Operations Manager

Georgia Pacific; Asheboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated division in Asheboro, NC is seeking a Corrugator Operations Manager to lead a diverse team in a union setting, ensuring safety, quality and efficiency. The role requires directing production across multiple machines, applying PBM philosophy and driving continuous improvement.

You will mentor salaried and hourly staff, collaborate with maintenance and engineering to optimize performance, while upholding environmental compliance and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience operating manufacturing equipment and coordinating with maintenance.
• Leadership experience with direct reports in manufacturing or military environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead department to achieve safe, incident-free operation and mitigate hazards.
• Direct work processes for complex corrugating operations and multiple machines.
• Develop staff through PBM guiding principles to improve performance.
• Align goals across safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive waste reduction and capability improvements.
• Coordinate planning for shutdowns, operator training, maintenance, and capital projects.
• Provide daily support to operators and maintenance personnel.

Skills

Leadership experience

Manufacturing operations

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated division is searching for a Corrugator Operations Manager for our corrugating facility located in Asheboro, NC. This position will be responsible for managing a team of employees (salaried and hourly) in a union environment. This leader will have a general understanding of corrugated manufacturing and will be accountable for the safety/quality/efficiencies of the production results that are impacted by their team's performance and capability.

The successful candidate will have leadership responsibility for the safe and environmentally compliant operation of facility Operations. This position provides leadership and strategic direction to the facility through the application of our Principle Based Management (PBM) Philosophy.

Our Team

Located in the heart of North Carolina, Asheboro is home to rich economic, natural and cultural resources. Our "come as you are" attitude invites you to jump in and become part of the community - whether you're here for an afternoon or a lifetime.

With a population of approximately 25,000, Asheboro is the largest city in Randolph County and is part of the Piedmont Triad, an area that includes Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem.

Asheboro is the proud home of the North Carolina Zoo, one of the world's largest natural habitat zoos and home to over one thousand animals representing the continents of North America and Africa.

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation's leading corrugated box manufacturers. We manufacture standard corrugated containers providing cost-effective corrugated solutions for virtually any product.

What You Will Do

• Lead the department to achieve a safety and environmental incident free workplace identifying critical hazards and mitigating the risk based on criticality
• Manage and direct the work processes for complex operations including multiple production machines and supporting equipment
• Provide leadership consistent with our Principle Based Management guiding principles to facilitate the development of the knowledge and skills of self, salaried, and hourly employees to improve operational performance of the department and facility
• Understand, communicate, and align goals in the area of safety, quality, production, and reliability
• Continuously evaluate and identify constraints to eliminate quality and production bottlenecks and lead plans to improve current capability and reduce waste to improve our relative competitive position
• Optimize and coordinate planning for scheduled shutdowns, operator training, and maintenance and capital projects
• Provide daily support and technical expertise to area operators and maintenance personnel
• Work closely with stake holders to apply reliability principles and prioritize resources and process optimization

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience with manufacturing equipment operation, and effective interface with maintenance
• Leadership experience with responsibility for direct reports within a manufacturing or military environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• 5 or more years of leadership experience within the corrugated industry
• Experience with process optimization analysis and implementation

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

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 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 here for additional information.