Maintenance Supervisor - Gypsum; East Sweetwater

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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Gypsum Plant in Sweetwater, Texas. The Maintenance Supervisor will assist in leading the 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.

The Sweetwater Plant is part of the Gypsum Wallboard products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace. We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our employees help others and the business reaches their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day.

Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia‑Pacific, and the Fletcher community.

• Lead a gypsum maintenance team to safely work in an SIF‑free, continuous manufacturing environment consistent with our PBM Philosophy while meeting facility goals and vision.
• Supervise/coordinate maintenance efforts that drive improvement in all associated work processes affecting EHS, compliance, reliability, quality, production, and costs.
• Support the production processes to align and optimize the manufacturing enterprise in delivering value to the business.
• Facilitate team development and growth, employee skill development, as well as problem‑solving and resolution.
• Drive safety excellence and compliance through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement the appropriate mitigating strategies based on the risk involved.
• Monitor the quality of craft work and provide direction to crew members to maximize efficiency.
• Assist with troubleshooting production issues.
• Provide safety training to crew members.
• Data entry and completing/generating reports.

• Must be willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations including wearing safety equipment.
• 2 years of supervisory experience preferably in a manufacturing environment or a military environment.
• 2 years of prior maintenance scheduling/planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge and experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).

• Ability to read structural blueprints and hydraulic schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing operations equipment for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues.
• Experience with in the Gypsum industry.
• Strong communication skills.
• Previous supervisor experience with resolving employee issues, driving performance management, team management, and a leader that motivates employees.

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