Department Superintendent Trainee

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Corrigan (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific seeks a Department Superintendent Trainee at our Corrigan plywood facility in Corrigan, TX. You will train to lead a wood products production department with a focus on injury-free operations in a batch environment aligned with PBM principles.

You will help optimize constraining process machine centers, promote safety, and develop team performance in a dynamic, industrial setting. This role requires commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 1+ year in industrial/manufacturing or military environment.
• 1+ year supervisory/management experience in industrial/manufacturing or military environment.
• Experience in EH&S, Reliability, Production Cost and Quality Excellence.
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint proficiency; able to learn PC-based production apps.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work in noisy, unheated areas and industrial plants.
• Experience in employee performance management and change management related to MBM culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety excellence by promoting involvement, ownership, and accountability to mitigate hazards.
• Provide safety training to team members.
• Develop job plans and track work using Work Process; support preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Ensure departments operate effectively and efficiently.
• Facilitate team development and performance reviews.
• Build employee commitment and ownership and hold staff accountable.
• Identify contributions and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor work quality and direct teams to maximize efficiency.
• Assist with troubleshooting and production issue resolution.
• Complete data entry and generate reports.

Skills

Leadership experience

Safety and EHS

MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Flexible schedule

Industrial plant environment

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical engineering

Associate's degree in technical field

Tools

CMMS SAP

CMMS MP2

ActivPlant

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Department Superintendent Trainee in our plywood manufacturing facility in Corrigan, TX. The Department Superintendent Trainee will 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 environment required
• 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 industrial manufacturing plant including 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 with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) - SAP, MP2, ActivPlant

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.