Description

Product System Leader

Georgia-Pacific Dixie Continuous Manufacturing Group (CMG) is seeking a qualified professional to be considered for our Product System 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 ideal candidate for this role must be able to lead transformation initiatives, possess strong interpersonal skills and efficiently balance multiple priorities. This position requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of audiences. This role will be accountable for both salary direct and hourly indirect reports, the PSL has responsibility for all aspects of production operations in the Printing/Plastics departments.

This role will provide expertise and leadership to support base operations and guide transformation initiatives/continuous improvement through risk reduction, compliance, quality, cost, and reliability. The leader in this role will improve the organization’s growth through operational discipline, lean manufacturing elements and workforce capability development toward the goal of a world class manufacturer of Consumer Products. This position will report directly to the Lexington Printing Leader.

What You Will Do In Your Role

Safety & Culture:

• Improve employee knowledge, capability and use of safety program elements.
• Build and support a culture where employees identify risks and work to reduce them.
• Partner with safety professionals to develop strategies and champion a safe work environment.
• Adhere to plant safety, housekeeping, and 6S efforts.
• Develop an organizational capability in safety excellence.

Operations Excellence & Performance Management:

• Improve Operations Excellence efforts and both department’s competitive position relative to risk reduction, compliance, quality, reliability, cost, transformation, and capital deployment.
• Develop team members into Principled Entrepreneurs through an effective organizational structure, including Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations connected to the facility vision.
• Accelerate training and verification process of team members.
• Coordinate with and advise the Operations Manager/Plant Director on operations strategy and implement changes as needed to establish an ownership based work system.
• Partner with supporting capabilities to pursue the facility vision and communicate effectively with a diverse workforce.

The Experience You Will Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and experience with reliability systems, work processes, implementation, and continuous improvements
• Experience leading and developing a team, crew, shift and/or department

What Will Put You Ahead

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher
• Leadership experience working within a paper/pulp, printing or plastics manufacturing environment
• Experience managing product systems
• Direct leadership of operations excellence improvements including Accelerated Manufacturing Transformation, Operations Playbook Implementation, or Asset Strategy Improvement efforts
• 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

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