Kiln Supervisor

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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Kiln Supervisor to support our Lumber team in Albany, Georgia. This position will report to the Dry End Superintendent. The Kiln Supervisor will work with the Kiln and other area operations employees to safely support the shared mill-wide production goals.

This role would be used to develop future Superintendents or Operations managers.

What You Will Do

• Leading employees to work injury-free/incident free in a manufacturing environment consistent with PBM management philosophy and framework
• Ensure safety excellence by connecting our employees to the vision, path to zero, and associated strategies identifying risk and being a part to reduce hazards.
• Develop culture of hazard recognition, policy adherence and risk elimination around moped interaction at kilns
• Be responsible for training team around all critical hazards.
• Support plant wide MOPED team activities
• Will be responsible for engaging hearts and minds conducting KCA’s, 1 on 1’s, safety meetings, compliance training, and all other administrative responsibilities.
• Be a resource for safety manager for learning events and safety reviews with plant wide leadership experience
• Be a leader of small group discussion and knowledge gathering
• Will be responsible for all KPI’s related to kiln performance such as moisture content, wets, overdry, Kiln costs, etc.
• Implement controls to improve stack quality to reduce waste, improve drying consistency and reduce risk associated with loose boards
• Maintain moisture levels to maximize grade yield and profitability
• Work closely with the process engineer and departments supervisor to manage a total quality process through the plant.
• Supporting planer uptime by keeping the right product on the planer infeed and zero planer downtime due to out of wood
• Work with Sales and Planer to develop and meet production schedules for orders
• Develop talent development plans for all team members and build capability for growth.
• Working with other department supervisors to develop their leadership skills and knowledge, ability to give feedback, reviews, and coaching.
• Plant lead on the HR transformation supporting and training leaders
• Build Bench strength to back up all production supervisors and Ops manager
• Plant lead on operator training systems and keeping it up to date
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Previous wood products experience
• Five years or more of experience as a Supervisor/leader in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience communicating (written and verbal) at all levels of the organization
• Experience with budget and accounting fundamentals
• Able to work nights, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Seven or more years of experience as a supervisor in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Previous kiln drying experience
  
  

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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.