Job Description

Location(s)

Jackson, Tennessee

Company

Georgia-Pacific

Career Field

Operations & Manufacturing

Job Number

146641

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific Dixie\xc2\xae Consumer Products Operation is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Performance Leader role supporting the Consumer Products Group Operations located in Jackson, TN. The Dixie-Jackson facility uses state of the art technology to manufacture Dixie\xc2\xae plates and bowls in a progressive production environment. Dixie\xc2\xae is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Georgia-Pacific\'s newest Dixie facility.

We are seeking individuals who are interested being part of a world class startup. Are you motivated by seeing the results of your work in a world-class end product? Do you desire to have career growth in an atmosphere of entrepreneurship, where your ideas and contribution really matter? If so, we are interested in learning about you! This is a great opportunity to work in a climate-controlled work environment with opportunities for advancement.

Our Team

The Jackson Plant is part of the Dixie\xc2\xae brand plates and bowls paper products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Jackson community.

What You Will Do

• Lead the workforce in ways that are consistent with our culture of Principle Based Management\xe2\x84\xa2;
• Effectively lead, mentor, supervise, coach and develop salaried exempt and non-salaried exempt employees to improve capability and performance
• Lead the department to achieve a safety and environmental incident free workplace identifying critical hazards and mitigating the risk based on criticality
• Lead the team to ensure production targets are achieved
• Understanding and owning the financial performance of the department and institute continuous improvement efforts to improve cost competitiveness
• Leveraging capability support group leaders (i.e., EHS, Remote Teams, Quality, Maintenance, Purchasing, Finance, HR, etc.) through preferred partnerships
• Empowering culture change through discipline operations and capability improvement to drive performance in measurements tied to Key Performance Indicators (KPI\'s)
• Providing strategic leadership to achieve key operation objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, and cost
• Accountability for employee and organizational development plans and people management strategies
• Providing leadership and holding the team accountable for the implementation of complete asset strategies and an ownership-based work system that develops technicians to successfully operate, maintain, and improve the equipment and processes
• Leading and fostering a strong safety and environmental compliance culture that values risk identification and personal ownership, through a principle-based approach
• Responsibility for the Converting operation for safety, quality and reliability of the area assets and using reliability concepts (i.e. root cause failure analysis, operator basic care, PMs, etc.)
• Driving mill initiatives and sense of urgency to achieve plant value driver metrics and AMT targets
• Collaborating and knowledge sharing with other departments across mill and other levels within the organization to ensure the success of operational goals

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience working within a manufacturing, industrial or military environment with direct reports responsibility
• Experience managing department-level budgets and data to foster continuous improvement
• Experience with Asset strategy and reliability concepts

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor\'s degree or higher in Engineering or Paper Science
• Experience working within converting, manufacturing and/or printing, operation
• Experience in manufacturing start-ups
• Experience working within a pulp, paper, and/or tissue converting manufacturing environment

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate\'s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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 .

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 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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:

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