Who is Golden West Packaging Group?

We are a leading West Coast mill-independent specialty packaging and printing business.  We are the people behind the innovative packaging solutions that make it possible for our customers’ products to reach our community – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between.

With thirteen manufacturing facilities primarily in California and Washington state, our extensive production capabilities include structural and graphic design, value-added converting, flexographic printing, and lithographic lamination. Our advanced, environmentally sustainable packaging solutions serve a wide range of well-known customer brands across multiple industries including agriculture, food service, medical device, food products, wineries, high tech, pharma, cosmetics, and many more!

Learn more about us here: https://goldenwestpackaging.com/

Why is Golden West Packaging Group THE place to work?

We are a well-established, growing company in a stable industry that is re-imagining itself to be a place where you can make an immediate difference. We are focused on safety, quality and building an employee-centered work environment where team members can experience support, collaboration, and an excellent work environment.

As the packaging sector continues to grow, we are growing with it and creating new opportunities. Come make your mark at a company that strives to celebrate your individuality, skills, and talents. At GWPG we believe in continuous improvement, our sustainable products, our team members, and our communities.

As our Key Account Manager, you will be on the front line providing packaging solutions to our valued customers and prospects, offering the wide array Golden West provides as a total solution manufacturer. In our inclusive team environment, you will manage existing accounts, identify new prospects, collaborate with team members on providing creative and innovative solutions to the market. cultivate customer relationships leveraging our customer-first approach, prospecting and providing solutions for new customers, partnering with management to complete budget planning, and supporting cross-functional teams to ensure sales strategy execution.

You will be hybrid, based in Northern California and responsible for outside business-to-business (B2B) sales, managing the entire sales cycle, gaining new market share, and growing existing accounts.

What You’ll Do

• Examine and evaluate a customer's packaging needs and then offer recommendations to fulfill those needs while striving to meet the directives established by the business.
• Lead expansion of Share of Wallet (SOW) in existing portfolio. Build relationships with the existing clients to grow the business with priority strategic accounts by developing and successfully implementing current account plans with focus on SOW.
• Effectively utilize our industry expert team members as sales resources to support the requirements of tactical, strategic and alliance accounts for the assigned segment.
• Be a true sales professional, conduct quality sales calls, follow up with the potential sales lead. Identify and implement Value Propositions with priority potential leads through knowledge and application of GWPG’s corporate/business capabilities and resources.
• Deliver value to our target accounts by overseeing the development and implementation of market-driven strategies.
• Utilize our user-friendly CRM system to organize and manage your book of business and prospects.
• Organize and lead cross-functional meetings/teams at customers to collaborate on solutions, as well as internal GWPG teams as needed to manage and develop a customer account.
• Be the liaison between our customer and Golden West Packaging, responsible for the total relationship between the customer and GWPG – working with internal management, design, production, customer service and suppliers, to ensure a common high level of professionalism and commitment to the customer. Our goal is to be a trusted resource for our customers, an extension of their business and help them succeed.

What You’ll Need

• Proven, consistent track record of successful selling, ideally in the verticals we have established.
• Strong organizational skills and discipline, attention to small details
• Proven ability to maintain a high level of professionalism, dependability, and confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal relationship building and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to work in an inclusive environment with respect for all on our team.
• Effective sales skills using a data-based, solution sales approach.
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Customer Focused mentality and approach to business.

Education, Work Experience, Personal Attributes

• B.S./A. in business administration or related field highly desired.
• 3+ years of experience in sales and solutions with a proven track record of success desired.
• 2+ years of experience in the corrugated packaging industry desired.

What You’ll Get

·        A friendly, team-based, supportive work environment 

·        Competitive total compensation package

·        Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401K plan with employer contribution

·        Employee Assistance coverage with full services, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning, and support services

·        Paid holidays and Paid vacation time off 

·        Professional development and career growth opportunities

Compensation: If hired, your compensation package will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

Golden West Packaging Group is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Further, we are a drug-free workplace with a Safety-first focus and mindset.  

What is your role

This is a senior level Business Partner role that is accountable for all People & Culture related matters including employee relations, performance management, investigations, compliance and training for their assigned location(s) as well as corporate. This is a hands-on, role up your sleeves, walk the floor position where HR is visible, welcoming, and supportive and seeks to find solutions or solve problems to enhance business and employee performance. This role is responsible for maintaining all employee and personnel records and ensuring all records current and accurate, ensuring accurate and timely communications to employees regarding payroll, benefits, compensation, policies, procedures, and onboarding/offboarding. This role drives the recruiting and employment cycle and ensures compliance with Company policies and employment law requirements. This role also works to foster a healthy work environment and drive a positive work culture.

The Work You'll Do

• Acts as a primary people point of contact for assigned location(s). Coaches, trains and provides perspective on people and culture programs. Connects with employees to drive culture, and support “listening programs” to identify retention and ER concerns. Elevates and executes talent development initiatives, succession planning and enhanced talent bench.
• This role is responsible for supporting our key corporate functions as well. Responsible for succession planning, Talent Bench and Training for corporate as well as Plant.
• Responsible for the full recruiting cycle to include filling open positions with top talent for assigned location(s), working with hiring managers to define / design jobs specifications, prepares / updates job descriptions, creates job ads to promote openings, evaluates candidates, participates in the interview process and ensures a good candidate experience that will assist to and builds the GWPG Employer Brand.
• Partners and drives talent management initiatives, including: training and development, development of GWPG’s leadership competencies, development and execution of Individual Development Plans (IDP), succession planning, building talent bench
• Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring as needed complex and/or sensitive matters to the Field People LeaderCompletes Employee Relations investigations, develops and executes follow-up actions as a result of investgations as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations,; reviews policies and practices and procedures to ensure compliance. Helps deliver, track, and document compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory employee training(s),
• Responsible for the completion of the offboarding process including conducting exit interviews, collecting, reviewing and analyzing turnover data, and partnering with plant leadership to drive continuous improvement to increase employee satisfaction and retention.
• Conducts fact-finding investigations as needed. Advises and supports supervisors and managers on the performance management process to include development and execution of performance appraisals, coaching, counseling and execution of progressive discipline as required.
• Analyzes business and “people” metrics to identify areas of opportunity for improvement. Partners with plant leadership to develop and execute plans for business and “people” metric improvements. Leads employee retention initiatives and is actively involved in employee engagement activities (stay interviews, engagement surveys, etc).
• Partners with internal customers to provide answers to HR-related questions for team members. Coordinates with HR support staff to process and maintain employee changes, attendance, and other records as needed. Prepares and distributes pertinent employee communications as needed.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources Management highly preferred. (SPHR with comparable HRBP experience will be considered)
• Five years minimum experience as a human resources business partner
• Manufacturing experience highly preferred.
• Strong customer and service orientation
• Strong business acumen and proven ability to enhance employee culture to drive business results
• Outstanding interpersonal skills; ability to build and maintain internal and external working relationships
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High emotional intelligence
• Strong knowledge of California employment laws and regulations
• Ability to demonstrate discretion, good judgment, tactfulness and diplomacy
• Ability to produce results with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and effectively manage time
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize work

If hired, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $70,000.00 to $120,000.00 per year.

If you are looking to work with a great team of people, make a difference and be part of a great company, we invite you to apply today! Golden West Packaging Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

The Role You’ll Play

As our Corporate Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for leading the process for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, taxes and other filings, internal and external reporting requirements, and other ad-hoc projects. You will be managing a team of Accountants and will ensure timely and accurate preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and monitoring of internal controls in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Corporate Accounting Manager will also collaborate cross functionally to centralize general accounting processes amongst the broader GWPG platform in the spirit of continuous improvement.

This position will work from our Sacramento or City of Industry, CA location.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, overseeing journal entries, schedules, and reconciliations.
• Plan, direct and coordinate work plan; assign projects, programs and activities; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures; and identify and resolve problems.
• Ensuring GL account activity or discrepancies as it relates to variance analysis within the profit and loss statement (P&L) and/or balance sheet are addressed in a timely manner.
• Collaborating cross functionally with various business units and departments, including but not limited to, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable to ensure accurate and complete general ledger activity.
• Applying professional skepticism and an inquisitive approach to review and analyze the appropriateness and reasonableness of underlying accounting principles.
• Ensures that the team supports the business through financial close, including serving as a point of contact for inquiries and problem resolution.
• Leads month-end reporting tasks, including review of GL account activity with detailed analyses.
• Directly responsible for external audits, including and proactive collaboration with internal team members on requested support.
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual tax requirements, including but not limited to, federal, state, local, property, sales and use, and franchise tax compliance.
• Ensuring adherence to standard accounting principles in accordance with GWPG policies and procedures and U.S. GAAP with respect to period recognition of costs, capital vs. expense, accruals, etc.
• Staying current on evolving Accounting Standards pronouncements and updates under prevailing regulatory bodies (FASB), incorporating into current Company policy as necessary
• Contributing to the due diligence process, as applicable
• Reviewing current policies and procedures across the Divisions and participate in establishing “best practices” as we centralize and standardize across the business.
• Participating in the ongoing development/establishment of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents for accounting policies and regulations, including recommendations for improvements for potential adoption across all Divisions.

What You’ll Need

• Results-driven with demonstrated analytical and thinking skills, intellectual rigor and curiosity and problem-solving capability.
• Strong leadership skills (planning, communication, relationship building, influencing).
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, written and verbally.
• Strong accounting skills and knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Comfort working in a matrixed environment.
• General understanding of the manufacturing environment and a willingness to learn key areas outside the finance and accounting functions.
• Ability to gather, analyze and interpret facts, raise questions, and exercise sound judgment.
• Highly self-motivated and takes ownership.
• Ability to exercise a high-level of professionalism and confidentiality when working with the Division Leadership Team, staff, projects, and proprietary information.

Education, Work Experience, Personal Attributes

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent preferred
• An active Certified Public Accountant license, Certified Management Accountant certification, and or Master’s Degree or comparable work experience a plus
• 5 – 7 of relevant work experience, Big 4 public accounting is preferred
• 2+ years of management experience
• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, Power Pivot, etc.) a plus
• Cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment or Private Equity firm a plus
• Power BI knowledge (DAX, M, SQL, etc) a plus
• ERP system experience (Great Plains, Amtech, or Nvision a plus)

What You’ll Get

• A friendly, team-based, supportive work environment
• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401K plan with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance coverage with full services, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning, and support services
• Paid holidays and Paid vacation time off
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

The final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range allow for future and continued salary growth.

• Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year.

Golden West Packaging Group is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Further, we are a drug-free workplace with a Safety-first focus and mindset.

Who is Golden West Packaging Group?

We are a leading West Coast mill-independent specialty packaging and printing business. We are the people behind the innovative packaging solutions that make it possible for our customers’ products to reach our community – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between.

With 13 manufacturing facilities primarily in California and Washington state, our extensive production capabilities include structural and graphic design, value-added converting, flexographic printing, and lithographic lamination. Our advanced, environmentally sustainable packaging solutions serve a wide range of well-known customer brands across multiple industries including agriculture, food services, medical device, food products, wineries, high tech, pharma, cosmetics and many more!

Why is Golden West Packaging Group the place to work?

We are a well-established, growing company in a stable industry that is re-imagining itself to be a place where everyone knows everyone, where you can make a difference, and where you can learn and grow professionally.

We are focused on safety and building an employee-centric work environment where team members can experience camaraderie, relevance, and career advancement.

As the packaging and logistics sector continues to grow, we are growing with it and creating new opportunities. Come make your mark at a company that strives to celebrates your individuality, skills, and talents.

At Golden West Packaging Group, you will feel the difference and make a difference.

The Role You’ll Play

As a Sr. Sales Financial Analyst, you will be an integral part of the Finance team and a key business partner to the sales organization within GWPG. You will help set, implement, and support strategic plans for the Sales team by providing data and clear customer analytics to continue driving performance. You will also provide expertise regarding profitability, utilization of financial measures, and establishment and monitoring of internal controls. You will set a high standard for cross-functional collaboration by developing and implementing reporting initiatives for sales team as well as the leadership team to align business needs with sales and financial goals.

This position will work from our City of Industry, CA location.

What You’ll Do

• Builds formats and maintains selling reports, scorecards, trackers, charts by working on software. Builds multiple data sets and integrates disparate systems and reports into one.
• Collects and analyzes financial information for the entire sales team to track the organization's progress against financial goals, provide insights and interpretation to management and make recommendations for action and/or modification regarding financial procedures, plans, and controls.
• Lend critical, analytical and technical support to the successful administration of sales programs across the organization while proactively building partnerships, fostering open dialogue and providing creative solutions to issues in real time
• Drive sales plan implementation and ensure metrics can be tracked and monitored in an audit-able system.
• Create a monthly Sales Performance Report in collaboration with the finance team that supports sales leadership in effective management of their respective team members, including funnel analysis, win rates, performance to quota and historical trends.
• Prepares, analyzes and completes special projects and ad hoc reporting for management and functional areas as requested.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Data Management, or business or related field
• Must have very strong command of large data (financials, reports, trends)
• Excellent software skills (excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, project management. software, etc.)
• Must have a minimum of five years of related experience.
• Ability to work in a collaborative fashion with cross-functional teams within the organization.
• Proactive thinker and self-starter
• Ability to work independently.
• Comfortable with challenges and ambiguity
• Positive attitude and resilient
• Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively.
• Superior interpersonal and people leadership skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; Presentation and delivery skills

What You’ll Get

• Competitive total compensation package including base salary (DOE)
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401K plan with employer contribution.
• Employee Assistance coverage with full services, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning and support services
• Ten paid holidays per year
• 2 weeks paid vacation which increase based on years of service
• Golden Star Award recognition program
• Progressive employee referral program
• A welcoming and supportive work environment
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

If this sounds like you and if you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, we invite you to apply today!

If hired, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $90,000.00 to $105,000.00 per year.

Golden West Packaging Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

The Role You’ll Play

As our People Operations Partner in our City of Industry, CA location. You will work closely with the People Team and other functional leaders across the organization to lead the efforts in supporting People Operations initiatives and lead all people team’s compliance efforts across the organization. This role reports into our Sr. Director of People Operations and manages people programs by providing operational services, including employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits administration, records management, safety and health, compliance, and leave of absence administration, including workers’ compensation /return to work program.

What you’ll do:

• Manage workers compensation policies, processes, procedures and claims. Creates and implements return to work programs, manages claim dollars and ensures proper reporting and recordkeeping are in place at all times.
• Design and administer leaves of absence and workplace accommodations programs and processes. Administers leave of absence programs and serves as subject matter expert and primary point of contact for leave administration (e.g. FMLA, ADA, and Workers Compensation). Leads Worker Compensation claim management and return to work programs.
• Administer compensation projects including maintenance of job architecture, pay transparency compliance, salary benchmarking, and bonus plan accruals. Facilitate compensation administration, including documentation for benchmarks, implement and manage updates Paycom, and reporting.
• Own the annual performance review process lifecycle; including preparation, launch, training, communication, and reporting post process completion.
• Manage Total Rewards programs (benefits, perks, compensation.) Work with People Senior Leadership team on design, adoption, and implementation of programs. Support talent rewards management including benefit benchmarks, automation projects, vendor selection, and relationship management.
• Identify opportunities to improve policies and propose solutions to correct inconsistent policies and gaps.
• Conduct People Analytics on applicant, employee, and contractor demographics. Report data and trends monthly. Provide HR reports for monthly finance and budget management and as needed
• Key involvement in the employee data audit process including validation of data for benefits & payroll. Including understanding of the downstream impacts of HR data on these areas.
• Lead all People Team Compliance initiatives, including completing required filings (EEO, 1095-C, CA Pay Data Transparency, etc.), complete audits.
• Projects as assigned to continue to streamline internal processes or drive People & Culture strategies and workflows.
• Support Paycom by working on system/module build outs, identifying process improvements, assisting with updates, and testing new features.

What you’ll need

• B.S./BA degree in HR or business-related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in Human Resources / People Operations roles with a solid HR Operations background.
• Proficiency with PayCom highly preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in Worker’s Compensation Claims Management preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience in Compensation preferred.
• Customer centric mindset with a focus on internal customer impact/value-add.
• Knowledgeable of federal, state, and local wage and hour labor laws and regulations with expertise in California
• Strong interpersonal relationship building and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Demonstrated effective change management and project management skills.
• Technology savvy with strong HRIS, payroll, and HCM systems experience and knowledge
• Solid analytical and collaborative problems solving
• Able to quickly pivot and adjust when unexpected “shifts” happen.
• Proven ability to maintain a high level of professionalism, dependability, and confidentiality.

The final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range allow for future and continued salary growth.

· Pay Range: $70,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year.

Golden West Packaging Group is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

The Role You’ll Play

As our Accounting Financial Reporting Manager, you will be an integral team member of the Finance & Accounting team and report to the Vice President of Accounting. This individual will work closely with the corporate accounting team and be heavily involved in financial statement generation, internal reporting to executive management, external reporting to other key stakeholders, and the month-end closing process. This is an individual contributor role and will be responsible for constant communication with key stakeholders, including the Executive Leadership Team, Private Equity partners, Field Finance team, General Ledger Accounting, and other cross-functional teams within the organization to prepare accurate and complete financial statements and reports. The ideal candidate is a motivated individual and a self-starter who can identify opportunities, propose solutions, identify process improvements and see them through to completion in a deadline-oriented team environment.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in the preparation and review of external financial statements in compliance with US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations, including researching accounting issues and/or new standards in partnership with the Technical Accounting group.
• Prepare and review stand-alone financial statements for key subsidiaries in compliance with US GAAP.
• Assist in preparation of data to be presented to the private equity firm.
• Prepare and review internal financial reports for executive management, monthly variance and financial analyses, and other internal reports for the Finance & Accounting Team.
• Create labor reporting for full-time and temporary labor within the organization.
• Support relationships with auditors by preparing and providing complete documentation and explanation for various transaction types.
• Advance and improve workflow surrounding existing consolidation process with a focus on automating and streamlining reporting.
• Manage the maintenance of our data collection systems, financial reporting software and general ledger reports.
• Build on the existing financial reporting technology plan and execute to support future efficiency and scale of the reporting function.
• Remain up to date on accounting and reporting changes and, in partnership with accounting policy team, proactively communicate status and potential impacts.
• Ability to manage and deliver complex projects across functions.
• Analyze and interpret fund and transaction documentation for accounting and financial reporting purposes.

What You’ll Need

• Results-driven with demonstrated analytical and thinking skills, intellectual rigor and curiosity and problem-solving capability
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Highly self-motivated and takes ownership.
• Strong planning, communication, relationship building and influencing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, written and verbally.
• Strong accounting skills and knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• General understanding of the manufacturing environment and a willingness to learn key areas outside the finance and accounting functions.
• Ability to gather, analyze and interpret facts, raise questions, and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to exercise a high-level of professionalism and confidentiality when working with the Division Leadership Team, staff, projects, and proprietary information

Education, Work Experience, Personal Attributes

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent required.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Finance highly preferred.
• An active Certified Public Accountant license highly preferred.
• Certified Management Accountant certification preferred.
• 5 years of relevant work experience, Big 4 public accounting is preferred.
• Prior liaison with Private Equity firms and Financial institutions is a must.
• Prior experience with investor relations highly preferred.
• Strong writing, editing and presentation skills a must.
• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, Power Pivot, etc.) a plus
• Cost accounting and Financial Analysis experience in a manufacturing environment or Private Equity firm highly preferred.
• Power BI knowledge (DAX, M, SQL, etc) a plus.
• ERP system experience (Great Plains, Amtech, or Nvision a plus).

What You’ll Get

• A friendly, team-based, supportive work environment
• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401K plan with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance coverage with full services, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning, and support services
• Paid holidays and Paid vacation time off
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

The final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range allow for future and continued salary growth. At the time of hire, the expected pay range for the position is $125,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year.

Golden West Packaging Group is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Further, we are a drug-free workplace with a Safety-first focus and mindset.