Plant Manager

Your Job

Are you motivated to build a winning team with the goal of being the best in manufacturing? If so, this could be the opportunity for you! Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Plant Manager for our Dixie facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The Plant Manager leads a team to success while ensuring a safe and injury/incident-free environment in our fast-paced plant.

They motivate, coach, and inspire by demonstrating, promoting, and applying Georgia-Pacific's Principles Based Management (PBM®) in daily actions and decisions to deliver maximum value to the business and our customers.

Our Team

The Fort Smith Plant is part of the Dixie® brand plates and bowls paper products manufacturing operation.

We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people.

Our employees help other's and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day.

Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Fort Smith community.

What You Will Do

• Lead and continually develop an environment focused on advancement through the application of tools and mental models of Principle Based Management to foster continued growth, development, and self-actualization.

• Lead and set the example with expectations tied to compliance and stewardship (EH&S).

• Collaborate with key stakeholders (business leaders, Operations VP, Dixie manufacturing and business leadership) to set and drive vision and operational strategy for facility.

• Design and execute the operational Vision, plans and processes to improve operations performance to established maximum potential.

• Define and use clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure results and monitor the progress.

• Attract, retain, and develop talent to increase our competitive advantage.

• Manage capital investment and expenses to ensure the facility achieves financial targets and promote growth and profitability.

• Develop a Dixie wide point of view and cooperation with other plant directors to accomplish the highest Dixie potential.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* 5 or more years of leading people in a manufacturing environment

What Will Put You Ahead



* Prior experience working in an organization supporting pulp and paper converting


* Experience driving transformation in a union environment


* Experience leading a manufacturing facility

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