Maintenance Superintendent; Maintenance Team Lead

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Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Division is hiring two Maintenance Superintendents (Maintenance Team Leads) for the Muskogee Paper Mill in Oklahoma—one for Converting and one for Facilities & Infrastructure. These team leaders will report directly to the Mill Maintenance Leader and be responsible for both salaried maintenance leadership and non-union hourly maintenance teams.

• Converting Maintenance Team Lead manages maintenance and reliability for equipment like calenders, winders, and reelers, oversees supervisors, and coordinates preventive and corrective activities to maximize uptime and safety. They analyze downtime, optimize schedules, work with operations and engineering on improvements, and train and mentor team members to build skills and promote safety.
• The Facilities & Infrastructure Maintenance Team Lead maintains the mill’s buildings, utilities, HVAC systems, roads, and supporting structures. They plan and prioritize maintenance, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and manage capital projects, while also training and developing their team for technical growth and safety culture.

For over 50 years, the Muskogee Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. With more than 700 employees, across more than 600 acres, Muskogee strives to lead the tissue, towel, and napkin business. Our team recently invested more than $50 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

• Direct, mentor, and develop the maintenance team, setting clear goals and expectations to align with plant objectives.
• Oversee the implementation and optimization of preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize equipment downtime.
• Manage resources, including manpower, budget, tools, and spare parts inventory, ensuring efficient utilization to support maintenance operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations, environmental standards, and company policies while driving a culture of safety and accountability.
• Monitor and analyze equipment performance metrics, identifying opportunities for reliability improvements and cost savings.
• Lead maintenance-related capital projects, including equipment upgrades, installations, and modifications.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives and maintenance best practices, incorporating tools such as 5S, Kaizen, and TPM to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Actively address equipment issues using structured methodologies (e.g., root cause analysis, 5-Why, FMEA) to identify and resolve recurring problems.
• Ensure the team is prepared to respond effectively to emergencies, unplanned outages, or critical breakdowns to minimize production disruptions.
• Manage relationships with external service providers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of services and parts.

• Maintenance supervisory experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting, including responsibility for managing direct reports.
• Experience implementing precision maintenance strategies across multiple departments.
• Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems).
• Background in one or more of the following areas:
  • Facilities/Infrastructure:
    Experience managing the maintenance and reliability of site facilities, building systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), utilities distribution, structural integrity, grounds, and capital improvement projects, etc.
  • Converting:
    Background in maintaining and optimizing finishing operations including calenders, reelers, winders, sheeters, wrapping, handling systems, etc. within high-speed manufacturing environments. Industries outside of paper are acceptable.

• Certificate or Degree in a maintenance skilled trade, engineering or related field.
• Experience with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).
• Pulp & Paper Experience

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