Operations Resource Leader

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 an Operations Resource Leader at our Fort Dodge, IA - Gypsum Facility.

This is a union facility with approximately 125 full-time employees.

The Operations Resource is a key leader in driving the 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 Principle-Based Management (PBM®) in daily actions and decisions to deliver maximum value to the business and our customers.

If you are a driven leader who can operate with a principled entrepreneurial spirit, we'd like to learn more about you!

Our Team

Discover Fort Dodge, Iowa - your perfect place to call home! Located within driving distance of Ames and Des Moines this vibrant city offers small-town charm.

Explore our scenic bike/walking trail, winding through the city and connecting you with nature.

Seeking excitement? Our adjacent OHV park is a haven for thrill-seekers.

With a strong sense of community and a range of amenities, Fort Dodge has it all.

Join us and embrace the outdoors, urban convenience, and a warm community.

Welcome to your new home in Fort Dodge! At Georgia-Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job.

We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life but the community as well.

What You Will Do


* Resource to Board Plant, Mill and Paintline to develop, train, coach and sustain best practices and centerline processes.


* Work closely with S&OP team to establish weekly/monthly runwheel and production cultist scheduling for both the Board Plant and the Paint Line.


* Drive OEE.

Optimize run wheels to extend runs & minimize change overs; improve consistency of runs & crew to crew operations.


* Maintain optimum inventories of Paper, mat, additives and supplies for the Board Plant and the Paint Line.


* Maintain accurate finished goods, work in progress and raw materials inventories.


* Address key issues and concerns and interact with employees from other departments to ensure quality, on-time production.


* Monitor and analyze quality performance in a way that informs leadership of the critical few opportunities to focus on, with recommended actions.

Perform Reject analysis and implement Corrective actions.


* Identify and implement opportunities for improving workplace safety.

quality and process improvement opportunities that will result in improved labor efficiency, productivity and promote cost reduction.


* Be able to stand by in case of production problems and provide support.


* Lead or assist in developing and executing production trials.


* Participate in the Production Teams On-Call rotational support.


* Foster a culture based on our Principled Based Manage...