Maintenance Manager - Gypsum Wallboard

Tacoma, Washington


Employer: Koch Industries
Industry: Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Salary: $125000 - $145000 per year
Job type: Full-Time

Your Job

Looking for a job with an organization that truly cares about your health, safety and success? How about a job where you have opportunity for advancement, variable pay for performance, job stability and great co-workers and leadership? Our Tacoma, WA Gypsum facility is seeking a qualified candidate to join our team as a Maintenance Manager.

The successful candidate will provide leadership and direction to the maintenance department to ensure that the maintenance department is meeting the objectives in EHS, compliance, reliability, quality, production cost and customer service. Lead and support preventative and predictive maintenance programs, provide technical support for troubleshooting to minimize downtime and maximize process efficiencies. Establish metrics, goals, and benchmarks that drive excellence through promoting continuous process improvement, employee involvement, ownership, and accountability.

Our Team

Our Tacoma facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com . And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit www.gpgypsum.com.

What You Will Do
  • The Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and guiding the business goals, plans, and processes for the maintenance department including mechanics and electricians.
  • This leader will use knowledge to develop and carry out objectives, solve problems, and be able to respond to short-term as well as long term department and facility goals.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • A minimum of three (3) years of supervisory/management experience.
  • Must have an effective working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, and ability to learn various PC-based production and maintenance reporting systems applications.
  • Able to read mechanical, structural and electrical drawings.
  • One (1) year experience in leading improvement efforts in Maintenance Reliability, and Predictive and Preventive Maintenance.
  • One (1) year experience utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or other similar problem-solving tools.


What Will Put You Ahead

  • A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Industrial Management or in a technical field Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical engineering.
  • Five (5) or more years of maintenance management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Knowledgeable in the areas of PLC's, conveyor systems, breakers, combustion systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
  • Experience in welding, machining, industrial design, and equipment rigging.
  • Gypsum or building products manufacturing knowledge.


For this role, we anticipate paying $125,000 - $145,000 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 building products, bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet the 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.

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Created: 2024-08-22
Reference: 160868
Country: United States
State: Washington
City: Tacoma
ZIP: 98422


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