Planer Supervisor

About Gloster Forest Products

Gloster Forest Products, LLC (GFP) is building a state-of-the-art lumber mill in Gloster, Mississippi.

The new mill will require over 1 million tons of timber annually to produce about 250 million board feet. The facility will be located on 65 acres (about the area of a large shopping mall) and represents a corporate investment of over $200 million, creating 131 jobs and supporting an additional 200 indirect jobs when operating at full capacity.

Family-owned and operated, GFP is dedicated to its employees who are passionate about delivering unmatched, high-quality lumber from a world-class lumber manufacturing facility.

Gloster Forest Products is slated to begin manufacturing lumber in May of 2024. For more information: www.Glosterfp.com/

Vicksburg Forest Products in Vicksburg, Mississippi is searching for a Planer Mill Supervisor. This role will be accountable for the Planer production by managing staff, participating in the overall administration of ensuring safety, process, procedures, policies, production and accountable for metrics and planer performance on a day-to-day basis. The ideal individual will have strong leadership skills and ability to get work done through others.

Responsibilities

• Assist in promoting a continuous improvement culture through communication and coaching employees as well as finding opportunities for streamlining production activities and enhancing value-added processes.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and training by leading manufacturing principles and events with supervision.
• Strengthen, develop and motivate staff by managing responsibilities and ensuring accountability. Continually sharpen the professional skills of team members.
• Ensures safe work practices, follows safety procedures and completes required safety forms, checklists and permits.
• Provide ideas, innovation and suggestions for continuous improvement and opportunities.

• Ensure quality standards and order specifications are met throughout the manufacturing process of the wide range of products.
• Other Duties as needed.

Required Skills

• At least 1 year of prior experience as a supervisor or lead
• Demonstrative safety leadership
• Excellent team-building and motivational skills
• Understanding of accounting and financial metrics for a mill operation
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Previous wood products manufacturing management experience.

• Lean manufacturing/5S experience a plus

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