Production Superintendent

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Prosperity (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Production Superintendent at our Prosperity Plywood facility in Prosperity, SC. This role leads a production department in a continuous manufacturing environment, championing PBM principles and a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement to optimize constraining processes and machine centers for safe, reliable operations.

You will drive safety through involvement, manage work orders to improve equipment availability, and lead teams to meet

Qualifications

• Three years of supervisory or military experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing people leaders within a manufacturing process operation.
• Experience analyzing production or operational data to identify and eliminate waste and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Drive safety excellence through employee involvement, ownership, and accountability.
• Ensure production area operates effectively and efficiently, meeting benchmarks and milestones.
• Prioritize and manage work orders to improve machine center functionality and equipment availability.
• Develop job plans and track work completion using GP Work Processes; support PM/PdM programs.
• Build a culture of commitment, communicate expectations, and hold teams accountable.
• Coach and develop teams through feedback and performance evaluations.
• Motivate employees to contribute to long-term value creation for the mill.
• Maintain accuracy and timeliness of data used for departmental performance reports.
• Support a 24/7 manufacturing environment with flexible scheduling.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MP2

ActivePlant

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Production Superintendent at our Prosperity Plywood facility in Prosperity, SC.

The Production Superintendent will lead a production department in a continuous manufacturing environment to drive injury‑and incident free performance in alignment with Georgia‑Pacific’s Principled Based Management (PBM)® philosophy and framework. They will champion a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while identifying, prioritizing, and optimizing constraining processes and machine centers to support safe, efficient, and reliable operations.

At Georgia‑Pacific, we are innovative, we manufacture products that make people’s lives easier, and we provide careers, not just jobs for our employees. We foster a culture that values integrity and compliance more than anything else and we encourage our employees to challenge the status quo. If you are interested in joining our team, you can learn more about our Building Products division at www.buildgp.com.

What You Will Do

• Drive safety excellence through employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure the production area operates effectively and efficiently, meeting or exceeding operational benchmarks and milestones.
• Prioritize and manage work orders to address machine center functionality and improve equipment availability.
• Utilize GP Work Processes to develop job plans, track work completion, and support preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs.
• Build a culture of employee commitment and ownership, clearly communicating expectations and holding teams accountable.
• Facilitate team development and growth through ongoing feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations.
• Motivate and engage employees to contribute to long‑term value creation for the mill.
• Own the accuracy and timeliness of data entry used to generate departmental performance reports.
• Maintain flexibility in work schedule to support operational needs in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or military experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, including at least one year in a department‑level or developmental manager role.
• Experience developing people leaders within a manufacturing process operation.
• Experience analyzing production or operational data to identify and eliminate waste and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and related systems.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Previous experience in a wood products manufacturing environment.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) such as SAP, MP2, or ActivePlant.
• Knowledge of production processes, mechanical maintenance, planning/scheduling, supply chain interactions, equipment reliability, engineering concepts, and quality systems.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

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.

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.

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.