Georgia-Pacific LLC
Overview
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General Manager
role at
Georgia-Pacific LLC .
Location: Mt. Olive, Illinois facility. Frequent travel (40%+ approximately) for customer visits/field sales travel, or team collaboration is typical in this position.
Compensation: The anticipated salary range is $225,000-$250,000, depending on experience. A comprehensive and competitive compensation package is available, which your recruiter will discuss with you in more detail.
Your Job: Georgia-Pacific is hiring a
General Manager
to lead our Mt. Olive, Illinois facility — a key site within our corrugated network. With a team of over 130 employees, you will oversee all aspects of plant performance, customer relationships, commercial strategy, and talent development. This is a high-impact role 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 Mt. Olive facility is collaborative and focused on continuous transformation and 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 Mt. Olive.
Oversee sales, customer service, and operational teams, fostering cross-functional alignment with 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 sales and operations 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 Mount Olive, Illinois, offers a welcoming, historic community with close access to St. Louis. 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 more. We employ over 30,000 people in more than 150 locations and are empowered to innovate every day to improve everyday products. At Koch, employees are encouraged to do what they do best to create value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits We aim to help each employee and their family live fulfilling and healthy lives. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid time off, educational assistance, and may include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description and may vary by region. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. For Illinois E-Verify information, please refer to the relevant links.
Note: This job posting reflects current requirements and is subject to change. Thank you for your interest in Georgia-Pacific.
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General Manager
role at
Georgia-Pacific LLC .
Location: Mt. Olive, Illinois facility. Frequent travel (40%+ approximately) for customer visits/field sales travel, or team collaboration is typical in this position.
Compensation: The anticipated salary range is $225,000-$250,000, depending on experience. A comprehensive and competitive compensation package is available, which your recruiter will discuss with you in more detail.
Your Job: Georgia-Pacific is hiring a
General Manager
to lead our Mt. Olive, Illinois facility — a key site within our corrugated network. With a team of over 130 employees, you will oversee all aspects of plant performance, customer relationships, commercial strategy, and talent development. This is a high-impact role 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 Mt. Olive facility is collaborative and focused on continuous transformation and 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 Mt. Olive.
Oversee sales, customer service, and operational teams, fostering cross-functional alignment with 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 sales and operations 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 Mount Olive, Illinois, offers a welcoming, historic community with close access to St. Louis. 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 more. We employ over 30,000 people in more than 150 locations and are empowered to innovate every day to improve everyday products. At Koch, employees are encouraged to do what they do best to create value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits We aim to help each employee and their family live fulfilling and healthy lives. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid time off, educational assistance, and may include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description and may vary by region. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. For Illinois E-Verify information, please refer to the relevant links.
Note: This job posting reflects current requirements and is subject to change. Thank you for your interest in Georgia-Pacific.
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