Production Supervisor

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Mogadore (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave and adoption aid

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is hiring a Production Supervisor for our Akron, OH corrugated facility. You will lead an operating team, drive safety, and improve people, process, and systems while upholding our Principle-Based Management philosophy.

The role rotates between 1st and 2nd shift (6:15 am–3:30 pm then 2:45 pm–11:30 pm) as business needs dictate. Strong interpersonal skills and technical ability are required.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising employees within a manufacturing or military environment.
• Experience coaching and developing a team.
• Experience in corrugated packaging or converting operations.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead an operating team in safety, health, environmental, and quality.
• Drive safety excellence through employee involvement, ownership, and accountability; identify hazards and mitigate; investigate incidents.
• Coach, train, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, and production.
• Ensure best practices minimize waste at machine centers.
• Address key issues with other departments to ensure quality and on-time production.
• Plan, assign and direct work for all hourly production employees; appraise performance; resolve complaints; communicate results daily.

Skills

Leadership

Supervising

Safety culture

Communication

Coaching

Corrugated packaging

Tools

KIWI application

union experience

SQF/BRC knowledge

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring a Production Supervisor at our Akron, OH corrugated facility. The Supervisor will utilize leadership, operations experience, and communication to identify and convert improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems. The ideal candidate must be self-driven and demonstrate a commitment to safety, manufacturing excellence, and quality. Will also possess strong interpersonal communication and technical skills, as well as being capable of leading transformation initiatives. Our culture is defined by the Principle-Based Management™ philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

Rotational Shift:

This Production Supervisor will typically alternate between 1st and 2nd shift. One week you will work first shift (6:15 am - 3:30 pm) and the next week you will work 2nd shift (2:45 pm - 11:30 p m). Business needs will dictate the rotation schedule.

Our Team

The team at Akron specializes in the corrugator/ converting for box making, where they support the self-actualization of their employees. This position provides opportunities for promotion both in Akron as well as many other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities across the country. Come join our team!

Georgia-Pacific: How Corrugated Boxes are Made

Georgia-Pacific: Corrugated

www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do

• Lead an operating team in compliance in safety, health, environmental, and quality.
• 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.
• Address key issues and concerns and interact with employees from other departments to ensure quality, on-time production.
• Plan, assign and direct work for all hourly production employees; appraise performance and provide feedback as needed; assist in resolving complaints; hold employees accountable as needed; communicate issues and results on a daily basis.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience supervising employees within a manufacturing, production, industrial OR military environment.
• Experience coaching and developing a team.
• Experience working in the corrugated packaging/containerboard industry on a corrugator OR in a converting operation.
• 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

• Experience working with KIWI application.
• Experience working within a unionized workforce.
• Experience with SQF or BRC.

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.