Production Area Superintendent

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Georgia-Pacific’s Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Plant in Fordyce, AR is currently seeking a Production Area Superintendent. This key role reports to the Operations Manager and has the ability to influence decision‑making. It will lead the Logyard/Green‑End and Dryer & Energy production processes to ensure quality standards and production goals are safely met and is also responsible for mentoring and training team members.

Georgia‑Pacific in Fordyce, AR manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), compressed strands of wood chips that are bound together by adhesives which prevent moisture intrusion. The most common uses are sheathing in walls, flooring, and roof decking. Georgia‑Pacific’s Building Products business has consistently been among the nation’s top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. Employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury‑free workplace.

• Lead the green‑end and drying and energy production process in a continuous manufacturing environment to be injury‑free/incident‑free.
• Foster a work environment consistent with Principle Based Management philosophy and framework.
• Supervise/coordinate production efforts that drive improvement in all associated work processes affecting compliance, reliability, quality, production, and costs.
• Facilitate team development and growth, employee skill development, problem‑solving and resolution, building employee commitment and ownership, and performance management.
• Drive improvement through influential leadership by demonstrating strong verbal/written communication skills, knowledge of basic accounting concepts, analytical and critical thinking skills, team building, and effective problem solving.
• Be available as needed for area breakdown scenarios to ensure prompt return to service.

• Prior leadership experience in a continuous manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of financial data and budgeting processes.
• Prior experience justifying spend and challenging costs based on risk analysis.
• Prior experience with troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Wood Science, Business, or related field.
• Supervisory experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment that includes a strong understanding of not only production, but also day‑to‑day operations including HR, EHS, and Quality.
• Leadership experience in OSB manufacturing environment or other forest product manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, counseling, and developing employees.
• Understanding of reliability practices, including vibration analysis, lubrication, and/or thermography, and their impact on production.
• Solid working knowledge of MS Word and Excel for creating, editing, formatting documents, preparing reports and analyzing data.

Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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  for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information , aquí, or tu).