Manufacturing Excellence Leader
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Georgia, Atlanta | |
| 133 Peachtree Street Northeast (Show on map) | |
 Feb 17, 2025 | |
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Georgia-Pacific is looking for qualified professionals to be one of our Manufacturing Excellence Leaders (MEL), to provide transformation change leadership, mentoring and coaching talent to efficiently and effectively move organizational efforts with sustainable results within our Consumer Products and the Packaging and Cellulose manufacturing operations. **Remote position, preference given to candidates who live in the Pacific Northwest*** What You Will Do * Develop and support the delivery and implementation of improvement initiatives to meet organizational goals and drive value * Effectively communicate across all levels of the organization to ensure stakeholders are aligned to the financial, operational, and risk mitigation expectations of initiatives * Align resources to a common priority. Assure that assigned resources are effective and if required, additional resources are urgently requested and obtained. * Support and influence initiative stakeholders to adopt new processes, methods, and technologies where appropriate. Leverage and build upon existing processes, methods, and technologies where applicable. * Effectively apply the challenge process for more effective, innovative solutions * Act promptly to solve or escalate issues blocking delivery of initiative results. * Effectively apply continuous improvement and operating discipline methodologies to drive and sustain improvement initiatives * Effectively manage the project controls of assigned initiatives: scope, resources, schedule, and measurables. * Upon completing initiatives, work closely with manufacturing sites and other corporate resources to incorporate into base operations * Communicate with strong written (Microsoft Outlook and Teams) and oral communication, facilitation and presentation skills * Take risks, challenge the status quo and work under ambiguous circumstances * Influence upward, across and down without formal authority Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Must be able to prioritize multiple projects, perform complex tasks, organize and follow through consistently and work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment * 8 or more years of experience working within a manufacturing or industrial setting. * Experience leading teams driving change against targeted initiatives (i.e., working toward the end goal of EHS Excellence; Sourcing; Cost Competitiveness; and Disciplined Operations) * Willing and able to travel domestically up to 50% (M-F) with occasional weekend travel. * Proficient in using and training others on problem solving and continuous improvement methods and tools * Experienced working within Management Systems/Operating Disciplines What Will Put You Ahead * Bachelor's degree or higher * Experience within a leadership role that has responsibility for direct and indirect reports. * Project/program management experience * Continuous Improvement certification (Six Sigma, Lean or similar) * Experience implementing and/or owning Management Systems/Operating Disciplines * Experience working within pulp, paper, and/or tissue converting. perform data analysis, and maintain and regulate equipment. Join our dynamic and collaborative environment to contribute to cutting-edge research and shape the future of GP Cellulose's products and applications. Our Team At T&IC, we support GP Cellulose's research and development efforts towards product development, expanding new applications, and provide knowledge through advanced analytical chemistry tools and methodologies. What You Will Do * Collaborate across two teams, Production Applications and Product Development to gain process and customer knowledge. * Interpret data sets and generate technical reports and lab test summaries. * Exercise meticulous attention to detail, employing strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to ensure high-quality outcomes. * Take ownership of projects, including planning, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines. * Learn to independently troubleshoot and resolve issues, demonstrating self-reliance and resourcefulness, with minimal supervision. * Learn and apply pertinent cellulose chemistry principles. * Work flexible hours to include overtime as business needs require. * Safely and occasionally lift objects weighing up to 30lbs as required for specific tasks or projects. * Work in indoor and outdoor manufacturing environments to support mill trials. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's degree in chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, or a related field. * Willing to travel up to 25% of the time. * Experience utilizing wet-chemistry skills in a laboratory setting. What Will Put You Ahead * Master's degree in organic chemistry. * Two or more years of experience working in R&D setting. * Experience in Pulp and Paper Chemistry or a related field. * Experience in statistical analysis Sponsorship is not offered for this position. 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 [1] here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] 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 [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-KAO #LI-Remote References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |