Operations Resource Leader

Your Job

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 an Operations Resource Leaderat our Fort Dodge, IA - Gypsum Facility. This is a union facility with approximately 125 full-time employees. The Operations Resource is a key leader in driving the 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

Discover Fort Dodge, Iowa - your perfect place to call home! Located within driving distance of Ames and Des Moines this vibrant city offers small-town charm. Explore our scenic bike/walking trail, winding through the city and connecting you with nature. Seeking excitement? Our adjacent OHV park is a haven for thrill-seekers. With a strong sense of community and a range of amenities, Fort Dodge has it all. Join us and embrace the outdoors, urban convenience, and a warm community. Welcome to your new home in Fort Dodge! At Georgia-Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life but the community as well.

What You Will Do

• Resource to Board Plant, Mill and Paintline to develop, train, coach and sustain best practices and centerline processes.
• Work closely with S&OP team to establish weekly/monthly runwheel and production cultist scheduling for both the Board Plant and the Paint Line.
• Drive OEE. Optimize run wheels to extend runs & minimize change overs; improve consistency of runs & crew to crew operations.
• Maintain optimum inventories of Paper, mat, additives and supplies for the Board Plant and the Paint Line.
• Maintain accurate finished goods, work in progress and raw materials inventories.
• Address key issues and concerns and interact with employees from other departments to ensure quality, on-time production.
• Monitor and analyze quality performance in a way that informs leadership of the critical few opportunities to focus on, with recommended actions. Perform Reject analysis and implement Corrective actions.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improving workplace safety. quality and process improvement opportunities that will result in improved labor efficiency, productivity and promote cost reduction.
• Be able to stand by in case of production problems and provide support.
• Lead or assist in developing and executing production trials.
• Participate in the Production Teams On-Call rotational support.
• Foster a culture based on our Principled Based Management (PBM) philosophy.
• Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigating strategies; investigate incidents and participate in resolution of causes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 2+ years' experience managing quality and process improvements in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing data analysis to drive continuous improvement. Adept with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word).
• Experience supervising or leading employees within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 5+ years' experience managing quality and process improvement in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience managing all aspects of a manufacturing department.
• Prior supervisor experience in the Gypsum industry.

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 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 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.

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.

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. Please click here for additional information.

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