General Manager

Posted: Wednesday, 04 June 2025
Valid Thru: Friday, 04 July 2025
Index Requested on: 06/04/2025 19:21:56
Indexed on: 06/04/2025 19:21:56

Location: Milford, NJ, 08848, US

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Georgia-Pacific is hiring!

Description:

Job Title: General Manager

Location: This position is based in our Milford, NJ sheet feeder facility. Travel (20%+ approximately) for customer visits/ field sales travel, or team collaboration is typical in this position.

Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $180, 000-$200, 000. Please speak to your recruiter about the details of compensation philosophy and benefits package.

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a General Manager to lead our Milford, NJ facility - a key site within our corrugated network. You'll oversee all aspects of plant performance, customer relationships, commercial/operational strategy, and talent development. This is more than a plant leadership role - it's a pivotal, high-impact position in one of our most dynamic businesses.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Packaging, you'll shape and execute the strategy to grow market share, optimize operations, and deliver exceptional customer value. You'll also help champion and evolve our Principle-Based Management® culture, enabling your team to thrive through accountability, innovation, and transformation.

Our Team
  • Influence and Autonomy: You'll have the freedom to run your business and lead your team, with full P& L responsibility and support from senior leadership.
  • Collaborative and Focused: Our Milford facility collaborative and focused on a path of continuous transformation & improvement - you'll lead its next chapter.
  • Culture and Career Path: Build your brand as a culture-forward leader while advancing within one of the largest privately held companies in the world.

What You Will Do

Strategic and Commercial Leadership
  • Set the vision and lead execution for operations, commercial growth, and financial performance for Milford.
  • Oversee sales, customer service, and operational teams, fostering cross-functional alignment and a relentless focus on customer value.
  • Serve as the face of the business to key accounts, building strategic relationships and unlocking new revenue opportunities.

Operational Excellence
  • Implement advanced manufacturing practices and technologies to improve throughput, reduce waste, and enhance product quality.
  • Cultivate a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.

Financial and Talent Accountability
  • Own the P& L and lead the business toward sustained profitable growth.
  • Attract, develop, and retain top talent across manufacturing, customer service, and commercial teams.
  • Mentor future leaders and create a performance-driven culture rooted in mutual benefit.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • Experience in a manufacturing leadership position.
  • Proven track record of team development and delivering operational and financial results.

What Will Put You Ahead
  • Strong background in B2B sales or customer-facing leadership
  • Corrugated packaging industry experience or deep knowledge of paper/packaging operations.
  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline; MBA a plus

Relocation assistance is available within the US.
Join us at Georgia-Pacific and shape the future of corrugated packaging - for our customers, our team, and your career.

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

Milford is an eco-tourism destination located along the banks of the Delaware River, known for the Milford Bluffs, bed races at Milford Alive, the Halloween Parade, and Christmas in Milford. Milford is known as a picturesque and quaint community with a unique historical backdrop.

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation's leading corrugated box manufacturers. Our Georgia-Pacific Milford plant specializes in next-day delivery of corrugated sheets. The facility occupies 140, 000 square feet under one roof and is located across the Delaware River from Pennsylvania. Come join our team! To learn more about this facility and our Packaging division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com

Georgia-Pacific LLC is 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 ).

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Responsibilities:

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

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