Kiln & Shipping Leader: Drive Safety, Quality & Uptime

Flint Hills Resources; Frisco City (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Kiln/Shipping Supervisor to support our Rocky Creek lumber mill in Frisco City, AL. This salaried exempt role reports to the Process Engineer and will coordinate with Kiln & Shipping and other operations teams to meet mill-wide production goals.

The successful candidate will lead safety initiatives, analyze root causes of issues, ensure quality performance, and develop employee capabilities through coaching and structured planning.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as a Supervisor/leader in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Lead employees to work injury-free and incident-free by reinforcing safe work practices, policy adherence, hazard recognition, employee ownership, and timely elimination of risks across kiln and shipping operations.
• Lead MOPED safety efforts in the assigned areas, including employee training, safe equipment and pedestrian interaction, and support for mill-wide MOPED team activities.
• Partner with mill leadership and cross-functional teams to conduct root cause analysis for safety, quality, reliability, and production events; implement corrective actions and verify sustained results.
• Lead kiln and shipping quality performance by improving stack quality, reducing waste, partnering with the Quality Control Technician to complete daily hot checks, controlling moisture targets, increasing drying consistency, minimizing defects, and maximizing grade yield and profitability.
• Build employee capability and accountability across kiln and shipping operations through coaching, regular one-on-ones, clear RREs (roles, responsibilities, and expectations), cross-training, and development planning.

Skills

supervisory experience

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

MovePro

SAP

MES

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Kiln/Shipping Supervisor to support our Rocky Creek lumber mill in Frisco City, AL. This salaried exempt role reports to the Process Engineer and will coordinate with Kiln & Shipping and other operations teams to meet mill-wide production goals.

The successful candidate will lead safety initiatives, analyze root causes of issues, ensure quality performance, and develop employee capabilities through coaching and structured planning.