Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

The Maintenance Supervisor leads and develops a skilled maintenance team at Georgia-Pacific's lumber mill in Rome, Georgia. The role involves setting clear expectations, building team capability, and working effectively across departments to solve problems and deliver lasting results.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team, with a strong focus on preventing serious injuries and maintaining compliance with safety and environmental requirements
• Set clear priorities and expectations; provide timely feedback, recognition, and performance coaching
• Build team capability through training, skill development, effective work assignments, and knowledge sharing
• Cookinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to improve equipment reliability and production performance
• Parel with Operations and other departments to troubleshoot equipment issues, prioritize work, plan outages, and implement sustainable improvements
• Use maintenance data and problem-solving methods to identify recurring failures, address root causes, and reduce downtime and cost
• Promote an inclusive, respectful work environment where employees are encouraged to speak up, share ideas, and take ownership of results

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of industrial maintenance experience, including millwright or maintenance supervision experience, in a heavy industrial, manufacturing, or military environment
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel and documenting maintenance work in a reporting or computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Experience reading and interpreting mechanical, structural, and electrical drawings
• Experience leading work, coaching employees, or coordinating maintenance activities
• Must work in a manufacturing environment that may be hot, cold, noisy, dusty, indoors, or outdoors

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in maintenance technology, engineering technology, or a related technical field
• Maintenance leadership experience in wood products or another continuous-process manufacturing environment
• Experience leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Experience improving preventive and predictive maintenance programs, equipment reliability, or maintenance planning and scheduling

Skills

• Strong leadership and coaching skills
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of CMMS systems
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, structural, and electrical drawings

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retail retirement plan
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance

Pay

Compensation details are confidential and not publicly disclosed. However, the company values its employees' contributions and provides competitive pay based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The Maintenance Supervisor typically works a standard Monday through Friday schedule, with occasional overtime as needed.