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Georgia Pacific Plant Superintendent in Milan, Michigan
Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is now hiring Plant Superintendent at our Milan, MI Facility. The Plant Superintendent will utilize leadership, operations experience, and communication to identify and convert change improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems.
Our TeamThe Milan plant employs 120 people and serves customers across the nation providing them with corrugated boxes. This position provides opportunities for promotion both in Milan as well as many other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities across the country. Come join our team! You know us already! Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation's leading corrugated box manufacturers. Check out these videos/links to learn more about the Corrugated Business at Georgia-Pacific:
www.gppackaging.com
What You Will Do
Provide leadership on the operating floor striving for compliance in safety, health, environmental, and quality. Lead as Waste & Availability Champion for facility. Review safety procedures to ensure compliance with company standards; ensuring that equipment is functioning properly and that work environments are safe and comfortable for workers. Coach, oversee employee training, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, production, problem solving, and technical and interpersonal communication skills. Managing the hiring of new employees to replace those who leave the company. Identify and align operational priorities with commercial business vision - ensure production and delivery of the highest quality products at the lowest costs, consistent with customer requirements, company plans and profit objectives. Scheduling shifts and overseeing daily operations to ensure that production goals are met. Monitor inventory levels to ensure that the right amounts of materials are on hand to meet demand. Maintain relationships with vendors to ensure smooth delivery of materials. Partner with plant leadership to enhance facility performance and metrics - lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives and develop innovative practices, methods and procedures that add value for the facility. Work with engineers to design new products or improve existing products. Create and maintain a cohesive team of leaders and provide coaching and development to the Production Supervisors on the team. Maintain a positive work environment for all employees. Spend time on the floor engaging with employees and oversee plant operations as appropriate.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, military, or industrial environment
Experience setting and achieving production and continuous improvement goals
What Will Put You Ahead
Bachelor's degree or higher Corrugated manufacturing operations leadership experience with multiple direct reports Previous experience partnering with maintenance department to ensure reliability goals are met Experience with an ERP system (such as KIWI) Knowledge of equipment servicing, planning/scheduling, supply chain management, mechanical maintenance, plant engineering, quality and packaging processes and equipment
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