Mechanical Supervisor

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking a Mechanical Supervisor to support the Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, Georgia. This role leads the mechanical maintenance team to ensure safety, reliability, and performance of critical equipment, collaborating with maintenance, operations, and engineering leaders.

The position involves developing weekly schedules, managing resources and work orders, and driving continuous improvement through root cause analyses and KPI monitoring.

Qualifications

• Experience with reliability and preventive maintenance in industrial settings.
• Experience repairing or troubleshooting pumps, tanks, and related equipment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex maintenance issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical maintenance team, reinforcing best practices and safety.
• Develop and manage weekly schedules for mechanical crafts and assign resources.
• Oversee maintenance work orders and safety-related activities.
• Investigate injuries and complete/root cause analyses with follow-up actions.
• Apply economic thinking to address resource gaps and crew efficiency.
• Manage contractors supporting routine maintenance work.
• Support AMWP by providing daily updates, reviewing sheets, KPI data, and closing work orders.

Skills

Reliability techniques

Preventive maintenance

Industrial equipment troubleshooting

Analytical problem-solving

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

4Site

Passport

AssetSuite

SAP

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Mechanical Supervisor to support an operational area at our Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, Georgia. The Mechanical Supervisor will collaborate with maintenance, operations, and engineering leaders to execute short-term and long-term maintenance strategies that support the safety, reliability, and performance of the area’s equipment. This role reports to the Mechanical Superintendent.

Our Team

The Brunswick Cellulose facility is one of the largest integrated fluff pulp mills in the country with a modern woodyard, fiberline, three paper machines, waste treatment plant, and utilities operations. The Brunswick Cellulose Mill, located in the southeast corner of Georgia is within minutes of downtown Brunswick and about an hour from Jacksonville, FL to the south and Savannah, GA to the north.

What You Will Do

• Lead the performance and development of the mechanical maintenance team by demonstrating strong leadership and reinforcing best practices
• Develop and manage weekly schedules for mechanical maintenance crafts based on planned work, and assign resources to planned work orders
• Manage mechanical maintenance resources and work orders, prioritizing safety-related work orders and preventive maintenance activities
• Investigate injuries and ensure incident reports and root cause analyses are completed, including appropriate follow-up actions
• Apply economic thinking when addressing resource gaps and maximizing crew efficiency
• Manage contractors supporting routine maintenance work
• Support the Asset Maintenance Work Process (AMWP) by:
  • Providing daily updates on scheduled work and emerging liabilities
  • Reviewing precision maintenance sheets and sharing relevant information with operations
  • Supporting maintenance key performance indicators, including schedule adherence, preventive maintenance compliance, and resource utilization
  • Closing work orders and providing feedback to planners to support continuous improvement

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience applying reliability, predictive maintenance, and preventive maintenance techniques
• Experience performing mechanical maintenance, including repairing or troubleshooting industrial equipment such as pumps and tanks, in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address complex equipment or maintenance issues

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge of steam-powered turbines
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system, such as 4Site, Passport, AssetSuite, or SAP
• Experience in the pulp and paper industry or woodyard
• Experience leading root cause failure analyses
• Experience implementing precision maintenance techniques to improve equipment reliability
• Experience leading teams of hourly employees

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

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.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.