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Maintenance Supervisor

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Georgia, Rome
Aug 28, 2026
Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our lumber mill in Rome, Georgia. In this role, you will lead and develop a skilled maintenance team while improving workplace safety, equipment reliability, and operational performance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who sets clear expectations, builds team capability, and works effectively across departments to solve problems and deliver lasting results. At Georgia-Pacific, we are committed to creating long-term value through principled entrepreneurship, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. Our employees strive to achieve an injury-free workplace while delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer value. Our Team The Rome lumber mill is a fast-paced manufacturing operation where Maintenance partners closely with Operations, Reliability, Engineering, and Safety. The team focuses on preventing serious incidents, improving equipment performance, and supporting dependable production. Georgia-Pacific's Rome Lumber mill produces Southern Pine dimension lumber used throughout the building industry for residential and commercial construction, pressure-treated applications, trusses, pallets, and general framing. Rome, Georgia is conveniently located approximately one hour northwest of Atlanta. What You Will Do 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 Coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to improve equipment reliability and production performance Partner 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 Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) 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 What Will Put You Ahead 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 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. Additionally, 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. Equal Opportunities Equal 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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu). #LI-DK1