located in southeast Georgia just north of Savannah, Savannah River Mill serves as Effingham County’s largest private employer. At Savannah River Mill, you’ll find five of the world’s 12 largest tissue paper machines. You’ll also find 100 acres of longleaf pine, wood duck nesting boxes and a wide variety of wildlife species that call our mill home as part of our on-site wildlife habitat. This position will have the opportunity to assist in human resource initiatives designed to drive continuous improvement of HR and mill metrics.

What You Will Do

• Lead in the advancement of Principle Based Management.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with operations leaders and employees.
• 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.
• Utilize business acumen to build understanding of key drivers of business performance and support delivering results.
• Develop strategies and lead improvement initiatives around labor.
• Constructively challenge situations and behaviors that are not consistent with our Core Values and Code of Conduct.
• Provide guidance to leaders in areas of change management and employee development including but not limited to; individual performance development, career and talent development.
• Drive innovation in HR functions and processes.
• Be “forward thinking” to anticipate needs and issues before they arise.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 2+ years of human resources business partner, generalist, manager, or equivalent role
• Demonstrated strategic and critical thinking skills to influence positive outcomes, supported by customer and peer feedback
• Performance history of strong coaching skills, openly sharing knowledge, and flexibility
• Able to effectively prioritize based on value, understanding of how/where HR can quickly impact team members positively
• Knowledge of employment and labor laws

What Will Put You Ahead

• 5+ years of experience in a human resources business partner, generalist, manager or equivalent role
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or other discipline
• Previous HR experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Experience analyzing data to execute on opportunities
• Experience developing and aligning initiatives to accelerate achievement of strategic business objectives

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.

Our Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Retail
• Retirement
• Paid Vacation/Time Off
• Education Assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance

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).