Disciplined Operations Leader

This role partners with site leadership, operations, maintenance, reliability, quality, and support teams to establish disciplined operating routines, visual management systems, KPI ownership, Leader Standard Work, escalation processes, and performance review cadences that improve operational results and organizational capability. The position supports the Corrugated business segment, driving consistent deployment and sustainment of management system standards across operations. This position is home-based with up to 50-75% travel to support projects across the US.

About the Company

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. The team at Modesto specializes in the bulk box making process with both converting and corrugator assets. This position provides opportunities for promotion both in Modesto as well as many other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities across the country.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the Daily Management System roadmap across facilities, departments, and operating areas.
• Establish standard management system architecture, governance, and deployment methodologies.
• Develop implementation plans, scorecards, milestones, and sustainability reviews.
• Facilitate site assessments and identify improvement opportunities related to management system maturity.
• Develop and standardize action registers and accountability systems.
• Establish processes for assigning, tracking, escalating, and closing actions.
• Monitor overdue action items and facilitate prioritization reviews.
• Ensure actions are linked to improvement opportunities and business objectives.
• Design and deploy structured escalation processes and response frameworks.
• Establish escalation triggers, ownership, workflows, and communication pathways.
• Integrate escalation practices into daily and weekly operating routines.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis activities.

Requirements

• Experience in manufacturing, operations leadership, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or management system deployment.
• Experience implementing Lean methodologies, Daily Management Systems, Leader Standard Work, KPI management practices, or similar operating systems.
• Experience facilitating teams, delivering coaching and training, managing projects, and leading organizational change initiatives.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving adoption of new processes, systems, or standards in environments without direct reporting authority.
• Experience using performance dashboards, analyzing operational data, and maintaining visual management systems.

Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading large-scale operational transformations.
• Knowledge of Principle Based Management®, Operational Excellence, and Reliability processes.
• Experience developing training curricula and leading capability-building initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off.
• Educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply).

Pay

Compensation is determined by available market data, considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter.