Plant Manager - Gypsum (Wheatfield, IN)

Flint Hills Resources; West Wheatfield Township (PA); Sur place; USD 160 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Infertility assistance

Adoption assistance

Résumé du poste

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Plant Manager for the Wheatfield Gypsum Facility in Indiana. You will lead a 120-person union-represented team, applying PBM principles to deliver safe operations and sustained value for the business and customers.

The role requires a strong track record in manufacturing leadership, safety, and cross-functional collaboration, with focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Six years of plant management in industrial/manufacturing environments or three years in gypsum industry leading manufacturing processes.
• Transformation experience using automation and advanced technology to improve operations.
• Experience with budgeting/expense management and basic financial concepts.

Responsabilités

• Lead a team aligned with the company vision and create value.
• Apply PBM to foster a culture where employees are empowered and drive long-term value.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance with a high performance standard.
• Use performance data and analytical techniques to identify opportunities.
• Drive disciplined operations and process improvements through technology.
• Coach and mentor the team to promote safe and efficient behaviors.
• Develop employees and build ownership and accountability.

Connaissances

Leadership

PBM familiarity

Safety/compliance

Data analysis

Problem solving

Coaching

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in technical or business program

Gypsum industry experience

Description du poste

Are you motivated to build a winning team with the goal of being the best in manufacturing? If so, this could be the opportunity for you! Georgia-Pacific is seeking aPlant Managerat our Wheatfield, IN – Gypsum Facility. The Plant Manager leads a team to success while ensuring a safe and injury/incident-free environment in our fast-paced plant. They motivate, coach, and inspire by demonstrating, promoting, and applying Georgia-Pacific’s Principle-Based Management (PBM®) in daily actions and decisions to deliver maximum value to the business and our customers.If you are a driven leader who can operate with a principled entrepreneurial spirit, we’d like to learn more about you!

Our Team

Located just 20 minutes south of Valparaiso, Indiana, Georgia-Pacific’s Wheatfield Gypsum facility is home to a team of approximately 120 union-represented employees. Together, they produce high-quality gypsum board products as part of one of the nation’s leading building materials manufacturers.

Our Building Products business is recognized as a top supplier to major retailers and building materials dealers across the country, driven by a strong commitment to safety, innovation, and operational excellence. Here, you’ll enjoy the best of both worlds: the comfort and community of Northwest Indiana with big-city access just 1.5 hours from Chicago. Spend your weekends exploring the beaches and lakeshore of the Indiana Dunes, cheering on local minor league baseball, or getting outdoors on one of the area’s many hiking trails. It’s a place where you can build your career and enjoy life outside of work. Learn more about Georgia-Pacific Building Products by visiting BuildGP.

What You Will Do

• Lead a team alignedwithour company vision where individuals understand how they best create value.
• Apply Principled Based Management (PBM®) to foster a culture where employees are empowered and drive long term value creation.
• Ensure alignment to the business vision and drive a consistently high level of performance in managing workplace safety and environmental compliance.
• Utilize performance data and analytical techniques to identify and realize the greatest opportunities.
• Use Disciplined Operations to make improvements sustainable.
• Embrace and leverage technology to drive innovation and process improvements.
• Coaching, motivating, and mentoring the team to drive safe and efficient behaviors leading to positive outcomes.
• Facilitate team and employee development, problem-solving and resolution, building employee commitment and ownership, and holding employees accountable.
• Take accountability for safety, quality, and efficiency through leadership, individual ownership and accountability, teamwork, and delegation.
• Use critical & economic thinking, challenge process, and team collaboration to resolve issues and drive safety excellence, efficiencies and innovation.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A minimum of six (6) yearsofplant management experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, -- OR -- three (3) years of plant management experience in the Gypsum industry -leading manufacturing processes, including work processes, operations excellence, maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Transformation experienceutilizingautomation and advanced technology to improveoperations.
• Experience utilizing constraint analysis and continuous improvement to prioritize work and solve complex issues.
• Experience coaching, counseling, and developing employees.
• Experience and understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices.
• Large capital project Engineering or Management experience.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a technical or businessProgram
• Previousexperience in the Gypsum industry
• Experience in applying Continuous Improvement methodologies to the manufacturing process.

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

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America. Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible and economically sound. Georgia-Pacific is an independently managed and operated company of Koch Industries, Inc., a private company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

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
• 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. 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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