Production Manager - Gypsum

Production Manager - Gypsum

Georgia-Pacific’s Building Products Division is currently recruiting for a Production Manager to support our operation located in Lovell, WY. The Production Manager will be responsible for the performance of the Product System (people, process, and equipment), the cost competitiveness of our products, and asset performance. This leader will have a general understanding of the mill and will be accountable for Product System results impacted by their team’s performance and capability.

This person will report to the Plant Manager and will have salaried direct reports.

The Lovell Plant is part of the Gypsum Wallboard Division 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 others and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day.

We will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia‑Pacific, and the Lovell community.

• Role modeling the behaviors and actions that advance our Principle Based Management (PBM®) culture and the organizational vision.
• Responsible for the performance and development of people, managing individual performance and holding individuals accountable for their results through vision setting and performance feedback.
• Acting as a positive change agent for continued capability development and improvement within the Principle-Based Management (PBM®) culture.
• Creating an environment where the team achieves zero significant events in Environmental, Health, and Safety.
• Responsible for asset performance to meet facility goals and increase efficiencies.
• Motivating and inspiring direct reports to achieve results in alignment with the mill's vision and goals.
• Collaborating with others on new initiatives around technology and automation.
• Capital projects – identify and present improvement opportunities.
• Production department work – outage planning and execution.
• Troubleshoot process issues.
• Responsible for seeing that raw materials and operating supplies are efficiently managed.
• Holding team and individuals accountable for operation and reliability strategies.
• Ensuring adequate scheduling of staff.
• Must be willing to be on call and assist the plant during off-shift as needed.

• Five (5) years or more of managerial leadership experience in process manufacturing, military, or an industrial environment.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing salaried employees.
• Experience managing the performance of salaried leaders.
• Experience partnering with maintenance department to meet reliability goals.

• Experience in the Gypsum industry.
• Experience helping drive transformation in an organization.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher.

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.