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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Manager - MES - **Company:** Georgia-Pacific - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Knowledge Management, Data Analytics - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bf71e5d76cafc451 ## About the Role * Experience leading, supervising, or developing technical employees or cross-functional technology teams * Experience supporting manufacturing applications, MES platforms, industrial technology, or other business-critical production systems * Experience translating technology strategy or roadmaps into prioritized delivery plans * Experience leading technology delivery for capital projects, major implementations, upgrades, or complex integrations * Experience establishing or operating production support models that include after-hours support, incident escalation, and service accountability * Willing and able to travel to Packaging & Cellulose manufacturing facilities as needed and participate in an after-hours support and escalation model * Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship What Will Put You Ahead * Experience leading MES teams or supporting MES platforms in pulp, paper, packaging, cellulose, or other continuous-process manufacturing environments * Experience in mill operations and the relationship between MES, ERP, SCADA, PLC, historian, quality, laboratory, and industrial automation environments * Experience building distributed or site-based support models across multiple manufacturing facilities * Experience with workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, or third-party sourcing strategies * Experience improving application reliability, service management, incident response, problem management, or knowledge management practices ## Description Georgia-Pacific is seeking an IT Manager - MES to lead Manufacturing Execution System capabilities for the Packaging & Cellulose division. In this role, you will develop a team responsible for business-critical manufacturing technology, shape the MES strategy and technical roadmap, and partner with mill operations and technology leaders to improve platform reliability, support coverage, and delivery of capital projects and site initiatives. This role will be based in Atlanta, GA. It is hybrid with expectation of being in the office 3 days per week when not traveling to manufacturing sites. Our Team The Packaging & Cellulose MES team supports manufacturing platforms that are critical to safe, reliable, and efficient mill operations. The team partners with mill operations, site IT and OT resources, engineering, capital project teams, enterprise technology groups, vendors, and other IT capability teams to deliver dependable support and sustainable technology solutions. What You Will Do * Lead and develop a team responsible for MES capabilities across Packaging & Cellulose, setting clear priorities, coaching employees, and building the technical and leadership capability needed for current and future needs * Shape a sustainable MES staffing and support model across facilities by applying internal talent, site resources, contractors, partners, and vendors by comparative advantage * Establish the long-term MES strategy, including platform lifecycle, standards, modernization priorities, technical roadmaps, and investment sequencing * Partner with mill, IT, OT, engineering, and capital project leaders to plan and deliver MES scope for projects, upgrades, integrations, and site initiatives * Build reliable support for business-critical MES platforms, including on-call expectations, escalation paths, incident coordination, vendor engagement, documentation, and knowledge transfer * Strengthen facility engagement so mill leaders and IT partners have clear visibility to platform ownership, support accountability, priorities, risks, and opportunities * Coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, data and analytics, automation, ERP, quality, and other manufacturing technology teams to align MES solutions with enterprise standards and site operating needs ## Related Videos - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Same Tower, New Confusion: The Tower of Babel 2.0](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100101-same-tower-new-confusion-the-tower-of-babel-2-0) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Cyber Security: Small, and Large!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/259-cyber-security-small-and-large) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers)