Maintenance Supervisor (Mechanical)

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie® products manufacturing facility located in Darlington, South Carolina has an opening for an Maintenance Supervisor reporting directly to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager of the Darlington facility.

This role will directly supervise and lead the Mechanical Maintenance team.

The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual with a passion for excellence in safety, manufacturing, and customer focus who can achieve results by working with and through others.

Our Team

The Darlington Dixie® plant has been in operation for nearly 85 years and is one of the largest employers in Darlington County.

Owned by Georgia-Pacific, the site boasts more than 400 employees and produces plates, bowls, and other tableware products.

Affectionately known as "Dixie® Cup" by many in Darlington - the plant shifted its focus to exclusively making plates and bowls in 2020 as part of a $145 million facility upgrade and expansion project.

For nearly a century, we've created products that make lives easier.

From the first disposable paper cup to our strong and stylish modern plates, the history of Dixie® is one of bringing people together.

What You Will Do



* Lead Darlington's Mechanical Maintenance team, which is comprised of both day and rotating-shift workers, who are responsible for troubleshooting and repair of Mechanical systems and equipment in high volume manufacturing environment.


* Coordinate maintenance execution efforts that drive improvement in all associated work processes affecting EHS, compliance, reliability, quality, production, and costs.


* Facilitate team development and growth, individual skill development, problem-solving and issue resolution, and workplace culture by building employee commitment and ownership and holding employees accountable.


* Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.


* Monitor the quality of craft work and provide direction to crew members to build capability and maximize efficiency.


* Track departmental KPI's and report out on team performance.


* Utilize computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to schedule work.


* Work closely with Operations Leaders, Technical Team, and Mechanical Planner to ensure safe working environments, address issues, execute maintenance services, and improve the reliability and efficiency of assets.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Five (5) or more years of experience as a Maintenance Technician in an industrial, manufacturing or military operation.


* Experience with MS Word and Excel, and other PC-based software.


* Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) & SAP.


* Experience reading mechanical, structural, and/or electrical drawings.


* Experience in leading improvement efforts in Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance.

What Will Put You Ahead



* Associate degree or higher in related t...