Plant Superintendent

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring Plant Superintendent at our Milan, MI Facility. The Plant Superintendent will utilize leadership, operations experience, and communication to identify and convert change improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems.

Our Team
The Milan plant employs 120 people and serves customers across the nation providing them with corrugated boxes. This position provides opportunities for promotion both in Milan as well as many other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities across the country. Come join our team!
You know us already! Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation's leading corrugated box manufacturers.
Check out these videos/links to learn more about the Corrugated Business at Georgia-Pacific:

www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership on the operating floor striving for compliance in safety, health, environmental, and quality. Lead as Waste & Availability Champion for facility.
• Review safety procedures to ensure compliance with company standards; ensuring that equipment is functioning properly and that work environments are safe and comfortable for workers.
• Coach, oversee employee training, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, production, problem solving, and technical and interpersonal communication skills. Managing the hiring of new employees to replace those who leave the company.
• Identify and align operational priorities with commercial business vision - ensure production and delivery of the highest quality products at the lowest costs, consistent with customer requirements, company plans and profit objectives. Scheduling shifts and overseeing daily operations to ensure that production goals are met.
• Monitor inventory levels to ensure that the right amounts of materials are on hand to meet demand. Maintain relationships with vendors to ensure smooth delivery of materials.
• 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. Work with engineers to design new products or improve existing products.
• Create and maintain a cohesive team of leaders and provide coaching and development to the Production Supervisors on the team. Maintain a positive work environment for all employees. Spend time on the floor engaging with employees and oversee plant operations as appropriate.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

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

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Corrugated manufacturing operations leadership experience with multiple direct reports
• Previous experience partnering with maintenance department to ensure reliability goals are met
• Experience with an ERP system (such as KIWI)
• Knowledge of equipment servicing, planning/scheduling, supply chain management, mechanical maintenance, plant engineering, quality and packaging processes and equipment

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 a 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 30,000 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.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf