Manufacturing Supervisor

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Group is seeking qualified professionals for Shift Performance Coaches (Supervisors) to support the Manufacturing teams at our new Dixie® Products Operations Plant located in Jackson, TN. The role involves leadership and development in Printing, Packaging and Plate Forming Press Technology areas within a 24/7 operation, requiring standing/walking for 8‑12 hours per day.

Shifts:

5:30 AM–6:00 PM or 5:30 PM–6:00 AM.

• Accountable for safety, quality, and efficiency through leadership, building team capabilities, and leading the problem‑solving and decision‑making process, building employee ownership and accountability.
• Develop technicians to contribute at a high level, collaborate with others, and actively improve the organization.
• Collaborate with other leaders to enhance total operations within the plant to ensure competitive advantage.
• Support all technicians to build individual training plans, identify capability gaps, and take action to improve performance.
• Use critical and economic thinking skills and actively participate in the challenge process to resolve issues and identify opportunities for improvement with speed and innovation to drive operations excellence.
• Interface with Manufacturing Engineers, Performance Capability Leader, Skills Developer, and other team members to identify and address performance gaps.
• Assist in attracting, hiring, developing, engaging, and retaining people.
• Leverage strong oral and written communication skills to communicate with the team.
• Travel to other Georgia‑Pacific sites for training and knowledge‑sharing collaboration.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two (2) or more years of supervisory experience with responsibility for direct reports within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
• At least two (2) years of experience coaching, counseling, and developing employees.
• Experience using a computer for record‑keeping, documentation, and reporting, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Experience using SAP.
• Experience using timekeeping technology.
• Experience in the pulp and paper industry.
• Experience with the start‑up and growth of an organization, community group, sporting team, educational group, and/or business venture.

At Georgia‑Pacific, additional compensation details may be higher or lower based on candidate experience and location. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation, educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Eligibility varies by region.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.