Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Gatekeeper at our Cutlery facility in Leominster, MA. The Gatekeeper will provide strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of asset reliability, cost optimization, quality capability, MRO, waste, productivity, and strategic capital planning/execution in a continuous manufacturing environment.
Our Team
The Leominster Plant is part of the Dixie® brand cutlery manufacturing operation. We manufacture safe, high-quality products with competitive advantages and strong market growth. 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.
What You Will Do
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Primary interface between Operations and Maintenance.
- Connect Operations and Maintenance to a common Vision.
- Manage work order backlog and help prioritize work by area and plant-wide to support business needs.
- Prioritize Maintenance / Contractor Work Based on Operational Needs and Resources Availability / Capabilities.
- Manage the maintenance expense (ME) budget at or below budget.
- Develop annual as well as multi-year forecasts that level maintenance expenses.
- Maintain standards for work request (WR) quality.
- Ensure EHS, compliance, and preventive maintenance work orders are a priority.
- Manage maintenance expenditures to minimize unplanned events.
- Coordinate Maintenance support of scheduled shutdown planning and execution.
- Prioritize the funding of safety initiatives based on risk mitigation.
- Support the execution of the GP Reliability Mental Models.
- Maintain assets in like-for-like conditions to maximize results.
- Coach initiators on the quality of WR, rejection reasons, and the value of work submitted.
- Leadership skills, challenge skills, communication skills, and facilitator skills.
- Ability to develop and optimize production and maintenance plans.
- Business acumen (good command of applicable business economics) and the ability to apply economic thinking model in the decision-making process.
- Ability to work well with all levels within the organization, from maintenance and production hourly technicians to senior leadership.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
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Experience in financial budgetary management and best business practices.
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Experience in maintenance management, operations, and reliability within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with maintenance management software (preferably SAP).
What Will Put You Ahead
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Experience in leadership or supervisory role in operations, mechanical, or electrical maintenance.
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Experience operating and maintaining a budget in a business or continuous manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with SAP, CMMS, or similar ERP systems.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Business Finance.
- Mechanical or electrical reliability experience.
For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $90,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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 bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet 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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).
