Department Superintendent Trainee

Flint Hills Resources; Corrigan (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Corrigan plywood facility is seeking a Department Superintendent Trainee to lead a wood products production department with a focus on safe, incident-free operation. You will apply PBM principles, develop job plans, and drive continuous improvement in a batch manufacturing setting.

The role emphasizes safety accountability, team leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional operations, reliability, and maintenance teams to deliver high-quality plywood products.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 1+ year in an industrial, manufacturing or military environment.
• 1+ year of supervisory or management experience in an industrial, manufacturing or military environment.
• Experience in EH&S, Reliability, Production Cost and Quality Excellence.
• Must have working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and ability to learn various PC-based production and operations applications.
• Must be able and willing to work a flexible work schedule.
• Must be able and willing to work in an industrial manufacturing plant including extended periods in noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas.
• Must be able and willing to work safely and promote safe work practices.
• Must have experience in employee performance management and change management as it relates to MBM culture.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety excellence by promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to identify hazards and mitigate risks.
• Provide safety training to team members.
• Develop job plans, track work completion, and promote preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Ensure all departments operate effectively and efficiently.
• Facilitate team development and manage performance.
• Build employee commitment and accountability.
• Identify contributions and missed opportunities.
• Monitor work quality and guide team to maximize efficiency.
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolving production issues.
• Complete data entry and generate reports.

Skills

Safety training

Team leadership

MS Office

Communication

Performance management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical

Associate's Degree in Technical Field

Tools

SAP

MP2

ActivPlant

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking aDepartment Superintendent Trainee in our plywood manufacturing facility in Corrigan, TX. The Department Superintendent Traineewill train to lead a wood products production department to work injury-free/incident free in a batch manufacturing environment consistent with Principle Based Management (PBM®) Philosophy and Framework. You will support an approach to optimize the constraining process machine centers.

Our Team

Our Corrigan Plywood facility in Corrigan, Texas, is situated in a community that offers a warm, small-town atmosphere surrounded by the natural beauty of East Texas, providing an excellent quality of life for residents. Taking advantage of the region’s rich timber resources, the facility produces top-quality plywood products, reflecting Georgia-Pacific’s commitment to sustainability and quality. By joining our team in Corrigan, you’ll become part of a leading supplier of building products while enjoying the benefits of a friendly community and a picturesque living environment. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com .

What You Will Do

• Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement the appropriate mitigating strategies based on the risk involved
• Provide safety training to team members
• Fully utilize Work Process to develop job plans, track work completion and promote preventive and predictive maintenance
• Ensure all departments operate effectively and efficiently
• Facilitate team development and growth, and review and manage performance
• Build employee commitment and ownership, and hold employees accountable
• Identify contributions and missed opportunities
• Monitor the quality of work and provide direction to team members to maximize efficiency
• Assist with troubleshooting and solving production issues
• Complete data entry and generate reports

Contacts/Interfaces: Interact with key operations personnel such as the Plant Manager, Supervisors, Reliability Manager, Human Resources Manager, Safety Manager, Environmental Manager, maintenance personnel and employees at all levels of the site organization.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school diploma or equivalent AND one (1) or more years of experience in an industrial, manufacturing or military environmentrequired
• One (1) or more years of supervisory or management experience in an industrial, manufacturing or military environment
• Experience in leading a department in EH&S, Reliability, Production Cost and Quality Excellence
• Must have working knowledge and experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and ability to learn various PC-based production and operations applications
• Must be able and willing to work a flexible work schedule
• Must be able and willing to work in an industrialmanufacturing plantincluding extended periods of time in noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas
• Must be able and willing to work safely, and promote safe work practices
• Must have experience in employee performance management and change management as it relates to furthering our MBM based culture

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical engineering or a similar discipline AND three(3) years of supervisory or management experience in wood products environment-OR-Associate's Degree in a technical field AND five (5) or more of supervisory or management experience in a wood products environment
• Experience working withcomputerizedmaintenance management systems (CMMS) -SAP, MP2, ActivPlant

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