Set-Up Team Lead — Manufacturing & Tooling

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Set-up Team Supervisor in Janesville, WI. You will lead a three-shift set-up team, coach technicians, and ensure repeatable, safe changeovers with proper signoffs.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive reliability by identifying gaps, guiding equipment changes, and communicating issues to leadership while mentoring team members across shifts. This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and operational excellence in a high-volume thermoforming environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a maintenance role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Leadership experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and build the capability of set-up team members through coaching and mentoring in the field as well as providing guidance and performance feedback
• Foster a safe work environment, ensure set up technicians are practicing "best safe work practices"
• Install Form and Trim tooling for thermoforming process and production needs
• Ensure machine is set-up to produce quality parts and inspects forming station to ensure machine is in proper tolerance
• Completes inspection of a forming machine’s function so it is operating safely and properly
• Exhibits proficient troubleshooting skills related to all thermoforming process issues
• Ensure that all parts meet correct material distribution and visual specifications
• Properly records and documents information from Machine set up for future use

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance experience

MS Office

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Set-up Team Supervisor in Janesville, WI. You will lead a three-shift set-up team, coach technicians, and ensure repeatable, safe changeovers with proper signoffs.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive reliability by identifying gaps, guiding equipment changes, and communicating issues to leadership while mentoring team members across shifts. This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and operational excellence in a high-volume thermoforming environment.