Operations Manager - Corrugated

Flint Hills Resources; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

Infertility Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated division is seeking an Operations Manager for our San Leandro, California corrugating facility. You will lead a unionized team, oversee safety, quality, and efficiency, and drive continuous improvement aligned with PBM principles.

Responsibilities include managing production workflows, coaching talent, and coordinating outages and maintenance to maximize uptime. A strong track record in manufacturing leadership and change management is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing equipment operation.
• 3+ years of supervisory or management experience in manufacturing or similar environment.
• Proven track record of driving results and accountability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with union representatives and leadership.
• Proficiency in using data and metrics to measure performance and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety and environmental culture; mitigate risks to protect employees and environment.
• Oversee and optimize complex production workflows with multiple machines and support equipment.
• Provide leadership aligned with PBM guiding principles; develop talent through coaching and succession planning.
• Align goals in safety, quality, production, and reliability across teams.
• Analyze operational constraints; remove bottlenecks; drive capability improvements.
• Coordinate planning for shutdowns, operator training, maintenance, and capital projects to maximize uptime.
• Set clear performance expectations; monitor metrics; coach teams to deliver results.
• Lead continuous improvement through root cause analyses and problem-solving sessions.
• Provide daily support and technical expertise to operators and maintenance personnel.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to apply reliability principles and prioritize resources.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Union environment experience

Leadership and team development

Safety and quality focus

Data-driven decision making

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

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.

This position is an opportunity to be part of a stable, transforming organization that offers a tremendous amount of growth potential. 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

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 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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