Why Georgia-Pacific? — Opportunity
Without a doubt, that is the most important question you can ask. After all, there are many places you might consider working these days. And certainly there are many reasons you might choose one company rather than another.
So just what makes Georgia-Pacific a great place to work? In a word, opportunity. Take a look at some of the opportunities that await you at Georgia-Pacific:
The Opportunity to Work With a Leader
Georgia-Pacific is a leader in our industry, with a strong history of success. We're widely known as a company of good people doing the right things.
The Opportunity for a Rewarding Career
A career at Georgia-Pacific offers limitless opportunity for challenge and advancement. You'll find rewarding career paths in the areas of forestry, engineering, accounting, information resources, sales and marketing, human resources and more. We support your career development with training programs, educational assistance, a promote-from-within policy and the ability to self-nominate for available positions. We also offer an internal posting program that makes it easy for you to review internal job postings.
The Opportunity to Continually Improve Operations and Products
We don't believe in just sitting still. To satisfy our customers and our shareholders, we must strive for excellence in all that we do. Your innovative ideas will be welcomed and appreciated!
The Opportunity to Grow as an Individual
Diversity is highly valued in our organization. In fact, it is interwoven into our everyday business processes and strategic objectives-and with good reason. We understand that a talented and diverse work force is necessary to be competitive in today's global marketplace and in the communities where we live. At Georgia-Pacific, you'll work with people who have many different backgrounds, talents, and abilities. Our policies also reflect the belief that every individual should have the opportunity to develop and contribute to the best of his or her ability, both professionally and personally.
The Opportunity to Give Back to your Community
Just as the company strives to be a good corporate citizen, we encourage our Georgia-Pacific family to make a difference through volunteering in the community. More than 2,000 employees are members of the company's ServiceForce employee-led volunteer program. ServiceForce volunteers have recorded over 50,000 hours, estimated at an economic value of more than $800,000. A few of the organizations served include: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Red Cross, The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and The Ronald McDonald House.
The Opportunity to Help with Your Personal World
We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance, a 401(k) savings plan, life insurance, disability insurance, educational assistance and much more. We know that this is good for you, and it's good business. Bottom line: helping you achieve your personal goals will help us achieve our corporate goals.
The Opportunity to Work in a Safe Environment
We take great pride in our ranking as the safest company in the forest products industry. We are so serious about safety that we have been named the safest forest products company in the industry seven years in a row. Anything less is unacceptable.
The Opportunity to Work for a Company that Cares about the Environment
We have a long-term interest in the health of our nation's forests. Our environmental strategy provides the sound foundation from which we practice and promote sustainable forestry - ensuring a better tomorrow for our children and our environment.
The Opportunity to Work for a Diverse Company
Georgia-Pacific employees are committed to the company's Market Based Management® Guiding Principles. These MBM® principles provide a strong foundation for meeting the needs of our customers, employees and the communities where we operate.
Valuing diversity is a key aspect of Georgia-Pacific's MBM philosophy. Our goal is to provide a workplace that allows employees to exceed all business and organizational objectives while realizing their full potential and finding fulfillment in their work.
Overview of Georgia-Pacific
- Georgia-Pacific was established in 1927 in Augusta, Ga., and is now headquartered in Atlanta.
- We're a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products, industrial wood products, pulp, paper, packaging, paperboard, tissue, gypsum wallboard and related chemicals.
- We have 50,000 employees at 300 locations worldwide.
- Georgia-Pacific is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., a private company headquartered in Wichita, Kan.