Operations Manager - Corrugated

Georgia Pacific; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Corrugated division in San Leandro, CA, is seeking an Operations Manager to lead a combined salaried and hourly team in a union environment. You will be accountable for safety, quality and production performance, guiding a workforce through coaching and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will optimize complex production workflows across multiple machines, align safety, quality, reliability goals, and drive uptime, waste reduction, and cost-effective operations while

Qualifications

• 3+ years of supervisory or management experience with direct reports.
• Experience in manufacturing or military industrial environments.
• Proven track record of results and accountability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with unions.
• Proficiency with data and metrics to drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety and environmental culture.
• Oversee and optimize complex production workflows.
• Provide leadership to develop talent and succession planning.
• Align goals in safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement and root-cause analyses.
• Provide daily support to operators and maintenance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing operations

Data-driven decisions

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific’s Corrugated division is searching for an Operations Manager for our corrugating facility located in San Leandro, California. 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.

Our Team

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

• Champion a safety and environmental culture by proactively identifying critical hazards and decisively mitigating risks to protect employees and the environment.
• Strategically oversee and optimize complex production workflows involving multiple machines and support equipment to deliver exceptional operational outcomes.
• Provide leadership consistent with our Principle Based Management® guiding principles to facilitate the development of talent through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning to build a high-performing team.
• Understand, communicate, and align goals in safety, quality, production, and reliability.
• Continuously analyze operational constraints, dismantle bottlenecks, and spearhead initiatives that enhance capability, minimize waste, and strengthen our competitive edge.
• Optimize and coordinate planning for scheduled shutdowns, comprehensive operator training, and maintenance and capital projects to maximize uptime and efficiency.
• Drive accountability at all levels by setting clear performance expectations, monitoring metrics, and coaching teams to deliver consistent results.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement by leading root cause analyses, facilitating problem-solving sessions, and implementing sustainable process improvements.
• Provide daily support and technical expertise to area operators and maintenance personnel.
• Work closely with stakeholders 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.
• 3 or more years of supervisory or management experience with responsibility for direct reports within a manufacturing or military industrial environment.
• Proven track record of driving results and accountability in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with union representatives, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership.
• Proficiency in using data and metrics to measure performance, identify opportunities, and drive operational excellence.
• Experience in managing change and leading transformational initiatives that improve operational performance.

What Will Put You Ahead

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

For this role, we anticipate paying $135,000 - $155,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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.