Your Job Location: La Mirada, CA (Relocation assistance available within the U.S.)
Travel: Approximately 10-15%, based on business needs.
Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated business is seeking an energetic and influential Learning & Development Leader to join our leadership team at our La Mirada, California facility.
This is more than a training role-it's an opportunity to shape the future of our workforce. As the Learning & Development Leader, you will partner with operations, maintenance, safety, and plant leadership to build the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that enable our employees to succeed. Your leadership will directly influence safety, operational excellence, employee engagement, and the development of future leaders.
If you're passionate about coaching others, building technical capability, leading organizational change, and creating a culture of continuous learning, we'd like to hear from you.
What You Will Do As the Learning & Development Leader, you will:
- Champion a culture of continuous learning, coaching, and operational excellence throughout the facility.
- Develop and execute technical training strategies that accelerate employee development and improve operational performance.
- Lead the site's hourly operator qualification and technical training programs.
- Design, develop, and continuously improve technical training materials including SOPs, One Point Lessons (OPLs), standardized work, visual aids, and reference materials.
- Partner closely with plant leadership to identify capability gaps and implement development plans that strengthen individual and team performance.
- Build development pathways for operators, trainers, supervisors, and future leaders.
- Ensure all learning programs align with Georgia-Pacific's Principle Based Management™ philosophy and business objectives.
- Measure training effectiveness through performance metrics and continuously improve learning systems.
- Serve as a trusted coach and advisor to leaders across Operations, Maintenance, Safety, and Human Resources.
- Help cultivate an environment where employees are engaged, challenged, and equipped to reach their full potential.
Why This Role Matters The Learning & Development Leader plays a critical role in the long-term success of our business. Your work will directly impact:
- Employee development and retention
- Safety performance
- Quality and operational excellence
- Leadership capability
- Organizational culture
- Continuous improvement
Your success will be measured not only by the programs you build, but by the growth and success of the people you develop.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - Hands on experience in corrugated, paper, pulp, packaging, or related manufacturing operations
- Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills with ability to across all levels of the organization
- Experience coaching, mentoring, facilitating training, or developing employees in a manufacturing environment
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office application, including Excel, Word, ad PowerPoint
- Ability to prioritize multiple initiative while delivering measurable business results
What Will Put You Ahead - Supervisory, Learning & Development, or Technical Training leadership experience.
- Experience designing, implementing, and managing structured technical training programs.
- Experience developing standardized work instructions, visual work aids, and qualification processes.
- Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence experience.
- Experience influencing leaders and driving organizational change without direct authority.
- Experience developing frontline leaders and succession planning.
For this role, we anticipate paying $95,000- $120,000per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
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 .
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.
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