Production Supervisor - Gypsum

Your Job

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 Fort Dodge, IA facility.

Production Supervisor leads 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! Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers.

To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com.

And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit www.gpgypsum.com .

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



* Assist with assigning and directing work, addressing complaints, and resolving issues.


* Collaborating with Safety, Environmental, Maintenance, Operations, Controller, and Quality Leaders to elevate a team to its full potential.


* Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.


* Complete all paperwork and analysis in a timely and efficient manner.


* Be responsible for assisting in the training and development of new hires.


* Contribute to the Fort Dodge Plant exceeding site goals including EHS, productivity, quality, and cost.


* Use strong oral and written communication skills.


* Use strong interpersonal, motivational, and leadership skills.


* Implement good organizing and planning skills.


* Analytical and critical thinking.


* Proven problem-solving skills.


* Proven team-building skills and the ability to work within a diverse team.


* Results-focused, and a sense of urgency.


* 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, cha...