Shipping Supervisor

Georgia-Pacific LLC; New Milford (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Milford, NJ is seeking a Shipping Supervisor to oversee all shipping activities across shifts. You will lead a team to ensure safe, efficient operations in line with company procedures and policies, delivering excellent customer service.

This role supports day shift with flexibility for weekends, holidays, and off shifts. Strong focus on PBM and continuous improvement, with opportunities for growth within Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities nationwide.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising shipping/warehouse operations in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and data reporting.
• Experience managing logistics processes and customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safety-first culture adhering to plant and corporate policies.
• Coordinate shipment of materials to support production operations.
• Review sales orders and customer demand to develop daily shipping plans.
• Lead shipping leads and hourly staff to improve productivity and quality.
• Manage inbound and outbound shipments and required documentation.
• Oversee truck fleet and optimize inventory flow in warehouse.
• Conduct monthly physical inventory counts and report results.
• Collaborate with sales and customer service daily on planning.

Skills

Shipping supervision

Logistics management

Microsoft Excel

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar

OSHA Forklift Instructor certification

Tools

TOPS

PCS

FFF

KIWI

Job description

Your Job

The Georgia-Pacific facility in Milford, NJ is looking for a motivated professional to join our team as the Shipping Supervisor. The Shipping Supervisor oversees all shipping activities within the facility on all shifts. This individual leads a team to perform the fast-paced work required in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company procedures and policies. If you enjoy opportunities where you can make a direct impact to your company and community, this may be the opportunity for you!

Your Job

The Georgia-Pacific facility in Milford, NJ is looking for a motivated professional to join our team as the Shipping Supervisor. The Shipping Supervisor oversees all shipping activities within the facility on all shifts. This individual leads a team to perform the fast-paced work required in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company procedures and policies. If you enjoy opportunities where you can make a direct impact to your company and community, this may be the opportunity for you! This position would support day shift with flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and off shifts as needed.

Our Team

The team at Milford, NJ specializes in Corrugated Sheets operations. Milford, NJ offers an ideal location with a strong school system, a stable economic environment, and an attractive quality of life. Located in western New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border, Milford provides convenient access to the Lehigh Valley as well as the greater New York City and Philadelphia regions. This position offers opportunities for growth and promotion in Milford, along with additional career opportunities across Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities nationwide. Learn more by visiting www.gppackaging.com

To learn more about this facility and our Corrugated division, please visit the links below.

Georgia-Pacific: Corrugated

www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do

• Promote a safety-first culture adhering to all required plant and corporate policies
• Continuously strive to deliver the best customer experience to our customers
• Foster and develop a culture based on Principled Based Management (PBM®)
• Coordinate shipment of materials to support production operations
• Review sales orders, customer demand, to develop daily customer shipping plan
• Meet with materials and planning teams to review customer demand to ensure on-time deliveries
• Provide guidance of daily operations ensuring a high degree of productivity and quality
• Coordinate the scheduling of inbound shipments, oversee the receipt of incoming material, and perform incoming inspection
• Coordinate outbound small package and dedicated shipments including all required documentation
• Work with the team using FIFO to manage inventory flow and warehouse organization
• P&L ownership of freight, warehouse and supply chain
• Conduct monthly physical inventory counts
• Measure and report the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employee performance
• Acquire and maintain knowledge of our inventory control processes, shipping and receiving records, and order processes
• Identify and implement improvements to workflow processes and standard operating procedures
• Lead, motivate, and develop a team of shipping leads and hourly employees to improve individual and overall business performance goals
• Collaborate daily/weekly on planning/strategy meetings
• Manage shipping/warehouse functions for internal offsite warehouses
• Continued communication with sales/customer service teams
• Manage entire truck fleet
• Evaluate deliveries, shipments, and product levels to improve inventory processes
• Oversee ordering raw materials
• Partner with outside vendors

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience supervising in shipping/warehouse management role and/or a manufacturing/industrial environment
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and other relevant programs for maintaining records, data, documentation, and reporting
• Experience managing logistic processes and customer relationships

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar
• Experience working in the corrugated packaging/containerboard industry on a corrugator OR in a converting operation
• Certified as an OSHA Forklift Instructor
• Experience with computerized inventory systems
• Experience with TOPS, PCS, FFF, & KIWI

For this role, we anticipate paying $70,000 - $100,000 per year with a sales incentive plan. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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. 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, aquí, or tu).