Maintenance Supervisor Trainee- Corrigan Plywood

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor Trainee for our plywood facility in Corrigan, Texas.

The Maintenance Supervisor Trainee participates in a structured, hands-on development experience designed to build the leadership, technical, and planning capabilities needed to support safe, efficient, and effective maintenance of plant equipment and facilities in a plywood manufacturing environment. Working under the guidance of experienced maintenance and operations leaders, this role learns to minimize downtime, improve equipment reliability, support continuous improvement, and apply Georgia-Pacific's Principle-Based Management (PBM) philosophy.

Our Team

GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit https://www.buildgp.com/.

What You Will Do

• Shadow maintenance leadership and gradually assist with leading, mentoring, and developing maintenance technicians and support staff.
• Learn how to provide ongoing feedback, coaching, goal setting, and performance support for team members.
• Assist with planning, scheduling, assigning, and prioritizing maintenance work to align with production schedules and operational goals.
• Develop working knowledge of preventive, predictive, and precision maintenance programs that reduce downtime and extend asset life.
• Build technical troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and instrumentation systems.
• Participate in daily scheduling meetings and learn workforce allocation to work orders using Kronos and CMMS tools such as MP2.
• Assist with spare-parts, tools, and materials inventory and learn procurement and cost-control practices.
• Participate in root cause analysis investigations and support corrective actions for equipment failures.
• Assist with preparing maintenance reports, metrics, and performance data for management review.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum 5 years in a team lead or supervisor role leading maintenance teams in an industrial, manufacturing, maintenance, military, or related technical environment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and hydraulic systems or demonstrated ability to learn industrial maintenance systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, and willingness to learn maintenance planning and scheduling tools such as CMMS or MP2.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate or bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, Industrial Management, or a related field.
• Previous team lead, supervisory, internship, co-op, or leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Experience in wood products or plywood manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with maintenance planning, scheduling, or CMMS tools.

Physical Requirements:

• Walk on elevated catwalks over 15 feet high to perform daily duties
• Work in a non-climate controlled mill, with dust, noise and temperatures that can be higher in the summer and lower in the winter
• Perform tasks such as lifting (50lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day

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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, experience, and background. 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: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf