1. Norm Harris
60013 Sherwood Cove, Smithville, Mississippi 38870
(662) 315-1021 Email: harrisnorm58@Gmail.com
Work Experience
Georgia Pacific Consumer Products Division; Pennington, AL- November 2011 to Present
Shift Supervisor
• Areas of responsibility: 2 Bleached Board Paper Machines, Pulp Dryer & Chemical
Additive Building. The Naheola mill N2 machine produces cup and tray stock while
N3 produces coated plate stock
• Responsible for identifying daily manufacturing deviations and to resolve issues
with trouble-shooting and problem-solving techniques in the areas of safety, people,
communications, reliability, quality, costs and environment.
• Direct report for 20 employee’s daily safety, performance and training
• Responsible for all daily work orders and parts procurement for both the Shift
Electricians and Shift Maintenance employees.
• Assist Tissue Mill Team Leader w/ mill fiber balance & blends in the stock
preparation area (5 Tissue Paper Machines)
Temple-Inland Liner Board Mill; Rome, GA- September 2010 - November 2011
Shift Supervisor
• Areas of responsibility: 2 liner board paper machine operations, Recycling plant
Operations and Shipping Department
• Responsible for identifying daily manufacturing deviations and to resolve issues
with trouble-shooting and problem-solving techniques in the areas of safety, people,
communications, reliability, quality, costs and environment.
• Direct report for 24 employee’s daily safety, performance and training
Domtar Paper Company; Columbus, MS 2007-May 2010 (mill closure)
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company; Columbus, MS 1982-2007
Team Coordinator / Process Resource (21+ years)
• Lead person for Paper Machine Operations with 10 team members reporting directly
to me.
• Responsible for identifying daily manufacturing deviations and to resolve issues
with trouble-shooting and problem-solving techniques in the areas of safety, people,
communications, reliability, quality, costs and environment.
Shift Manager / Team Leader Back-up (7+ years)
• Handle all day to day facility operations
• Oversee and manage all operating teams to achieve site performance goals
• Responsible for each team’s safety, quality, production, and process reliability
Prior Operating Experience
• Control Room/Stock Preparation Operator (Honeywell TDC)
• Paper Machine Wet End Operator (“Machine-Tender”)
• Paper Machine Dry End Operator (“Back-Tender”)
2. • Thermal Mechanical Pulp (TMP) Operations including Raw Materials
• Wet End Chemistry Lab Technician
• Off Machine Coater Operator
North Pacific Paper Corporation (NORPAC) Longview, WA 1979-1982
Weyerhaeuser subsidiary/Joint Venture with Japanese Nippon Paper Co
High Speed Newsprint Paper Machine Manufacturing
• Participated in start-up of Nor Pac 1 and Nor Pac 2
• (NP1) 6th
hand, Promoted to 5th
hand
• (NP2) 4th
hand, Promoted to Winder Operator
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company; Plymouth, North Carolina 1977-1979
• (NC1) Corrugated Medium Paper
• ( NC2) Container Board Paper w/ Off Machine Extruder
• (NC3) Liner Board Paper
• ( NC4 and NC5) Uncoated Fine Paper
Progressed through jobs on each of the 5 different types of paper machines
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Additional Skills and Responsibilities
• Team Safety Coordinator
• Team Training Coordinator - Operations and Maintenance “Lock-out/Tag-out
Procedures (LOTO)
• Education and Development Coordinator
• Certified “Quality Improvement Storyboard” site-facilitator
• Corporate Task Team Member
• Mill Optimization Task Team Member
• Operation & Maintenance Scheduling Shut Down Coordinator
Additional Education and Training
• East Mississippi Community College
o Manufacturing Skills Certificate (07/2010)
o Work Keys Testing, Silver Certificate (06/2010)
• Mississippi State University – “Enhancing Leadership Skills Course”
• Louisiana State University – “Fire Fighting Course”, Earned rank of Lieutenant on
Volunteer Fire Brigade at the Columbus Mill
• Selected to develop the hard copy library of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
and make all entries into the software “Dolphin” for on-line access and to lead in
the development for ISO-9000 Certification for the Paper Machine product line
• Received extensive training for the Wet End Chemistry transition from a acid to
alkaline pH conversion
• Received introductory level training for shift Maintenance, Electrical and
Instrumentation trouble shooting and repairs
3. • Lead Participate in Paper Machine Rebuild that included a Valmet/Metso dilution
flow head box and Sym-belt shoe press