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Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Plant in Newington is expanding and creating a new opportunity for a MILL SUPERVISOR. This position will provide an opportunity for an individual to utilize their leadership, project management, long-term planning, and coordination skills.

Our Team

At Georgia-Pacific, we don’t believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life but the community as well.

What You Will Do in Your Role

· Supervise eight hourly employees operating mill conveying, calcining, and rock handling equipment, including operation of bucket wheel loader and other smaller mobile equipment to support safe mill operations.

· Apply Principled Based Management and supervisor expectations to create an environment where team members understand priorities, work safely, communicate effectively and receive timely feedback.

· Supervise Mill Operations, ensuring safety, quality, production priorities are established and met.

· Coach and mentor direct reports in disciplined execution of Mill operations, equipment care, and department upkeep.

· Coordinate with site leadership, maintenance, quality, reliability, and operators to meet Mill production needs, plan startup/shutdown activities, and execute runtime, down day, and outage work.

· Oversee daily Mill operations, including rock & stucco production, FGD support, recycle operations, knife pit condition, and overall equipment readiness.

· Work closely with site’s project manager to develop and carry out objectives, solve problems, and respond to short-term as well as long term operational and project goals.

· Ensure operators follow SOPs, APMs, LTV procedures, environmental requirements, and reporting expectations for deficiencies, incidents, compliance concerns, and MOE work orders.

· Use stucco quality samples, Mill testing, operating data, and inspections to identify variation, close gaps, escalate concerns, and drive corrective action.

· Develop and revise standard process procedures, housekeeping strategies, and training plans for Mill operators.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

What Will Put You Ahead

· Two (2) or more years of leadership experience in the gypsum industry

· Experience coaching and developing hourly employees, providing direct feedback and accountability, and using performance measures to improve talent, safety, quality, reliability, and production results.

· Experience applying Principled Based Management, RR&Es development, applications in comparative advantage, and operator development practices in a manufacturing or gypsum operations environment.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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, 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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).