2nd Shift Lead - Savannah Recycling

Your Job:

Georgia-Pacific Recycling is seeking a 2^nd Shift Team Lead for at our Savannah, GA Recycling Facility.

The 2nd Shift Team Lead is responsible for leading daily recycling operations while actively participating in production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and profitable performance. This role provides frontline leadership by coaching team members, removing barriers to success, and driving continuous improvement while supporting an ownership-based culture. The successful candidate will serve as a role model for safety, integrity, operational excellence, and Principle-Based Management (PBM).

Salary:

Starting at $28-30/hr.

Shift:

2nd Shift: Monday - Friday 2:00pm - 10:30pm

This role works weekends, holidays, and overtime when needed.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Harmon Recycling is one of the largest pure traders of recycled fiber in the world, trading in excess of 100 thousand tons per week. We develop markets for our supplier's recovered materials and provide a reliable source of quality feed stock to our global customer base. To learn more about our Harmon Recycling division, visit GP Recycling - Georgia-Pacific | Recycling

What You Will Do

• Lead daily recycling operations including receiving, sorting, processing, baling, storage, and shipment activities while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, and customer service.
• Promote an uncompromising commitment to Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) excellence through safety meetings, hazard identification, risk reduction, and incident prevention.
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members through training, feedback, accountability, and knowledge sharing to build capability and strengthen overall team performance.
• Coordinate workflow and labor resources to maximize productivity, improve material recovery, and support operational priorities.
• Monitor production performance, equipment utilization, downtime, and operational metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, problem-solving, and waste reduction efforts that create measurable business value.
• Apply Principle-Based Management by utilizing economic thinking, sound judgment, and collaborative problem-solving to support business objectives and customer needs.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in manufacturing, warehouse, recycling, or industrial operations.
• Forklift or heavy equipment certification.
• Experience serving in a lead operator, team lead, or other leadership capacity.
• Experience using production reporting systems and basic computer applications.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Supervisory or team lead experience within recycling, manufacturing, or industrial operations.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, or related methodologies.
• Knowledge of recycling processes, commodity grades, and material handling systems.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience leading safety initiatives and driving employee engagement.

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.