Plant Manager - Gypsum (Lovell, WY)

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Plant Manager.

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 Lovell, WY - Gypsum Facility to take on overall operations of this facility with a workforce of around 120 full-time employees including a 20-person leadership team. 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. If you are a driven leader who can operate with a principled entrepreneurial spirit, we'd like to learn more about you!

Our Team

Our Lovell facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit . And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit

What You Will Do


  • Lead a team aligned with our company vision where individuals understand how they best create value.
  • Apply PBM® to foster a culture where employees are empowered.
  • Coaching, motivating, and mentoring the team to drive safe and efficient behaviors leading to positive outcomes.
  • Use Disciplined Operations to make improvements sustainable. Embrace and leverage technology to drive innovation and process improvements.
  • Utilize performance data and analytical technics to identify and realize the greatest opportunities.
  • Embracing and managing change to drive innovation and process improvements.
  • 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 innovation, efficiency, and safety excellence.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
A minimum of ten (10) years of leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment, - OR
  • - six (6) years of leadership experience in the Gypsum industry
  • Experience coaching, counseling, and developing salary and hourly employees.
  • Transformation experience utilizing automation and advanced technology to improve operations.
  • Experience utilizing constraint analysis and continuous improvement tools/processes to prioritize work and solve complex issues.

What Will Put You Ahead
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in a technical or business Program
  • Plant Manager experience in and industrial, manufacturing or military environment.
  • Previous Gypsum experience

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of building products, bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet the evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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