Green Bay Operations

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Facts about Green Bay Operations

Employees

Approximately 2,400 Georgia-Pacific (GP) employees work in Green Bay. About 1,900 mill employees manufacture and distribute leading commercial and retail brands of paper products (bath tissue, napkins, towels) and about 500 business support employees provide engineering, transportation, data processing, and customer services.

Customers / Products

Many of the products we proudly make in Green Bay can be found in hotels, restaurants, airports, malls, hospitals, schools, offices, grocery and discount stores.

Georgia-Pacific Products

Environmental, Health, and Safety Stewardship

We are committed to protecting the health and safety of our employees, our community and our environment. Safety is our priority. Our safety vision is to create a workplace where no one can ever get hurt. We strive for 100 percent compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state and local government guidelines for the protection of air, quality, water quality and human health. We use recycled wastepaper to make our products and we are one of the largest paper recyclers in North America.

Economic Impact – over $630 Million

Every day, GP employees and products help maintain a strong, stable economy in Northeastern Wisconsin. Every year we:

  • Purchase about $440 million in goods and services from Wisconsin and other states
  • Pay approximately $2.5 million in property taxes
  • Pay approximately $170 million in annual payroll (gross wages and taxes)

Community Investments - over $240,000

We are committed to improving the quality of life in our communities. Our priority areas are: environment, education, enrichment and entrepreneurialism. In 2009, Green Bay Operations employees and Georgia-Pacific’s local and corporate foundations invested over $240,000 in local community agencies and programs. Last year we donated needed equipment to local fire departments through our Bucket Brigade program, supported United Way of Brown County, and invested in math, science and engineering programs in our community.

Work Culture / Careers

“To do meaningful work is to contribute – to create value in society.” – Charles G. Koch

Georgia-Pacific has facilities throughout Wisconsin that are considered critical operations for the company’s long-term success.

Our company and facilities are guided by the Market Based Management® philosophy which provides every employee with an opportunity to contribute and personally benefit from the value and success that they create. We use a product systems business model that begins with the customer and aligns every product line so that employees and equipment are as innovative, flexible and responsive as possible to the real-time needs of customers. For career opportunities visit gp.com/careers.

Koch Industries Inc.

Koch Industries Inc. acquired Georgia-Pacific on Dec. 23, 2005. Georgia-Pacific LLC, is a privately-held, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc.

Additional Resources

"The Science of Success" by Charles Koch
www.gp.com
www.gpgreenbay.com
www.kochind.com
www.foxrivercleanup.com

Broadway Facility
Broadway Facility
1919 South Broadway
Green Bay, WI 54304
Phone: 920-435-8821

Mill Overview

  • Mill opened in 1919 (Fort Howard)
  • Buildings: 5 million sq. ft. on 264 acres
  • OSHA VPP Star Site
  • ISO 9001 Certified Site (2008)
  • Manufacturing Facility and Corporate Offices
  • One of the largest tissue recycling operations and tissue producers in the world

Employees

  • About 1,500 manufacturing employees
  • About 500 corporate (service) employees
  • Employees represent themselves
  • Career opportunities: www.gp.com/careers

Brands

  • Angel Soft®
  • Angel Soft ps®
  • Mardi Gras®
  • Brawny Industrial™
  • Dixie®
  • Acclaim®
  • Preference®
  • Envision®
  • Compact®
  • enMotion®
  • SofPull®

Operations

  • Employees produce napkins, tissue, towel and wiper products for retail accounts and commercial use in airports, hotels, restaurants, hospitals
  • Use about 430,000 tons of wastepaper per year to make paper products
  • MARSEC Port: Receives up to 18 ships per year
  • Power Plant: Daily capacity of 100 MWH of electricity (enough electricity for 250,000 homes)
  • Ecosource: Waste Paper Processing Facility
  • Mason Street: Converting Facility

Day Street Facility
Day Street Facility
500 Day Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
Phone: 920-433-6200

Mill Overview

  • Mill opened in 1901 (Northern Paper Mill)
  • Buildings: 1.2 million sq. ft. on 113 acres
  • Manufacturing Facility
  • Birthplace of Quilted Northern® – one of the few 100-year old brands in the United States
  • Mill celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2001
  • Mill celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Quilted Northern® in 2002 and Green Bay was named "Tissue Capital of the World"

Employees

  • About 400 manufacturing employees
  • Hourly employees are represented by USW Union (locals 213 and 327)

Brands

  • Quilted Northern®
  • Quilted Northern Ultra Plush®
  • Sparkle®
  • Vanity Fair®
  • Dixie®

Operations

  • Employees produce bath tissue, towels and napkins for retail accounts and large grocery and discount chains
  • Use about 160,000 tons of wastepaper per year to make products
  • Automated state-of-the-art High Rise Warehouse (holds 423,000 cases; 8 stories high)
  • Large Conference Center for mill and community events