Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Olympia Corrugated business has an exciting leadership opportunity in Olympia, WA! We are now hiring a Director of Operations to take on overall operations of this facility with a workforce of around 130 full-time employees including a 30-person leadership team. The Director of Operations will lead the team to ensure a safe and injury/incident-free environment in a fast-paced manufacturing facility. If you are a driven leader, we’d like to learn more about you!
Olympia balances its seriousness as the state capital with a notorious funkiness and laid-back vibe. Straddling Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet, miles of waterfront make for long walks and great views: Percival Landing, with its mile-long boardwalk, hosts one of the biggest farmers markets in the state and views of the Capitol Building and the Olympic Mountains. Within walking distance of both is Olympia’s historic district, a quaint downtown full of curiosities and coffee shops. Acclaimed restaurants take up prime real estate along the waterfront, while an incredible assortment of dining opportunities abound downtown.
Our Team
The team at Olympia specializes in the corrugator/converting for box making, where they support the self -actualization of their employees. Come join our team! To learn more about this facility and our Packaging division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com
What You Will Do
- Applying Principled Based Management (PBM®) to drive long term value creation and support business objectives
- Partnering and collaborating with capability resources such as HR, Customer Service, Accounting, and Purchasing
- Work closely with the plant Commercial Team to meet all Customer Expectations and achieve the business plan
- Operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with an ability to prioritize and drive actions to closure
- Driving new and fast-growing technologies to upgrade our manufacturing process
- Developing advantaged manufacturing capabilities that enable short- and long-term business priorities and objectives
- Defining operational vision and strategy and establishing organizational direction and focus
- Driving results by fostering creativity and accountability in a performance-oriented culture
- Developing direct reports into promotable roles
- Executing multiple, simultaneous high impact initiatives to achieve overall goals
- Exercising agility with solving problems with the ability to quickly identify profitable opportunities, diagnose errors, prioritize actions, and optimize systems and processes
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Five (5) or more years’ of leadership experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment
- Experience with managing continuous improvement initiatives
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or related field
- Seven (7) or more years’ of leadership experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment
- Sales experience within the consumer goods industry
- Experience within the Corrugated industry
For this role, we anticipate paying $160,000- $205,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
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Hiring Philosophy
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.
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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. #LI-CH
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: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf