Georgia-Pacific is one of the manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, pulp, building products and related chemicals with nearly 35,000 employees worldwide. Georgia-Pacific is an independently managed and operated company of Koch Industries a private company headquartered in Wichita, Kan. Georgia-Pacific was founded by Owen Robertson Cheatham in 1927 in Augusta, Georgia as the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. Over the years it expanded, adding sawmills and plywood lumber mills. The company acquired its first West Coast facility in 1947 and changed its name to Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Co. in 1948. In 1956, the company changed its name to Georgia-Pacific Corp. In 1957 the company entered the pulp and paper business by building a kraft pulp and linerboard mill at Toledo, Oregon. The company continued to make a series of acquisitions, including US Plywood in 1987, Great Northern Nekoosa in 1990, and the Fort James Corporation in 2000. The Fort James Corporation was the result of a series of mergers of enterprises that included the Fort Howard Corporation, the James River Corporation and Crown-Zellerbach. In August 2001, Georgia-Pacific completed the sale of four un-coated paper mills and their associated businesses and assets to Canadian papermaker Domtar for US$1.65 billion. It was announced on November 13, 2005 that Georgia-Pacific would be acquired by Koch Industries . On December 23, 2005, Koch Industries finalized the $21 billion acquisition of Georgia-Pacific. Georgia-Pacific was removed from the NYSE (it had traded under the symbol GP) and shareholders surrendered their shares for about $48 per share. The Georgia-Pacific Tower in Atlanta continues to house the company's headquarters. On January 11, 2010, Georgia-Pacific signed an agreement to acquire Grant Forest Products' oriented strand board ("OSB") facility at Englehart, Ontario and the associated facility at Earlton, Ontario, as well as its OSB facilities at Clarendon and Allendale, South Carolina, for approximately $400 million. The transaction closed in July 2013, following Canadian regulatory review and US court approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino merger review process.The staff at Georgia-Pacific come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 26.8% female and 38.6% ethnic minorities. Georgia-Pacific employees are slightly more likely to be members of the Republican Party than the Democratic Party, with 61.0% of employees identifying as members of the Republican Party. Despite their political differences, employees at Georgia-Pacific seem to be happy. The company has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 6.2 years.The average employee at Georgia-Pacific makes $46,810 per year. In comparison, some of its highest paying competitors, like KapStone Paper and Packaging, Resco, and Brown Industries Inc, pay $55,351, $55,097, and $55,071, respectively.Based in Atlanta, GA, Georgia-Pacific is an industry leader with 35,000 employees and an annual revenue of $17.0B.
Georgia-Pacific's mission statement
Georgia-Pacific creates real, long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound.
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Spot Bonuses, overtime , Allowed, night shift, no weekends, and the benefit package is awesome.
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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2024
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
High pay for high skill.
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
low entry level pay, weak health insurance plan, not much vacation until 8+ years
Georgia-Pacific benefits
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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
the actual job, operating heavy equipment. The salary, the schedule
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Lead men and supervisor's never disciplined anyone for tardiness, insubordination or just simply not working
Georgia-Pacific benefits
Free boots twice a year
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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
I Always learning something new and learning how to do my job better everyday.
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
All the dust in the air from making the napkins.
Georgia-Pacific benefits
The four 15 minute breaks, it helps break up the 12 hour shifts.
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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2023
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
It’s awful! Absolutely nothing!
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Horrible work environment and nothing is guaranteed.
Georgia-Pacific benefits
Pay when we get it.
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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
They genuinely care about their employees. I love the work environment. Everyone put fourth a team effort to get the job done
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Its in Asheboro
Georgia-Pacific benefits
You are allowed to say when you are uncomfortable with something and they help try there best to work with you until you have it . Also the ability to grow. They are also Covid safe
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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
We have good benefits.
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
It's not the best work environment.
Georgia-Pacific benefits
Overtime for anything over 8 hours in a day.
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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
Company culture and team mindset of everyone
Georgia-Pacific benefits
The fact that it’s a private company
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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
Product and Process Development for Consumer Goods
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Lack of Job Stability
Georgia-Pacific benefits
Flexible Hours
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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
The people, the resources, big company, market leader
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Sometimes it was too political
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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
The people, big company, market leader
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Sometimes too political
Georgia-Pacific benefits
Abundant resources
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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
Convenient downtown location in a nicely remodeled building
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Paying for parking; no assigned seating; High deductible insurance; lack of diversity; no cafeteria; paying for the gym
Georgia-Pacific benefits
WFH
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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
Money is good
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Rotating schedule 12 hour days
Georgia-Pacific benefits
You get to do other people’s work even when you don’t want to.
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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Georgia-Pacific
Benefits and pay and as an operator the decision making process.
Cons of working at Georgia-Pacific
Pressure about numbers always about uptime, kicks per hour and setup time.
Georgia-Pacific benefits
Medical coverage is the most important benefit a person needs in their lives.
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The team at Georgia-Pacific
The founders of Georgia-Pacific is Owen Cheatham.
The key people at Georgia-Pacific are Christian Fischer and Owen Cheatham.
Key people
Christian Fischer
Owen Cheatham
Georgia-Pacific rankings
Georgia-Pacific is ranked #28 on the Best Media companies to work for in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.
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Georgia-Pacific diversity
9.8
Diversity score
We calculated Georgia-Pacific’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Georgia-Pacific’s workforce.
Georgia-Pacific diversity summary. Zippia estimates Georgia-Pacific's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Georgia-Pacific's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Georgia-Pacific's workforce.
Georgia-Pacific has 35,000 employees.
27% of Georgia-Pacific employees are women, while 73% are men.
The most common ethnicity at Georgia-Pacific is White (61%).
17% of Georgia-Pacific employees are Black or African American.
12% of Georgia-Pacific employees are Hispanic or Latino.
The average employee at Georgia-Pacific makes $46,810 per year.
Georgia-Pacific employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
Employees at Georgia-Pacific stay with the company for 6.2 years on average.
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Georgia-Pacific financial performance
9.8
Performance score
Highest paying Georgia-Pacific competitors
Compare Georgia-Pacific salaries to competitors, including KapStone Paper and Packaging, Resco, and Brown Industries Inc. Employees at KapStone Paper and Packaging earn the highest average yearly salary of $55,351. The salaries at Resco average $55,097 per year, and the salaries at Brown Industries Inc come in at $55,071 per year.
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$55,097
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$55,046
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$54,954
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$54,741
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$54,701
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$54,615
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$53,815
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$53,319
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Georgia-Pacific may also be known as or be related to Georgia Pacific, Georgia-Pacific, Georgia-Pacific LLC and Georgia-pacific Llc.