Operations Leader - Converting & Printing Excellence

Georgia Pacific; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

infertility assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is seeking an Operations Manager to lead our Converting and Printing organization and drive PBM-based improvements. You will be part of the Plant Leadership Team, reporting to the Site Leader and collaborating with peers to shape site strategy and long-term value for the Dixie supply chain.

The role focuses on developing leaders, strengthening the hourly workforce, and translating strategy into disciplined daily execution while partnering

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing leaders who lead other leaders, including coaching, mentoring, training, and providing feedback to strengthen capability and performance.
• Experience leading continuous improvement, reliability, or process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Converting and Printing organization through PBM, strengthening a winning culture of safety, trust, ownership, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop leaders of leaders through individualized coaching, mentoring, clear expectations, and actionable feedback; equip them to develop frontline leaders and strengthen workforce capability.
• Serve as an active member of the PLT, partnering with the Site Leader and fellow team members to shape site priorities, share knowledge, constructively challenge ideas, and support decisions that create long-term value for the site and Dixie supply chain.
• Translate site strategy into clear operating priorities, resource alignment, and disciplined daily execution while staying connected to employees and conditions on the plant floor.
• Help leaders establish a clear vision, take ownership of results, address performance and knowledge gaps, and remove barriers to team success.
• Lead transformational change that improves operational effectiveness, organizational capability, and business performance.
• Use data analytics, performance measures, and economic thinking to prioritize opportunities, guide decisions, and assess improvement efforts.
• Partner with maintenance, engineering, reliability, and quality as one integrated team to improve asset utilization, operating capability, and manufacturing performance.
• Drive improvements in productivity, yield, efficiency, waste reduction, fiber utilization, energy optimization, and product quality.

Skills

Leadership experience

Developing leaders

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations Management

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is seeking an Operations Manager to lead our Converting and Printing organization and drive PBM-based improvements. You will be part of the Plant Leadership Team, reporting to the Site Leader and collaborating with peers to shape site strategy and long-term value for the Dixie supply chain.

The role focuses on developing leaders, strengthening the hourly workforce, and translating strategy into disciplined daily execution while partnering