Maintenance Supervisor

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring for a Maintenance Supervisor at our lumber mill in Warrenton, Georgia. The Maintenance Supervisor will assist in leading an hourly maintenance team. The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in safety, manufacturing, and customer focus. You will drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability. You will also work to proactively identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigating strategies based on the risks involved while monitoring the quality of work and providing guidance to the team. This role will provide critical input to the management team and influence others, while positively impacting the organization.

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

What You Will Do

• Primary focus will be on Green End root cause analysis and shop floor auditing/coaching for precision maintenance to address ongoing equipment issues.
• Supervise/coordinate maintenance teams efforts that result in sustained improvement in all associated work processes including Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) compliance, Quality, Reliability, Production, and Costs.
• Lead employees to work injury-free/incident free in a manufacturing environment consistent with Performance Based Management (PBM) philosophy and framework.
• Adhere to all safety rules and regulations, including wearing and using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Facilitate team development and communication, employee skill development, problem-solving and resolution, and building employee commitment and ownership.
• Hold employees accountable for the quality of craft work and drive cultural change in which employees understand empowerment and accept responsibilities.
• Promote employee involvement and provide coaching, feedback, and direction.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Be a leader of small group discussion and knowledge/feedback gathering.
• Provide training to maintenance associates and deliver training materials with a meaningful approach.
• Complete all paperwork and analysis in a timely and efficient manner.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two (2) or more years of supervisory experience (or GP facility specific experience) in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
• Experience in coaching, training, and developing a team.
• Must be able and willing to work a flexible work schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call duties to support mill operations.
• Must be able and willing to work in an industrial manufacturing plant environment, including extended periods of time in noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas.
• Must have working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other PC-based systems.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Working knowledge and experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) such as MP2/MOE.
• Maintenance scheduling/planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read structural blueprints and hydraulic schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing operations equipment for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues.
• Experience within the lumber industry.

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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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