Production Supervisor - West Sweetwater; Gypsum

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Do you aspire to leverage and further develop your skills and lead a team to excellence in safety, efficiency, and quality? If so, this could be the opportunity for you! Georgia Pacific is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Sweetwater, TX facility. Production Leaders lead a team to ensure a safe and injury/incident‑free environment in our fast‑paced plant. Production Team Leaders motivate, coach, and inspire by demonstrating, promoting, and applying Georgia‑Pacific's Principle‑Based Management (PBM) in daily actions and decisions to deliver maximum value to the business and our customers.

If you are a driven leader who can operate with a principled entrepreneurial spirit, we would like to learn more about you!

The Sweetwater Plant is part of the Gypsum Wallboard products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

• Collaborating with Safety, Environmental, Maintenance, Operations, Controller, and Quality Leaders to elevate a team to its full potential.
• Embracing and managing change to drive innovation and process improvements.
• Applying PBM to foster a culture where employees are empowered.
• Facilitating team and employee development, problem‑solving and resolution, building employee commitment and ownership, and holding employees accountable.
• Taking accountability for safety, quality, and efficiency through leadership, individual ownership and accountability, teamwork, and delegation.
• Coaching, motivating, and mentoring the team to drive safe and efficient behaviors leading to positive outcomes.
• Take ownership of training, and document training trackers and check sheets.
• Taking corrective action measures as needed using critical & economic thinking, challenge processes, and team collaboration to resolve issues and drive innovation, efficiency, and safety excellence.
• Completing paperwork and reports with accuracy to meet deadlines.
• Leveraging strong oral and written communication skills to communicate with the facility team, leadership, and corporate associates in Atlanta.
• Using organization and planning skills to execute tasks in a timely, purposeful, and orderly fashion.
• Using critical thinking, processes, and collaboration to troubleshoot equipment and machinery.

Requirements:

• A minimum of Four (4) years of supervisory experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment, or four (4) years of experience in the Gypsum industry or an associate degree or higher with two (2) years of experience in manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Able to work a shift schedule subject to change during employment based on business needs.
• A minimum of Four (4) years of experience coaching, counseling, and developing employees.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience using a computer for record‑keeping, documentation, and reporting, including experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a technical or business discipline

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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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.