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 an opportunity for you! Georgia Pacific is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Blue Rapids, Kansas facility.

Production Leaders lead 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!

Our Team

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.

What You Will Do

• Lead and supervise the Calciner, Calciner Helper, Ultra Operator, and Densite® Operator teams to achieve safety, quality, and production objectives.

• Partner with Safety, Environmental, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, and Finance teams to optimize performance and drive continuous improvement.

• Champion change management initiatives that improve operational efficiency, employee engagement, and business results.

• Apply PBM® principles to foster an empowered, accountable, and high-performing team culture.

• Develop team members through coaching, mentoring, training, and performance management while promoting ownership and accountability.

• Drive a culture of safety, quality, and operational excellence through leadership, teamwork, and individual accountability.

• Oversee employee training, maintain training documentation, and ensure training trackers and qualification check sheets remain current.

• Address performance and operational challenges using critical thinking, collaboration, and sound economic decision-making to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability.

• Complete reports, documentation, and administrative responsibilities accurately and within established deadlines.

• Communicate effectively with plant employees, leadership, and corporate partners to ensure alignment and execution of business objectives.

• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate daily operations to meet production schedules and customer needs.

• Troubleshoot equipment, process, and operational issues by leveraging data, cross-functional collaboration, and root cause problem-solving techniques.

• Promote continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to eliminate waste, improve processes, and enhance team performance.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* A minimum of two (2) years leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or militar...