Plant Manager - GP Recycling

Georgia-Pacific’s Corrugated business is looking for a dynamic and experienced Plant Manager to lead our largest Recycling Facility located in South Plainfield NJ
. This is an incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact, overseeing a talented workforce of 30 employees while shaping the future of plant performance and culture.

As the Plant Manager, you’ll lead with purpose, driving safety, operational excellence, and reliability while empowering your teams to perform at their best. Reporting to the Director of Asset & Strategy, you’ll collaborate across commercial, customer service, and corporate capability teams to deliver results that move the business forward. With broad organizational visibility and strong support from senior leadership, this role offers a unique opportunity to grow your impact and your career.

• Develop a team-oriented culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Mentor and grow your leadership team into future promo table roles
• We are looking for a people first leader to foster an environment where employees are respected, empowered, and proud of their work

• Apply Principle-Based Management to drive innovation and long-term value
• Collaborate with leadership and sales to meet business goals and objectives
• Foster an engaged workforce and drive accountability throughout the organization

• Lead plant operations with a relentless focus on safety, reliability, and quality
• Use Lean tools and data to optimize productivity
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies to improve performance

• 5+ years of hands‑on leadership experience in manufacturing/plant operations
• Directed teams in a high‑volume, safety‑driven operation, consistently meeting output and safety performance goals
• Proven ability to drive measurable improvements in performance, cost, and reliability metrics
• Communicated strategic goals clearly across departments, ensuring consistent understanding and execution of plant priorities

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or related field
• Formal training or certification in Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies

For this role, we anticipate paying $140k - $180k per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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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.

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.