Maintenance Supervisor

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Fort Smith, Arkansas site.

This role is crucial for providing leadership in executing key planned work activities.

The position focuses on enhancing the facility's asset reliability, cost optimization, quality capabilities, and strategic capital planning and execution.

Our Team

The Fort Smith Plant is part of the Dixie® brand plates and bowls paper products manufacturing operation.

We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people.

Our employees help others, and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day.

Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Fort Smith community.

What You Will Do



* Provide leadership and build the capability of maintenance team members through coaching and mentoring in the field.


* Promote a culture of continuous improvement to achieve zero Significant Injury or Fatality (SIF) incidents and zero Process Safety Level II/III incidents.


* Utilize the Decision-Making Framework (DMF) to enhance business mindset within the mill organization.


* Strengthen our PBM® culture by leading strategic discussions and partnerships across the facility.


* Drive process improvements and gap closure by leveraging dashboards and reports.


* Ensure compliance with AMWP standards and flawless execution of scheduled work.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Five or more years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.


* Experience in directly supervising others in similar settings.


* Knowledge of reliability concepts and implementing precision maintenance techniques for equipment reliability.


* Experience in repairing and troubleshooting pumps, gearboxes, mechanical drive systems, and hydraulics.


* Ability to ensure maintenance tasks are completed in CMMS (e.g., SAP, Asset Suite) and promote efficient use of tools by the team.

What Will Put You Ahead



* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.


* Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), preferably SAP.


* Background in the Pulp & Paper Industry or food industry.


* Knowledge of basic machining processes and electrical systems troubleshooting, including arc flash, motor drives, basic PLC functions, and servo drives and motors.


* Experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) development and execution.


* Ability to develop technical skillsets in maintenance and operations personnel.

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