Performance Leader - Paper Mill - Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products division is searching for a Performance Leader - Paper Mill for the Wauna Mill located in Clatskanie, OR. The Performance Leader/Production Supervisor is responsible for the development of the hourly operations employees' capabilities and manages all aspects of their performance. This leader will have a general understanding of the mill and will be accountable for the product system results that are impacted by their team's performance and capability.

A successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, constructive challenge skills to facilitate improvement, the ability to stay current in best practices and be a continuous leader, and collaboration skills with the ability to engage teams.

Our Team

The Performance Leader will work in the Towel Paper Machine department and be responsible for roughly 30 direct reports.

What You Will Do

• Role Model the behaviors and actions that advance our Principle Based Management® Culture and the organizational vision
• Coach, lead, mentor and develop employees to continuously improve their knowledge and skills, and performance to create long-term value for the organization
• Enable knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer between team members to help them succeed
• Work with area and crew leaders, manufacturing engineers, skill builders and reliability coordinators to identify and address performance and knowledge gaps
• Manage safety to support our vision
• Manage individual performance and holding individuals accountable for their results through vision setting and performance feedback
• Provide resources to help team members develop their own careers and realize their full potential
• Manage the functional leadership processes within the Product System

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3 or more years of experience working within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• 1 or more years of experience working within a manufacturing or military environment as a supervisor with responsibility for direct reports
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate's Degree or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing or Operations Management
• 5 or more years of experience working within a manufacturing or industrial environment WITH experience as a supervisor with responsibility for direct reports.
• Experience coaching and mentoring employees to improve their knowledge and skills, as well as performance
• Leadership responsibility developing capabilities, and creating accountability in a PBM® culture
• Experience using Kronos, SAP, & Parkview/PI
• Experience communicating information to diverse audience through different communication methods

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

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. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

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.