Learning & Development Site Leader

Koch•Brunswick, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Learning & Development Site Leader who will shape the future workforce of a manufacturing facility by building training systems that accelerate employee capability, support operational excellence, and help employees reach their full potential. This role plays a critical part in advancing safety, reliability, retention, and business performance by ensuring employees are equipped to succeed. The L&D Site Leader will partner closely with site leadership, Human Resources, Corporate L&D, operations, and hourly trainers to strengthen technical training, onboarding, qualification processes, and employee development while applying Principle Based Management™.

Requirements

Experience developing, delivering, or leading technical, operational, or manufacturing training.
Experience coaching, mentoring, facilitating training, or developing employees in a manufacturing or operations environment.
Experience leading teams, projects, training programs, or initiatives within a manufacturing, operations, or industrial environment.
Ability to partner with operations, Human Resources, site leadership, and hourly trainers to identify needs and implement training solutions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pulp and paper or other industrial manufacturing environments.
Experience designing, implementing, and improving structured qualifications or technical training programs within an LMS.
Experience using training metrics, audit results, or business measures to improve training effectiveness and operational outcomes.
Experience improving new hire orientation, retention, onboarding, technical capability, or time to competency.
Experience leading through PBM, coaching others, and building collaborative teams that share and scale best practices.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage hourly technical training, qualification, and onboarding processes to improve employee capability, reduce time to competency, and support safe, reliable operations.
Develop, update, and standardize technical training content, curriculum, and learning materials that align with site needs, business priorities, and PBM expectations.
Support capital projects and strategic investments by developing and implementing training, qualification, and change management plans that prepare employees to safely and effectively operate new equipment, technologies, and processes.
Lead, coach, and develop Area L&D Leaders, training coordinators, and hourly trainers while driving accountability and measurable improvements in safety, workforce capability, quality, reliability, productivity, retention, and overall business performance.
Partner with site leadership, Human Resources, and operations teams to identify training gaps, prioritize high-value opportunities, and align learning resources to support safety, quality, retention, productivity, and operational results.
Build trusted relationships with employees and leaders by providing feedback, coaching, and development support that enables employees to continuously improve their capabilities, create greater value, and maximize their contributions.
Review training effectiveness and business outcomes, share best practices across the L&D organization, and ensure learning initiatives remain aligned with the facility's greatest opportunities and strategic priorities.