Kiln Supervisor

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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Kiln Supervisor to support our Lumber team in Albany, Georgia.

This position will report to the Dry End Superintendent.

The Kiln Supervisor will work with the Kiln and other area operations employees to safely support the shared mill-wide production goals.

This role would be used to develop future Superintendents or Operations managers .

What You Will Do


* Leading employees to work injury-free/incident free in a manufacturing environment consistent with PBM® management philosophy and framework


* Ensure safety excellence by connecting our employees to the vision, path to zero, and associated strategies identifying risk and being a part to reduce hazards.


* Develop culture of hazard recognition, policy adherence and risk elimination around moped interaction at kilns


* Be responsible for training team around all critical hazards.


* Support plant wide MOPED team activities


* Will be responsible for engaging hearts and minds conducting KCA's, 1 on 1's, safety meetings, compliance training, and all other administrative responsibilities.


* Be a resource for safety manager for learning events and safety reviews with plant wide leadership experience


* Be a leader of small group discussion and knowledge gathering


* Will be responsible for all KPI's related to kiln performance such as moisture content, wets, overdry, Kiln costs, etc.


* Implement controls to improve stack quality to reduce waste, improve drying consistency and reduce risk associated with loose boards


* Maintain moisture levels to maximize grade yield and profitability


* Work closely with the process engineer and departments supervisor to manage a total quality process through the plant.


* Supporting planer uptime by keeping the right product on the planer infeed and zero planer downtime due to out of wood


* Work with Sales and Planer to develop and meet production schedules for orders


* Develop talent development plans for all team members and build capability for growth.


* Working with other department supervisors to develop their leadership skills and knowledge, ability to give feedback, reviews, and coaching.


* Plant lead on the HR transformation supporting and training leaders


* Build Bench strength to back up all production supervisors and Ops manager


* Plant lead on operator training systems and keeping it up to date

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Five years or more of experience as a Supervisor/leader in an industrial or manufacturing environment


* Experience communicating (written and verbal) at all levels of the organization


* Able to work nights, weekends, overtime and holidays as required

What Will Put You Ahead


* Seven or more years of experience as a supervisor in an industrial or manufacturing environment


* Previous kiln drying experience

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