Description

Performance Leader

Georgia-Pacific Dixie Continuous Manufacturing Group (CMG) is seeking a qualified professional to be considered for our Performance Leader role supporting our Dixie Operations located in Lexington, KY. The Lexington facility uses state of the art technology to manufacture Dixie® cups and lids in a progressive production environment. Dixie® is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country.

The Performance Leader will be responsible for the safe and reliable performance of the work system. Lead, mentor, supervise and develop hourly employees to self-actualize and reach their full potential by utilizing Operating Excellence tools to improve capability and performance. With responsibility for approximately 40+ direct reports, the Performance Leader is expected to focus on performance management to achieve safety excellence, cost, production, quality, and customer satisfaction goals. This role will report directly to the Plant Printing Leader.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Lead and foster a safety culture that values risk identification and personal ownership, through a principle-based approach
• Lead development and implementation of Performance, Skills and Qualification capability
• Address performance gaps for technicians against individual capability and performance measurements across work system
• Align to asset reliability and proven operational strategies in the product system and ensure team members have the right capabilities needed to execute these strategies
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers, Technicians, and other resources to build capabilities of team members within product system
• Ensure team member individual roles, responsibilities, and expectations (RRE’s) are aligned with plant product system goals
• Focused on human performance of product system through defining, educating, coaching and executing various disciplined operation processes/procedures
• Assist in the development of the facility and department vision, articulate and lead direct reports and team toward the plant’s vision
• Interface with manufacturing engineers, team coaches and reliability coaches to identify and address employee and operational performance gaps
• Lead individual performance reviews, career development and compensation discussions
• Lead the staffing and training plans for hourly technicians
• Responsible for operating labor and operating supply budget

The Experience You Will Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Leadership experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with safety and environmental policies and processes
• Experience facilitating 1 on 1 and group conversations.

What Will Put You Ahead

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher
• Experience working within a paper converting operation
• Knowledge and experience with reliability systems, work processes, implementation, and continuous improvements
• Experience working and leading in a union environment

About Lexington: Lexington is a place we are proud to call home. Known as the Horse Capital of the World Lexington is known for its Thoroughbred horse farms, beautiful country scenery and its historic downtown. The city is set up like a wheel with spokes, with main arterial roads running from downtown out into horse country. Whether you live, work or just play here, Lexington is a city with a rich heritage, numerous activities, quality amenities, fantastic shopping as well as restaurants and a sense of pride and ownership in our city.

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.

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.

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: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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JOB DETAILS

Lexington, Kentucky

Georgia-Pacific

Operations & Manufacturing

122527