Operations Supervisor

Grow your career with Georgia-Pacific! We are looking for an Operations Supervisor (internally known as Performance Coach) at our Dixie Products manufacturing facility in Darlington, SC. The Operations Supervisor / Performance Coach will have overall accountability for leading safe and efficient operations within a high-paced consumer products manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will act as a performance coach who achieves results by working with and through others in a principled way.

This role will be a key leadership role within one of our operating departments and will be primarily responsible for developing a high performing team that deliver safe, efficient, and reliable operations. Reporting to this position will be a team of approximately 40 - 50 rotating shifts employees across 4 different crews.

* Lead team members toward excellence in Environmental, Health, and Safety and Compliance

* Establish strong commitments to Safe Quality Food culture and Good Manufacturing Practices.

* Connect individual team members to the overall vision and ensure each team member understands how they can use their talents to contribute to the overall success of our operation.

* Ensure individual team members develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to deliver on key department metrics. Leverage L&D and other resources to address skill gaps and build operating capability on shift.

* Collaborate with department leaders, manufacturing engineers, and other support functions to improve operations and build operating capabilities.

* Manage team performance:

o Establish shift priorities consistent with the site vision and current business objectives.

o Ensure all team members have "Roles, Responsibilities, & Expectations" which are aligned with facility and department goals.

o Identify and use measures to drive performance and operational discipline.

* Operational Accountabilities:

o Safe and Complaint Operations

o Ensuring shift teams produce quality products

o Labor cost optimization (i.e., overtime, scheduling, and staffing).

o Production metrics which are impacted by the performance and capability of the operations (i.e., product quality, material utilization and waste)

o Working with key stakeholders to prioritize and address operational issues.

* High school diploma or equivalent

* Three (3) or more years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment.

* Computer skills: Experience in Microsoft Office Software (Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint) and the ability to learn other business software such as SAP & ICPAQs.

* At least one (1) year of experience in a role with supervisory or lead responsibility in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.

* Experience as an operations supervisor in a Printing or Paper Products manufacturing environment.

* Experience with training, coaching, and managing people.

* Completion of post-high school education in a related field.

* Prior experience working in paper and/or food grade manufacturing.