Electrical Supervisor

About the role

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Electrical Supervisor to support our growing Plywood operation in Dudley, NC. This role is responsible for leading electrical and instrumentation work across the facility to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations in a continuous manufacturing environment. As the Electrical Supervisor, you will lead and develop a team of electrical and instrument technicians while coordinating planned maintenance, troubleshooting unplanned events, and supporting plant reliability initiatives. You will play a key role in electrical safety, compliance, and long-term equipment performance as the site continues to expand and invest in its operations. Our Team At Georgia-Pacific, we are innovative, we manufacture products that make people’s lives easier, and we provide careers, not just jobs for our employees. We foster a culture that values integrity and compliance more than anything else and we encourage our employees to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop electrical & instrument technicians; coach, assess, and fill skill gaps.
• Plan, schedule, and supervise electrical maintenance, outages, and contractor work.
• Troubleshoot incidents, coordinate corrective actions, and perform root cause analysis.
• Own electrical safety and compliance: Qualified Person program, PPE, training, signage, and electrical-room housekeeping.
• Maintain and improve preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance programs (write/update job plans, specs, and PMs).
• Ensure tools and test equipment are calibrated and insulated; enforce plant standards and workflows.
• Manage documentation and administrative tasks (work plans, schedules, CMMS entries, compliance audits).

Requirements (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience performing electrician type work in a manufacturing, heavy industrial, or military environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook) for communication and documentation.
• Commitment to safe work practices and ability to enforce them.
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment (noise, dust, non‑climate‑controlled areas).
• Occasional after‑hours and on‑call work required.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Experience performing or supervising electrical work in an industrial or manufacturing environment (trade, electrical engineering, or military electrical experience).
• Advanced experience in heavy industrial electrical systems.
• Familiarity with PLC/HMI systems, drives, control systems, and the National Electrical Code.
• Experience with predictive technologies such as infrared, vibration, motor current, or lubrication.
• Exposure to one or more of the following: CMMS, root cause analysis/problem solving, reading electrical drawings, or reliability improvement efforts.
• Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Benefits

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.