Plant Manager - Gypsum (Wheatfield, IN)

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 at our Wheatfield, IN - Gypsum Facility.

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 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

Located just 20 minutes south of Valparaiso, Indiana, Georgia-Pacific's Wheatfield Gypsum facility is home to a team of approximately 120 union-represented employees.

Together, they produce high-quality gypsum board products as part of one of the nation's leading building materials manufacturers.

Our Building Products business is recognized as a top supplier to major retailers and building materials dealers across the country, driven by a strong commitment to safety, innovation, and operational excellence.

Here, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds: the comfort and community of Northwest Indiana with big-city access just 1.5 hours from Chicago.

Spend your weekends exploring the beaches and lakeshore of the Indiana Dunes, cheering on local minor league baseball, or getting outdoors on one of the area's many hiking trails.

It's a place where you can build your career and enjoy life outside of work.

Learn more about Georgia-Pacific Building Products by visiting BuildGP.

What You Will Do


* Lead a team aligned with our company vision where individuals understand how they best create value.


* Apply Principled Based Management (PBM®) to foster a culture where employees are empowered and drive long term value creation.


* Ensure alignment to the business vision and drive a consistently high level of performance in managing workplace safety and environmental compliance.


* Utilize performance data and analytical techniques to identify and realize the greatest opportunities.


* Use Disciplined Operations to make improvements sustainable.


* Embrace and leverage technology to drive innovation and process improvements.


* Coaching, motivating, and mentoring the team to drive safe and efficient behaviors leading to positive outcomes.


* Facilitate team and employee development, problem-solving and resolution, building employee commitment and ownership, and holding employees accountable.


* Take accountability for safety, quality, and efficiency through leadership, individual ownership and accountability, teamwork, and delegation.


* Use critical & economic thinking, challenge process, and team collaboration to resolve issues and drive safety excellence, efficiencies and innovation.

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