Maintenance Shift Leader

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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Shift Maintenance Leader at the Fort Smith, Arkansas site. This role is responsible for leading the scheduling and execution of key planned maintenance activities. You will provide on-shift technical leadership to support cost optimization, quality capability, MRO, waste reduction, productivity improvements, and strategic capital planning and execution.

The Fort Smith Plant is part of the Dixie® brand plates and bowls paper 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 reach 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 Fort Smith community.

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical support to maintenance team members to improve capabilities and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Promote and advance a Principle Based Management® (PBM®) culture by building partnerships and aligning behaviors with organizational values.
• Partner with Operations Leadership to execute planned daily work activities, ensure breakdown support, and lead CMT and SMT maintenance teams.
• Use dashboards and reports to identify and close performance gaps while executing scheduled work efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure unused parts and materials are returned to designated drop points or inventory locations after maintenance activities.
• Confirm that maintenance tasks are accurately logged in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), such as SAP, following fieldwork.
• Support root cause failure analysis (RCFA) efforts by collaborating with Asset Leaders, operators, and technicians to prevent downtime and optimize reliability.
• Apply precision maintenance techniques and reliability concepts to improve equipment performance and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Drive a zero-incident safety culture by promoting proactive risk management and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Demonstrate accountability for achieving zero Serious Injury or Fatality (SIF) incidents and zero Process Safety Level II/III events.
• Apply Asset Management Work Process (AMWP) standards to deliver value and efficiency in maintenance activities.
• Manage maintenance costs, including planned and unplanned expenditures, and track resource loading to improve productivity.
• Ensure proper handling of work orders, revision codes, and safety-related tasks to meet operational standards.

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing, industrial, or military environments.
• Experience supervising others in manufacturing, industrial, or military environments.
• Knowledge of reliability concepts and application of precision maintenance techniques to improve equipment reliability.
• Experience repairing and troubleshooting pumps, gearboxes, mechanical drive systems, and hydraulic systems.
• Basic electrical troubleshooting skills, including arc flash, motor drives, basic PLC functions, servo drives, and motors.

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred).
• Experience using CMMS systems, preferably SAP.
• Experience in pulp & paper or food industry operations.
• Proven troubleshooting training and experience.
• Knowledge of basic machining processes.
• Experience in root cause analysis (RCA) development and execution.
• Experience developing technical skillsets in maintenance and operations personnel.

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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…