Koch Industries

Job Title:

General Manager – EarthKraft® Mailers Business

Location:

This position is based in our Atlanta, GA corporate office. Frequent travel (40%+ approximately) for customer or plant visits, or team collaboration is typical in this position.

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a General Manager to lead and transform our EarthKraft® Mailers business—a high-growth venture within our Packaging & Cellulose segment. With manufacturing operations at three key locations—Jonestown, PA, McDonough, GA, and Tolleson, AZ—this position provides an exciting opportunity to drive innovation, operational excellence, and customer success in sustainable packaging solutions.

As General Manager, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our vision to help the world shift from plastic to paper by applying Georgia-Pacific’s unique capabilities and fostering a culture of safety, reliability, and innovation. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Commercialization, you will have full P&L responsibility and the autonomy to lead a high-performing team, develop and execute strategic roadmaps, and deliver exceptional value for employees, customers, and society.

Our Vision and Team

At EarthKraft® Mailers, our vision is to be a preferred partner in sustainable flexible packaging by excelling in manufacturing, innovation, and customer relationships. As General Manager, you will:

• Manufacturing Excellence: Build a culture of safety and reliability while improving operational efficiency and delivering high-quality products.
• Innovation Leadership: Drive the development and scale-up of innovative, paper-based mailer solutions that outperform existing alternatives.
• Customer Focus: Develop win-win partnerships by providing exceptional customer service, thought leadership, and sustainable solutions that meet evolving market needs.
• Cultural Alignment: Champion Georgia-Pacific’s Principle-Based Management® (PBM) culture, empowering employees to self-actualize and achieve superior results.

What You Will Do

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the EarthKraft® Mailers business to achieve operational excellence, innovation, and customer success in alignment with our vision and principles.
• Develop and execute strategies to commercialize new products, scale new production lines, and drive transformation across the business.
• Collaborate across Georgia-Pacific/Koch to identify and pursue growth opportunities while fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and accountability.

Operational Excellence

• Establish a culture of safety and reliability by implementing disciplined systems, driving continuous improvement, and consuming fewer resources without compromising quality.
• Oversee efficient and sustainable operations across our facilities in Jonestown, PA, McDonough, GA, and Tolleson, AZ.
• Ramp up new lines and ensure smooth integration of innovative products into production.

Customer Success

• Build mutually beneficial relationships with customers by providing outstanding service, speed-to-market, and thought leadership in sustainability and recyclability.
• Position EarthKraft® Mailers as a partner customers can rely on for innovative, high-quality, and sustainable packaging solutions.
• Understand customer needs, design experiments, and scale successful initiatives that drive both customer and business success.

Innovation Leadership

• Spearhead the development and scale-up of new and differentiated sustainable packaging products that are valuable to customers and environmentally beneficial.
• Lead the industry in innovation by transitioning the world from plastic to recyclable, paper-based solutions.

Financial and Talent Accountability

• Take ownership of the P&L and drive sustained profitable growth in EBITDA by executing strategies that combine efficiency, innovation, and customer focus.
• Attract, develop, and retain top talent to build a high-performing and entrepreneurial team aligned with our PBM principles.
• Mentor future leaders and foster a culture of self-actualization, empowering employees to achieve their full potential and make principled contributions.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Significant experience in manufacturing leadership or a customer-facing commercial leadership position.
• Proven ability to lead teams to deliver operational and financial results.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Expertise in B2B sales or customer-facing leadership roles, particularly in packaging or paper-based products.
• Knowledge of packaging operations or direct experience in paper-based flexible packaging.
• Demonstrated success in launching and scaling innovative products to meet customer needs.
• Strong expertise in contracts, negotiations, deal execution, and integration.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; advanced business education (e.g., MBA) is a plus.

Why Georgia-Pacific and EarthKraft® Mailers?

Georgia-Pacific is one of the largest privately held companies in the world, offering unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and innovation. With EarthKraft® Mailers, you will lead a high-potential business that is transforming the packaging industry. By championing sustainable solutions, building key customer relationships, and fostering a PBM culture, you will leave a lasting impact on our business, employees, customers, and the environment.

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).

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