Director of Operations
Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave | |
United States, Wisconsin, Sheboygan | |
Jan 20, 2025 | |
Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated Packaging division is seeking a transformative leader to join us as the Director of Operations at our Sheboygan, WI facility. In this pivotal role, you'll champion safety, operational excellence, and team development in a fast-paced, innovation-driven manufacturing environment. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of over 130 employees, including a talented seven-member leadership group, as we build on a foundation of mutual success and continuous improvement. If you're a results-driven professional with a strong vision for operational growth and a passion for empowering others, we invite you to apply and explore more about our Corrugated Packaging division at [1] www.gppackaging.com. Our Team At Georgia-Pacific, we believe great teams drive exceptional results. In this role, you'll oversee the operations of our Sheboygan facility, known for its commitment to customer success and principled entrepreneurship. With the support of a dedicated and skilled workforce, you will have the autonomy to innovate, inspire, and deliver long-term value. As a leader, you'll embody our [2] Principle-Based Management (PBM) philosophy-fostering creativity, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement. This role is designed for a leader who thrives on collaboration, challenges, and delivering meaningful contributions. What You Will Do * Lead with Safety: Cultivate a safety-first culture to ensure an injury-free workplace. * Innovate: Champion new technologies and drive advancements in manufacturing processes to support business growth. * Strategize: Develop and execute operational strategies that align with short- and long-term business objectives. * Results Focused: Oversee the P&L to ensure profitable operations while delivering value to customers and stakeholders. * Foster Growth & Development: Mentor and develop your leadership team, preparing them for future opportunities and expanding their contributions. * Drive Improvement: Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize systems, processes, and outcomes. * Problem Solve: Tackle challenges with agility and prioritize actions to achieve operational goals. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Leadership experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or similar operational setting. Experience in the paper or packaging industry is a plus, but not required. * Proven ability to execute continuous improvement initiatives in a dynamic environment. * Demonstrated success in developing and mentoring talent to advance within the organization. What Will Put You Ahead * Leadership experience in a corrugated box facility. * Familiarity in managing profit and loss (P&L) statements. * Strong alignment with our PBM principles and values, including a focus on mutual benefit, principled entrepreneurship, and continuous improvement. * Experience leading teams through transformational change while maintaining focus on safety and operational goals. 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 [3] 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. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [4] 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 click [5] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [6] here, [7] aqui, or [8] tu). #LI-LAL References Visible links 1. http://www.gppackaging.com 2. https://www.principlebasedmanagement.com/en 3. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 4. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 5. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 7. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 8. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf |