Your Job 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 across the operation, driving transformation and continuous improvement in proactive EH&S leadership, process reliability, product quality, and operating costs by leveraging Principled Based Management ( PBM® ) .
The successful candidate will be a principled, results-driven leader who creates value by developing people, improving systems, and leading sustainable change.
What You Will Do - Develop, lead, and mentor Principled Entrepreneurs to drive engagement, accountability, and long-term value creation through a Principle-Based Management (PBM®) culture.
- Lead the overall operation of the facility, from receipt of raw materials through the shipment of finished plywood to market.
- Demonstrate personal ownership of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) performance by building systems, leadership behaviors, and organizational capability that drive an injury-free and environmentally compliant workplace.
- Advance disciplined operations to exceed expectations for production scheduling, inventory control, operating rate, fiber recovery, quality, and financial performance.
- Lead and sustain transformational change initiatives that improve safety, reliability, quality, and cost competitiveness.
- Lead profitable change initiatives that strengthen operational performance and deliver long-term business value.
- Own facility financial performance, including operating expense management, capital investment decisions, and financial trade-offs aligned with business objectives.
- Formulate and execute business improvement strategies that deliver measurable operational and financial results.
- Provide clear direction and priorities to ensure successful execution of workflow processes across the facility.
- Build advantaged talent position by s elect ing , develop ing , and lead ing a high-performing leadership team that works collaboratively to achieve facility objectives.
- Maintain strong working relationships with peers across operations, procurement, sales, accounting, HR, engineering, and other support capabilities.
- Ensure the facility complies with all applicable company policies and state, federal, and local regulations.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)- Three (3) or more years of experience leading manufacturing operations, including ownership of safety, production, maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement in a complex operating environment.
- Experience leading and managing direct reports, including identifying talent gaps, coaching and development, performance feedback, and incentive alignment.
- Working knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) management systems, risk assessment and mitigation, and project planning and execution.
- Ability and commitment to work safely while promoting and enforcing safe work practices.
What Will Put You Ahead- Three (3) or more years of progressive leadership experience in a wood products manufacturing facility in one or more of the following roles: Plant Manager, Operations Manager , Production Manager, Plant Superintendent, Reliability or Maintenance Manager, or equivalent leadership position.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Wood Science.
- Experience in leading or supporting large capital engineering or management projects.
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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