Plant Superintendent - Corrugated

Overview

Georgia-Pacific’s Corrugated division is seeking a Plant Superintendent for our corrugating facility located in Olympia, WA. This position is responsible for managing a team of employees (salaried and hourly) in a union environment. The leader will understand a manufacturing facility and be accountable for the safety, quality, and efficiencies of the production results that are impacted by their team’s performance and capability.

This role offers growth potential within a dynamic, transforming organization. The successful candidate will have leadership responsibility for the safe and environmentally compliant operation of facility operations and will provide leadership and strategic direction through the application of our Principle Based Management (PBM®) Philosophy.

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. We manufacture standard corrugated containers providing cost-effective corrugated solutions for virtually any product. To learn more about this facility and our Packaging division, please visit:

• Provide leadership on the operating floor with a focus on safety, health, environmental, and quality compliance.
• Coach, train, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, production, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Identify and align operational priorities with the commercial business vision to ensure production and delivery of high-quality products at the lowest cost, consistent with customer requirements and company objectives.
• Partner with plant leadership to enhance facility performance and metrics; lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives and develop innovative practices, methods, and procedures that add value for the facility.
• Create and maintain a cohesive team of leaders and provide coaching and development.
• Maintain a positive work environment for all employees.
• Spend time on the floor engaging with employees and oversee plant operations as appropriate.

• Supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, military, or industrial environment.
• Experience setting and achieving production and continuous improvement goals.
• Corrugated or converting packaging manufacturing operations leadership experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience.

For this role, we anticipate paying $110,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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