Operations Manager

Your Job

We are seeking an Operations Manager over our Flaker, Dryer, Blending, Forming, Pressing, and Finishing areas to join our team at Georgia-Pacific's oriented-strand board (OSB) manufacturing facility in Fordyce, AR.

The Fordyce facility is critically important to GP's Building Products business, and the Operations Manager role supports the leadership team and Plant Manager in guiding operations and reliability measures to ensure operational excellence and preferred partner status.

The role works to develop and own key measures of success and drives accountability within the site.

This role also manages and supervises the Superintendents and Process Engineer, develops a cadence of consistency to support the team, and fills in for the Plant Manager as needed.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Fordyce OSB is a fully automated facility using some of the most advanced technology to create the specialty brand of Blue-Ribbon Oriented Strand Board (OSB).

This type of OSB is used for floor, wall, and roof sheathing in residential and light commercial construction applications.

To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's OSB Division please visit: www.buildgp.com/plywood-osb .

What You Will Do


* Lead a wood products production team to work injury-free/incident free in a continuous manufacturing environment - consistent with our Principle Based Management philosophy and framework



* Supervise/coordinate production efforts that result in long term improvement in work processes - including, but not limited to: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) compliance, variability reduction, reliability, quality, production, and costs.



* Facilitate team development and communication, employee skill development, problem-solving and resolution, and build employee commitment and ownership.



* Establish roles, responsibilities, and expectations for direct reports with appropriate coaching, feedback, and development, to achieve results.



* Drive cultural change in which employees take ownership for running the facility.



* Support a variety of shift schedules such as day / night / weekends / holidays, with the understanding that shift schedules can change during employment



* Work in a variety of environments such as, but not limited to confined spaces, high spaces, hot/cold/humid/noisy



* Wear the necessary Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) - hard hat, safety glasses, face shield, chemical suit, respirator, ear plugs, hearing protection, steel-toe boots / shoes, and other PPE required for specific jobs.

Also, must be able to work without wearing jewelry

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Supervisory experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment that includes a strong understanding of not only production, but also day to day operations including, but not limited to the following: HR, EHS, Quality


* Must have a solid working knowledge of MS Word (creating, editing, formatting documents, preparing r...