Operational Excellence Leader - Brunswick

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Georgia-Pacific's Brunswick Cellulose is looking for qualified professionals to be our Operational Excellence Leader (OPEX) , to provide transformation change leadership, mentoring and coaching talent to efficiently and effectively move organizational efforts with sustainable results at our Brunswick Cellulose manufacturing operations. The Opex Leader will utilize leadership, influence, manufacturing experience and communication capabilities to develop and implement rapid transformational improvements for priority initiatives. Types of initiatives can be diverse but will typically improve a site's competitive position in regard to production, cost, quality, risk reduction, and organizational effectiveness.

The success of this role will be measured in how effectively and efficiently the manufacturing site can be transformed through prioritized initiatives against measured baselines and targets. As such, the Opex Leader will need the ability and courage to coach and effectively challenge several levels of leadership, from senior leaders to front line leaders, as well as shop floor operating and maintenance technicians. The Opex Leader will be expected to have knowledge of new process and technologies that can aid in the transformation while (when applicable) breaking old paradigms. The Opex Leader will need to effectively and objectively escalate and remove barriers that are impeding progress on initiatives, while taking ownership to resolving barriers that arise.

Our Team

The Opex Leader will work with other stakeholders to include leadership, the manufacturing facility as well as support capabilities such as engineering, quality, safety, human resources, third party vendors and other partners to drive the initiative. This position will be working in a manufacturing/industrial environment. This role will have high visibility with key site and corporate leadership and will be working as part of a team to deliver significant financial bets to the business.

What You Will Do

• Urgently developing and delivering a substantial improvement increase against a measurable and prioritized initiative within a defined time.
• Effectively communicating across all levels of the organization to ensure stakeholders are aligned to financial, operational, and risk mitigation expectations associated with the initiative.
• Aligning resources to a common priority; assurance that assigned resources are effective and required resources are urgently requested and obtained.
• Influencing initiative stakeholders to adopt new process, methods, and technologies where appropriate. Leveraging and adhering to existing processes, methods, and technologies where applicable.
• Effectively applying the challenge process; urgent removal and escalation of issues that are prohibiting delivery of initiative results.
• Effectively applying various continuous improvement tools and operating discipline to drive the initiative.
• Effectively managing the project controls of assigned initiatives; scope, resources, schedule, and measurables.
• As a member of the senior leadership team, you will be expected to have occasional weekend duty.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5 or more years of experience working within a manufacturing or industrial setting; direct experience must include operational responsibilities or direct consultation.
• Experience with driving manufacturing change against targeted initiatives (i.e. working toward the end goal of EHS Excellence; Sourcing; Cost Competitiveness; and Disciplined Operations)
• Experience using Microsoft Office Tools such as Word (i.e. creating documents), Excel (i.e. creating spreadsheets, utilizing formulas, & analyzing data), and Outlook (i.e. scheduling meeting invites & emailing)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Experience within a leadership role that has responsibility for direct and indirect reports
• Manufacturing Management or Direct Supervisory experience with responsibility for direct reports.
• 8 or more years of operational experience within a manufacturing or industrial setting or direct consultation
• Continuous Improvement certification (Six Sigma, LEAN or similar)
• Experience in Management Systems/Operating Discipline
• Experience working within pulp, paper, and/or tissue converting

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

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Who We Are


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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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