Georgia-Pacific is currently seeking a Distribution Supervisor for our Portland, OR Distribution Centers. This position is for night shift with flexibility to work weekends, overtime, and holidays as needed. A successful candidate will be self-driven with a passion for excellence in safety, leadership, and customer focus. Responsibilities will focus on safety, housekeeping, quality, and accuracy.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, paper-based packaging, office papers, cellulose, specialty fibers, non-woven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. Our familiar consumer brands include: Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Brawny, enMotion, Sparkle, Mardi Gras, and Vanity Fair, as well as the Dixie brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. The company employs approximately 30,000 people directly and creates nearly 130,000 jobs indirectly. Its Harmon subsidiary is among the world's largest recyclers of paper, metal and plastics.
What You Will Do
- Provide vision and leadership to all team members.
- Plan and direct all shipping and receiving daily to ensure shipping schedules and targets are met
- Ensure strict adherence to safety and housekeeping requirements.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues, provide training and facilitate team development.
- Manage continuous improvement opportunities and provide leadership/action plans for gap closure. Review and analyze trends for key performance measures.
- Coach, counsel and develop team members. Ensure timely feedback. Administer performance management.
- Allocate human resources to tasks, roles and responsibilities.
- Ensure team compliance with policies, procedures, compliance standards, regulatory requirements and the labor agreement.
- Ensure that quality and accuracy expectations are followed and met on daily basis.
- Extensive use of Outlook communicating with all levels of the organization.
- Manage automated vehicles including efficiency, up time and troubleshooting.
Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of inventory control processes
- Strong problem solving/root-cause analysis skills
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced distribution environment
- Strong sense of accountability
- Strong commitment to Compliance and defined procedure and policies
- Strong communication, planning and organization skills.
- Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word (to write business correspondence), Excel (for use of spreadsheets, reporting, simple formulas) and Outlook (for internal and external correspondence)
- Inventory management using SAP S4 Hana and EWM.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Supervisor or Management experience in a logistics, shipping or warehouse, industrial environment
- Willing and able to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed
What Will Put You Ahead
- Associate's Degree (or higher) in a business discipline
- Experience as a Supervisor or Manager in a Logistics, Shipping or Warehouse Management experience
- Experience with Warehouse and Labor management systems
- Experience using SAP
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Hiring Philosophy
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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.
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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.
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Equal Opportunities
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