Plant Manager - Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific in Gurdon, AR manufactures pine plywood panels and siding that are ideal for residential and light commercial construction. GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com .

Georgia-Pacific is currently seeking a Plant Manager at the Gurdon, AR Plywood location.. This key leadership role provides strategic leadership and coaching to employees through a shared vision for the operation, driving continuous improvement in process reliability, product quality, and operating cost. The preferred candidate will:

• Lead by example; coaching and developing others
• Support and lead effective change throughout the facility
• Develop, lead and coach teams for maximum engagement and participation in pursuit of objectives and goals.
• Have a strong commitment in EHS
• Provide direction to team to successfully execute workflow process

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Leading and mentoring employees to build a Principle Based Management (PBM®) culture in ways that are consistent with our guiding principles
• Leading overall operation of the facility, from receipt of raw materials to the shipment of finished lumber to market
• Ensuring the facility meets company expectations for production scheduling, inventory control, operating rate, fiber recovery, and facility financial performance
• Ensuring a consistently high level of performance in the areas of managing workplace safety and environmental compliance by driving Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) down through the organization
• Selecting and developing a team of Principled Entrepreneurs who work together to create long-term value
• Maintaining a productive working relationship with peers in the various support capabilities such as procurement, sales, accounting, HR, etc.
• Ensuring the facility complies with all applicable company policies, and state, federal and local

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Three (3) or more years of experience leading manufacturing processes, which includes work processes, operations excellence, maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated track record in leading profitable change in an organization
• Experience leading and managing direct reports, including recognition of talent gaps, coaching, performance feedback, and incentives
• Experience with planning/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices
• Experience and understanding of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) management systems, risk assessment/mitigation, and project planning and execution
• Must be able and willing to work safely, and promote and enforce safe work practices
• Experience formulating business improvement strategies that achieve results

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering or Wood Science
• Master's Degree in Business Administration
• Three (3) or more years of progressive experience in a wood products facility in one or more of the following positions: Plant Manager, Production Manager, Plant Superintendent, Reliability or Maintenance Manager, or in an equivalent leadership role
• Large capital project Engineering or Management experience
• Experience implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc. to drive improvement

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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 visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf