Operations Shift Supervisor

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Georgia-Pacific Dixie Consumer Products Operation is seeking qualified professionals to be considered for a Shift Leader role supporting the Consumer Products Operation located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Fort Smith facility uses state of the art technology to manufacture Dixie plates in a progressive production environment. Dixie is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country.

This position will have primary responsibility for ensuring safe, efficient, and optimized shift operations and will directly supervise group leaders and shift employees. This is a key leadership role, responsible for the team performance and development of individual team members to safely deliver on key department metrics.

• Lead team members towards excellence in Environmental, Health, and Safety compliance, including Safe Quality Food Standards, by identifying and resolving hazards with critical and high risks
• Responsible for product system metrics impacted by the performance and capability of the employees
• Collaborate with performance leaders, asset leaders, and other support capabilities and other resources to build capabilities of Technicians
• Ensure that all team members have individual development plans and RRE’s (Role, Responsibilities and Expectations) that are aligned with the plant and PFP machine goals
• Utilize the PSQ process consistent with the plant standards
• Accountable for the labor cost, overtime, and staffing for their team
• Identify and use measures (leading and lagging) that indicate how well the operating technicians are performing
• Documenting processes, instructions, recommendations, and key metrics
• Support of the mill safety program, both through personal conduct and performance of safety audits

• Experience demonstrating leadership or in leadership positions within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint)
• Ability and willingness to work a twelve (12) hour shift schedule (including days/nights, weekends, and holidays).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering
• SAP experience
• At least one (1) year of supervisory experience with direct reports in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Experience working in a union environment

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).