Senior HR Manager - Toledo

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We are seeking a Human Resources Manager to join our team at Georgia Pacific's container board mill in Toledo, OR. The Toledo facility is an integrated mill that manufactures container board, including unbleached linerboard and corrugating medium that is converted into corrugated boxes and packaging at numerous box plants on the West Coast from Washington to California and New Mexico. The packaging is used for a variety of products such as fruit, vegetables and seafood;

consumer goods such as tissue, paper products, packaged food and beverages. The GP Toledo mill is the largest recycler of wastepaper (used cardboard boxes) in Oregon at over 500,000 tons recycled annually. To learn more about Georgia‑Pacific's packaging business please visit: GP Packaging and view the video How Paper Is Made!

Toledo, situated on a bend of the Yaquina River and surrounded by wooded hills, is just seven miles inland from the Central Oregon Coast, the only inland coastal community with a deep‑water channel. The historic town cascades over the hillsides to the river. Once a bustling lumber mill town, Toledo's industries today include lively boat repair businesses and Port of Toledo facilities;

which support the fishing industry; a vibrant arts community, and a modern paper products mill. ()

Individuals would need to be in the local area for this role or willing to relocate to the local area.

• Build trust with the workforce and leaders to advance our culture and productivity.
• Ensure employees connect with how they create value for the company; identify talent gaps that are obstacles and coach supervisors on the development of gap closure plans.
• Understand, develop, apply, and coach employees on the application of Principle Based Management
• Develop business acumen to understand key drivers of business performance and support delivering results.
• Drive innovation in HR functions and processes to include continued automation of transaction work and leveraging shared capabilities across the business.
• Provide strategic guidance to leaders in areas of change management and employee development.
• Leverage data driven solutions to support business and advance results.
• Partner with various capabilities teams to improve our talent position - selection, attraction, and retention.
• Identify HR Compliance risks and develop gap closure plans to address risks while implementing a systematic approach to maintaining compliance.
• Optimize risk to the Company by effectively interpreting current policies and practices while identifying opportunities to drive standardization and eliminate waste.
• Foster healthy Union relations
• Foster knowledge sharing culture to profitably improve efficiency and consistency for GP and to discover untapped value and partner with other HR leaders across GP to share information and best practices.
• Be "forward thinking" to anticipate needs and issues before they arise.

• Demonstrated strategic and critical thinking skills to influence positive outcomes, supported by customer and peer feedback
• Strong individual willingness and capability to implement change in HR; manufacturing or commercial business efforts; and site or team‑specific outcomes for key initiatives.
• Demonstrated the ability to build positive relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders, leveraged capabilities, and peers across the organization
• Performance history of strong coaching skills, openly sharing knowledge, and flexibility
• Ability to effectively prioritize based on value, understanding of how/where HR can quickly impact team members positively
• Located or willing to relocate near our Toledo, OR manufacturing plant

• Proven experience with HR related processes that might include - Talent mobility, selection, performance management, talent planning, etc.)
• Support the development and alignment of initiatives to accelerate achievement of strategic business objectives
• Minimum of 3 or more years in an HR Generalist or HR Manager role
• Experience supporting site leadership teams directly
• Located or willing to relocated near our Toledo, OR manufacturing plant

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