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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Director of Operations - Corrugated

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Leandro, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Five or more years of experience leading manufacturing processes, including work processes, operations excellence, maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
  • Experience driving talent development initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Apply Principled Based Management to drive long-term value creation and support business objectives.
  • Partner and collaborate with capability resources such as Human Resources, Customer Service, Accounting, and Purchasing.
  • Work closely with the plant Commercial Team to meet customer expectations and achieve the business plan.
  • Operate in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, prioritizing and driving actions to closure.
  • Drive new and fast-growing technologies to upgrade the manufacturing process.
  • Develop advantaged manufacturing capabilities that enable short- and long-term business priorities and objectives.
  • Define operational vision and strategy and establish organizational direction and focus.
  • Drive results by fostering creativity and accountability in a performance-oriented culture.
  • Develop direct reports into promotable roles.
  • Execute multiple simultaneous high-impact initiatives to achieve overall goals.
  • Solve problems by identifying profitable opportunities, diagnosing errors, prioritizing actions, and optimizing systems and processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Sales experience within the consumer goods industry.
  • Experience within the corrugated industry.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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