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. This role will lead the Logyard/Green-end and Dryer & Energy production processes to ensure quality standards and production goals are safely met. This role 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.

• Lead the green-end and drying and energy production process to work injury-free/incident-free in a continuous manufacturing environment
• Fostering 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.
• 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, but not limited to the following: HR, EHS, 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.
• Must have a solid working knowledge of MS Word (creating, editing, formatting documents, preparing reports and tables) and Excel (creating, modifying spreadsheets, using functions, filters, and graphs to analyze data).

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.

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).