Production Supervisor

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Lebanon, TN is hiring an added-capability Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift (2 PM–10 PM, Mon–Fri). You will lead a crew, champion safety, and drive improvements across people, processes, and systems to exceed production goals.

The role emphasizes coaching, waste minimization, and collaboration with Production, Quality, Shipping, and Maintenance teams, leveraging capability groups to deliver reliable, safe operations.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising employees in manufacturing or similar environments.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety excellence through employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigating strategies; investigate incidents and participate in resolution of causes
• Coach, train, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, and production
• Ensure best practices are followed for minimization of waste at machine centers
• Own the production process and accountability and follow through with the Production, Quality, Shipping, Maintenance teams
• Provide leadership and support across all functions in the facility
• Actively engage in continuous improvement activities and leverage the expertise of capability groups within Georgia‑Pacific

Skills

Supervising employees

Leadership

Safety culture

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is hiring an added-capability Production Supervisor at our Lebanon, TN Facility. The Supervisor will use leadership, operations experience, and communication skills to identify and convert change‑improvement opportunities related to people, processes, and systems. The ideal candidate will demonstrate safety as a value and lead a crew of employees to exceed production expectations for the shift. This role will be a 2nd shift position, and normal hours will be 2 PM – 10 PM (Monday – Friday).

Our Team

The team in Lebanon, TN specializes in corrugated sheet making. The Lebanon facility is located approximately 35 miles east of downtown Nashville. Lebanon is situated in some of the most beautiful parts of TN, and there is no shortage of activities, whether outdoors or indoors. This position provides opportunities for promotion in Lebanon and many other Georgia‑Pacific and Koch facilities across the country. Join our team! To learn more about this facility and our Packaging division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do

• Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigating strategies; investigate incidents and participate in resolution of causes
• Coach, train, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, and production
• Ensure best practices are followed for minimization of waste at machine centers
• Own the production process and accountability and follow through with the Production, Quality, Shipping, Maintenance teams
• Provide leadership and support across all functions in the facility
• Actively engage in continuous improvement activities and leverage the expertise of capability groups within Georgia‑Pacific

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience supervising employees within a manufacturing, production, industrial, or military environment
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Experience managing print, corrugated/converting, or packaging production operations
• Experience with ERP systems

Hiring Philosophy

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. All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

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.

Our Benefits

• 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, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify.