Performance Leader

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Georgia-Pacific's Dixie in Lexington, Kentucky is searching for a Performance Leader to support Cup Converting Product System.

This role is responsible for the hiring and development of the hourly operations employees and managing all aspects of their performance.

This leader will assist in establishing a PBM® culture, developing an ownership-based work system and will be accountable for the product system results that are impacted by their team's performance and capability.

This leader will help employees develop and maximize their contributions by applying Principle Based Management.

Our Team

The Lexington Plant is part of the Dixie® brand cups and lids 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 technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Lexington community.

This role will be responsible for approximately 25 employees and will report to the Production Manager.

This position will have a significant role in optimizing the cup converting work system.

What You Will Do


* Hire, develop and retain contribution-motivated employees with a diversity of aptitudes so your team's culture more fully exemplifies Our Values for the Product System.


* Help each employee better understand and embrace the team/business vision (and associated strategies and priorities) so they can make the greatest contribution to Georgia-Pacific.


* Maximize what your team can accomplish by applying division of labor by comparative advantage so each employee makes the greatest contribution relative to the contributions of others.


* Motivate each employee to make the maximum contribution to the team's long-term success by realizing their potential.


* Coordinate safety risk assessments for operational and physical hazards with operation technicians assisting them with developing and implementing solutions to reduce risks.


* Focus on human performance of product system through defining, educating, coaching and executing various disciplined operation processes/procedures.


* Lead and role model our PBM Culture and align with the Ownership Based Work System.


* Interface with manufacturing engineers, other performance leaders, and reliability team members to identify and address employee and operational performance gaps.


* Lead individual performance reviews, career development and compensation discussions with team members.


* Lead the staffing and training plans for hourly team members.


* Responsible for operating labor and operating supply budget.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* High School Diploma or GED


* Two (2) or more years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment


* Experience wor...