Georgia-Pacific
Converting Business Leader
Georgia-Pacific, Clatskanie, Oregon, United States, 97016
Your JobGeorgia-Pacific's Consumer Products division is searching for a Converting Business Leader interested in facilitating continuous improvement and leadership for a dynamic team at our Wauna mill located in Clatskanie, Oregon.
Our Team
This position will be part of the mill leadership team and will report to the Mill Manager. The Converting Business Leader will be responsible for managing the converting departments of about 200 employees (salaried and hourly). They will be responsible for driving change and improvement within both the assets and the people. The scope of responsibility includes converting lines and the associated downstream equipment. The Converting Business Leader will lead and mentor a team of Converting Department managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Performance Leaders, Precision Techs, Master Techs and technicians/operators.
What You Will Do
Effectively lead, mentor, supervise, coach and develop salaried employees utilizing the PBM Guiding Principles and Operations Excellence tools 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., HR, EHS, Remote Teams, Quality, Maintenance, Process Control, Purchasing, Finance, Engineering, Environmental, Learning & Development, 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 leadership consistent with our Principle Based Management guiding principles to facilitate the development of the knowledge and skills of self, salaried, and hourly employees to improve operational performance of the department and facility.
Strong oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to lead organization initiatives and drive change.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree or higher OR (3) three or more years of experience within a paper making and/or converting operation.
Minimum two (2) years of experience as a supervisor with responsibility for direct reports (i.e. holding personnel accountable, driving behavioral changes, assess, support and improve performance gaps against individual skill capabilities), OR experience as a Project Leader having achieved results working through other people and hold them accountable.
Experience with Asset strategy and reliability concepts.
Experience using Microsoft Office tools in the following manner: Excel - (sorting data, creating tables and creating graphs); Outlook - (scheduling tasks, calendar invitations and general professional correspondence); Word - (document creation/editing).
What Will Put You Ahead
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering.
Five (5) or more years of leadership and management experience within a Converting manufacturing environment.
Experience leading a towel or tissue product stream.
Experience in the pulp and paper industry.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and 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.
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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Our Team
This position will be part of the mill leadership team and will report to the Mill Manager. The Converting Business Leader will be responsible for managing the converting departments of about 200 employees (salaried and hourly). They will be responsible for driving change and improvement within both the assets and the people. The scope of responsibility includes converting lines and the associated downstream equipment. The Converting Business Leader will lead and mentor a team of Converting Department managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Performance Leaders, Precision Techs, Master Techs and technicians/operators.
What You Will Do
Effectively lead, mentor, supervise, coach and develop salaried employees utilizing the PBM Guiding Principles and Operations Excellence tools 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., HR, EHS, Remote Teams, Quality, Maintenance, Process Control, Purchasing, Finance, Engineering, Environmental, Learning & Development, 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 leadership consistent with our Principle Based Management guiding principles to facilitate the development of the knowledge and skills of self, salaried, and hourly employees to improve operational performance of the department and facility.
Strong oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to lead organization initiatives and drive change.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree or higher OR (3) three or more years of experience within a paper making and/or converting operation.
Minimum two (2) years of experience as a supervisor with responsibility for direct reports (i.e. holding personnel accountable, driving behavioral changes, assess, support and improve performance gaps against individual skill capabilities), OR experience as a Project Leader having achieved results working through other people and hold them accountable.
Experience with Asset strategy and reliability concepts.
Experience using Microsoft Office tools in the following manner: Excel - (sorting data, creating tables and creating graphs); Outlook - (scheduling tasks, calendar invitations and general professional correspondence); Word - (document creation/editing).
What Will Put You Ahead
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering.
Five (5) or more years of leadership and management experience within a Converting manufacturing environment.
Experience leading a towel or tissue product stream.
Experience in the pulp and paper industry.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and 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.
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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