Production Supervisor

Koch • Akron, OH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Production Supervisor for its corrugated facility in Akron, Ohio. The supervisor leads an operating team and uses leadership, operations experience, and communication skills to identify and convert improvement opportunities related to people, processes, and systems. The ideal candidate is self-driven and committed to safety, manufacturing excellence, and quality, with strong interpersonal and technical skills and the ability to lead transformation initiatives.

The position typically alternates between first shift (6:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) and second shift (2:45 p.m.–11:30 p.m.) weekly, with the rotation schedule determined by business needs. The Akron team specializes in corrugator and converting operations for box making. The role offers opportunities for promotion at the Akron facility and other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities.

Requirements

• Experience supervising employees in a manufacturing, production, industrial, or military environment.
• Experience coaching and developing a team.
• Experience working in the corrugated packaging or containerboard industry on a corrugator or in a converting operation.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring visa transfer or sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with the KIWI application.
• Experience working within a unionized workforce.
• Experience with SQF or BRC.

Responsibilities

• Lead an operating team in compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Promote employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Investigate incidents and participate in resolving their causes.
• Coach, train, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, and production.
• Ensure best practices are followed to minimize waste at machine centers.
• Address key issues and concerns and work with employees from other departments to ensure quality and on-time production.
• Plan, assign, and direct the work of hourly production employees.
• Appraise employee performance, provide feedback, help resolve complaints, and hold employees accountable as needed.
• Communicate issues and results on a daily basis.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and disability benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation and time off.
• Educational assistance.
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance, subject to applicable eligibility criteria and regional variation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed