Shift supervisor, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Position

Georgia-Pacific’s Dixie in Lexington, Kentucky is searching for a Shift Supervisor to support our Converting Department. This role is responsible for the hiring and development of the hourly operations employees and managing all aspects of their performance. The leader will assist in establishing a PBM® culture, developing an ownership‑based work system, and will be accountable for the product system results impacted by their team’s performance and capability.

The leader will help employees develop and maximize their contributions by applying Principle Based Management.

Our Team

The Lexington Plant is part of the Dixie® brand cups and lids 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 technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia‑Pacific, and the Lexington community.

This

role will be responsible for approximately half of the department on shift (approx. 30 employees)

Must be flexible to work dayshift or night shift.

What You Will Do

• Hire, develop and retain contribution‑motivated employees with a diversity of aptitudes so your team’s culture more fully exemplifies Our Values for the Product System.
• Help each employee better understand and embrace the team/business vision (and associated strategies and priorities) so they can make the greatest contribution to Georgia‑Pacific.
• Maximize what your team can accomplish by applying division of labor by comparative advantage, so each employee makes the greatest contribution relative to the contributions of others.
• Motivate each employee to make the maximum contribution to the team’s long‑term success by realizing their potential.
• Coordinate safety risk assessments for operational and physical hazards with operation technicians assisting them with developing and implementing solutions to reduce risks.
• Focus on human performance of product system through defining, educating, coaching and executing various disciplined operation processes/procedures.
• Lead and role model our PBM Culture and align with the Ownership Based Work System.
• Interface with manufacturing engineers, other performance leaders, and reliability team members to identify and address employee and operational performance gaps.
• Lead individual performance reviews, career development and compensation discussions with team members.
• Lead the staffing and training plans for hourly team members.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Two (2) or more years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with safety and environmental policies and processes.
• Experience with implementing and sustaining quality control systems.
• Experience facilitating 1 on 1 and group conversations.
• Flexible working on a night or day shift schedule.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five (5) or more years of experience leading a team of direct reports within a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM, Leadership, or Business field.
• Experience working in a union facility.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

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 with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

Our

Benefits

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, AD&D, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Equal

Opportunities

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.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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