Plant Manager - Gypsum

Your Job

Are you passionate about developing people and leading safe, efficient operations? Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Plant Manager for our state-of-the-art Sweetwater Gypsum Facility. In this role, you'll lead a team of approximately 150 employees-including a 29-person leadership team-to create long-term value for the business, our customers, and our employees.

Our Team

Our Sweetwater Complex has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit

What You Will Do

• Champion a principle-based safety culture, ensuring every employee's well-being is our top priority.
• Develop, coach, and empower team members to reach their full potential, fostering a culture of growth, accountability, and mutual respect.
• Build trusted relationships through honest, timely feedback and individualized support for career development.
• Drive operational excellence by continuously improving processes, leveraging technology, and using data-driven insights to maximize plant performance.
• Foster an environment where employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate, and challenge the status quo.
• Ensure clear communication of roles, responsibilities, and expectations, holding yourself and others accountable for results and behaviors aligned with our values.
• Lead by example, applying Principle Based Management (PBM) in all actions and decisions.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• At least 10 years of leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment-or 6 years in the Gypsum industry.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop both salaried and hourly employees.
• Experience driving transformation through automation, technology, and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical and economic thinking skills to identify and realize opportunities for improvement.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical or business field.
• Prior Plant Manager experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military setting.
• Previous experience in the Gypsum industry.

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.

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, aqui, or tu).

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