Logistics Supervisor

Georgia Pacific is seeking qualified candidates to be considered for a Logistics Supervisor to join our team in Brewton, AL. This position will provide leadership to achieve key operation objectives in safety, environmental compliance, reliability, production, quality, and cost. The Logistics Supervisor is responsible for the development of the hourly operations employees’ capabilities and manages all aspects of their performance.

This leader will have a general understanding of the mill and will be accountable for the results that are impacted by their team’s performance and capability. A successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, constructive challenge skills to facilitate improvement, the ability to stay current in best practices and be a continuous leader, and collaboration skills with the ability to engage teams.

This position will report to the Area Production Leader. Long-term value is created through the application of the company’s business philosophy of Principle Based Management™ and Georgia-Pacific’s Guiding Principles.

The Brewton Mill produces white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. The SBS material is used to make GP’s Dixie plates. White top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays. To learn more about our Bleach Board Division, visit  Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here:
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• Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction, and risk mitigation; ensures compliance standards are met
• Lead, develop, and mentor direct reports with behaviors and actions that advance our culture
• Improve customer supply processes through root cause problem identification and elimination
• Ensure team understands the value of our customer needs
• Partner with mill leadership team, external and internal customers, and others to identify and address performance and knowledge gaps
• Manage individual performance and hold individuals accountable for their results through vision setting, one-on-one conversations, and performance feedback
• Practice Principled Entrepreneurship™ by applying the judgement, responsibility, initiative, economic/critical thinking skills, and sense of urgency necessary to generate the greatest contribution
• Utilize strong communication (written and verbal), organizational, and planning/scheduling/execution skills
• Provide weekly work schedule and timely pay actions consistent with our labor agreement
• Available for on-call needs – after hours, weekend and holiday as necessary
• Ensure compliance with the Product Stewardship Compliance Standard and the mill product safety plan
• Employ strong interpersonal skills to influence and facilitate change in the department and the process; acting as a positive change agent for continued development and improvement within a “shift runs a shift” environment
• Encourage and incentivize knowledge sharing and transfer between team members
• Support the skills qualification and knowledge evaluation processes for operators to assist in talent gap closure plans and ensure timely skills advancement and learning
• Assist in managing competing priorities in a flow-to-work environment and providing on-shift coaching and feedback to control room operators, field personnel, support personnel, and utility positions

• High School diploma or GED
• Supervisory experience in an industrial, warehouse, manufacturing/production or military environment
• Experience and knowledge of inventory control processes
• Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Teams

• Associate degree or higher
• Experience with logistics or scheduling/receiving deliveries in a warehouse, manufacturing/production, or military environment
• Experience in shipping software programs and automated roll handling equipment
• Knowledge of drop yard and rail operations

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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.

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