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This position will report to the Process Engineer. The Kiln/Shipping Supervisor will work with the Kiln & Shipping and other area operations employees to safely support the shared mill-wide production goals. This position is salaried exempt and paid bi-monthly. This role would be used to develop future Superintendents or Operations managers. Our culture is defined by the Principle-Based Management™ philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.\nOur Team\nOur Rocky Creek facility produces a variety of products from southern yellow pine, including dimension lumber, heavy studs, squares/timbers and barn timbers. Georgia-Pacific’s building products business has consistently been among the nation’s top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. 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To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com.\nWhat You Will Do\nLead employees to work injury-free and incident-free by reinforcing safe work practices, policy adherence, hazard recognition, employee ownership, and timely elimination of risks across kiln and shipping operations.\nLead MOPED safety efforts in the assigned areas, including employee training, safe equipment and pedestrian interaction, and support for mill-wide MOPED team activities.\nPartner with mill leadership and cross-functional teams to conduct root cause analysis for safety, quality, reliability, and production events; implement corrective actions and verify sustained results.\nLead kiln and shipping quality performance by improving stack quality, reducing waste, partnering with the Quality Control Technician to complete daily hot checks, controlling moisture targets, increasing drying consistency, minimizing defects, and maximizing grade yield and profitability.\nBuild employee capability and accountability across kiln and shipping operations through coaching, regular one-on-ones, clear RREs (roles, responsibilities, and expectations), cross-training, and development planning.\nCoordinate with the Process Engineer, department supervisors, Sales, and Planer teams to align quality priorities, kiln schedules, order requirements, product flow, and availability of the correct product at the planer infeed.\nMaintain the weekly planer forecast and improve planer uptime by keeping product at the infeed.\nPrepare, validate, and distribute accurate daily kiln and shipping reports in a timely manner, including production, inventory, loading, moisture, and downtime information.\nEnsure consistent use of MovePro, SAP production orders, and MES downtime reporting to strengthen inventory accuracy, production visibility, and identification of recurring losses.\nCoordinate kiln maintenance priorities by initiating and tracking work orders, supporting planned outages and start-ups, and following up on recurring equipment issues to improve reliability.\nMaintain a disciplined daily operating cadence by verifying kiln schedules, charge construction, equipment checks, housekeeping, and completion of critical preventive tasks across shifts.\nUse operating data and performance trends to identify constraints, establish priorities, and lead our Catalyst program in designated areas and other continuous-improvement initiatives that improve safety, quality, throughput, reliability, and cost.\nWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)\nHigh School Diploma or equivalent\nExperience as a Supervisor/leader in an industrial or manufacturing environment\nExperience with MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook\nNormal schedule is Monday - Friday day shift, but must be willing to work nights, weekends, overtime and holidays as needed to lead the team\n\nWhat Will Put You Ahead\nLumber or wood-products experience as a supervisor or lead\nDry kiln experience\nAt Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.\n\nHiring Philosophy\nAll Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.\n\nWho We Are\nAs a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.\nAt Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.\n\nOur Benefits\nOur goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.\nAdditionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.\n\nEqual Opportunities\nEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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