Maintenance Supervisor (Mechanical) - Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie® products manufacturing facility located in Darlington, South Carolina has an opening for an Maintenance Supervisor reporting directly to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager of the Darlington facility. This role will directly supervise and lead the Mechanical Maintenance team. The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in safety, manufacturing, and customer focus who can achieve results by working with and through others.

Our Team

The Darlington Dixie® plant has been in operation for nearly 85 years and is one of the largest employers in Darlington County. Owned by Georgia-Pacific, the site boasts more than 400 employees and produces plates, bowls, and other tableware products. Affectionately known as "Dixie® Cup" by many in Darlington - the plant shifted its focus to exclusively making plates and bowls in 2020 as part of a $145 million facility upgrade and expansion project. For nearly a century, we've created products that make lives easier. From the first disposable paper cup to our strong and stylish modern plates, the history of Dixie® is one of bringing people together.

What You Will Do

• Lead Darlington's Mechanical Maintenance team, which is comprised of both day and rotating-shift workers, who are responsible for troubleshooting and repair of Mechanical systems and equipment in high volume manufacturing environment.
• Coordinate maintenance execution efforts that drive improvement in all associated work processes affecting EHS, compliance, reliability, quality, production, and costs.
• Facilitate team development and growth, individual skill development, problem-solving and issue resolution, and workplace culture by building employee commitment and ownership and holding employees accountable.
• Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.
• Monitor the quality of craft work and provide direction to crew members to build capability and maximize efficiency.
• Track departmental KPI's and report out on team performance.
• Utilize computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to schedule work.
• Work closely with Operations Leaders, Technical Team, and Mechanical Planner to ensure safe working environments, address issues, execute maintenance services, and improve the reliability and efficiency of assets.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Five (5) or more years of experience as a Maintenance Mechanic / Technician or Maintenance Supervisor / Coordinator / Planner / Team Leader in an industrial, manufacturing or military operation.
• Experience with MS Word and Excel, and other PC-based software.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Experience reading mechanical, structural, and/or electrical drawings.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate degree or higher in related technical field.
• Previous experience working in wood processing / paper industry; specific experience maintaining large printing presses and/or converting equipment.
• Previous experience as a Maintenance Supervisor.
• Experience utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or other similar problem-solving tools.
• Experience in leading improvement efforts in Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance.
• Experience utilizing SAP.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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.

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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 , aquí , or tu ).

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