Electrical Supervisor

Job title: Electrical Supervisor

About the Role Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Electrical Supervisor to lead electrical and instrumentation work across the Dudley, NC plywood operation. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations in a continuous manufacturing environment, while leading and developing a team of electrical and instrument technicians. You will coordinate planned maintenance, troubleshoot unplanned events, and support plant reliability initiatives, with a strong focus on electrical safety and long-term equipment performance as the site expands.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop electrical & instrument technicians; coach, assess, and fill skill gaps.
• Plan, schedule, and supervise electrical maintenance, outages, and contractor work.
• Troubleshoot incidents, coordinate corrective actions, and perform root cause analysis.
• Own electrical safety and compliance: Qualified Person program, PPE, training, signage, and electrical-room housekeeping.
• Maintain and improve preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance programs (write/update job plans, specs, and PMs).
• Ensure tools and test equipment are calibrated and insulated; enforce plant standards and workflows.
• Manage documentation and administrative tasks (work plans, schedules, CMMS entries, compliance audits).

What We're Looking For

• Experience performing or supervising electrical work in an industrial or manufacturing environment (trade, electrical engineering, or military electrical experience).
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including directing work, coaching employees, or leading teams in a manufacturing or military environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook) for communication and documentation.
• Commitment to safe work practices and ability to enforce them.
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment (noise, dust, non‑climate‑controlled areas).
• Occasional after‑hours and on‑call work required.

Nice to Have

• Advanced experience in heavy industrial electrical systems or leadership experience in manufacturing or military environments.
• Familiarity with PLC/HMI systems, drives, control systems, and the National Electrical Code.
• Experience with predictive technologies such as infrared, vibration, motor current, or lubrication.
• Exposure to one or more of the following: CMMS, root cause analysis/problem solving, reading electrical drawings, or reliability improvement efforts.
• Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related fields.

Compensation & Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, life insurance, AD&D, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Eligibility criteria vary by geographic region. Specific details provided by your recruiter.
• This employer uses E-Verify.