Production Supervisor

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

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is hiring an added-capability Production Supervisor at our Lebanon, TN Facility for a 2nd shift (2 PM–10 PM, Monday–Friday). You will lead a crew, drive safety, and identify improvement opportunities related to people, processes, and systems to exceed production expectations.

The role involves coaching and developing operations personnel in safety, quality, and production, minimizing waste, owning the production process, and collaborating with Production, Quality, Shipping, and

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.
• Bachelor's degree or higher required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety culture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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 2 nd 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.

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 amanufacturing, 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

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 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 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. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf