Job Description
Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Production Supervisor at our Olympia, WA Facility. The Supervisor will utilize leadership, operations experience, and communication to identify and convert change improvement opportunities related to people, processes, and systems. The ideal candidate will demonstrate safety as a strong value and lead a crew of employees to exceed production expectations for the shift. The ideal candidate must be self-driven and commit to safety, manufacturing excellence, and quality. The candidate selected will primarily be leading swing shift (3:00pm-11:00pm Monday-Friday), but will also need to be available for other shifts for training and coverage purposes. Candidate must be open and available to work all shifts, including 12-hour shifts, Saturdays, and holidays to support business needs.
Our Team You know us already! Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. The team specializes in the full box making process with both converting and corrugator assets, where they support the self-actualization of their employees. This position provides opportunities for promotion as well as many other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities across the country.
As a leader, you’ll embody our
Principle-Based Management (PBM) philosophy—fostering creativity, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement. This role is designed for a leader who thrives on collaboration, challenges, and delivering meaningful contributions.
Check out these videos/links to learn more about the Corrugated Business at Georgia-Pacific:
Georgia-Pacific: How Corrugated Boxes are Made
Georgia-Pacific: Corrugated
What You Will Do - Lead an operating team in compliance in safety, health, environmental, and quality
- Foster a culture based on our Principle Based Management (PBM) Philosophy
- Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement appropriate mitigating strategies; investigate incidents and participate in resolution of causes
- Coach, train, and develop operations personnel in safety, quality, and production
- Ensure best practices are followed for minimization of waste at machine centers
- Address key issues and concerns and interact with employees from other departments to ensure quality, on-time production
- Plan, assign and direct work for all hourly production employees; appraise performance and provide feedback as needed; assist in resolving complaints; hold employees accountable as needed; communicate issues and results on a daily basis
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)- Experience supervising employees within a manufacturing, production, industrial, OR military environment
- Strong commitment to safety and a proven ability to lead safety initiatives and engage team members in the process
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite and experience with manufacturing software systems is preferred.
What Will Put You Ahead - Experience supervising print & converting or packaging production operations
- Experience in Microsoft Office Software (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint – updating and creating spreadsheets, Word document creation/editing)
- Experience working with KIWI application
For this role, we anticipate paying $85,000 - $100,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At 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. Hiring Philosophy All 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.
Who We Are As 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.
At 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.
Our Benefits Our 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.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Work at office, Worldwide, Flexible hours, Shift work, Saturday, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday, All shifts,