Shipping Manager

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring a Shipping Manager at our Sheboygan, WI Facility. The Shipping Manager will utilize leadership, logistics experience, and communication to identify and convert change improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate safety as the primary value and lead a crew of employees to exceed shipping expectations for operations, vendors, and customers. The candidate must be self-driven and demonstrate a commitment to safety, manufacturing excellence, and quality. The Shipping Manager must also possess strong interpersonal communication and technical skills as well as being capable of leading transformation initiatives.


Our Team

You know us already! Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation's leading corrugated box manufacturers. The team specializes in the full box-making process with both converting and corrugator assets, where they support the self-actualization of their employees. This position provides opportunities for promotion as well as many other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities across the country. Come join our team!

Check out these videos/links to learn more about the Corrugated Business at Georgia-Pacific:
Georgia-Pacific: How Corrugated Boxes are Made
Georgia-Pacific: Corrugated

What You Will Do

• Lead, motivate, and develop a team of shipping leads and hourly employees to improve individual and overall business performance goals.
• Foster and develop a culture based on Principled-Based Management (PBM®) with a safety-first culture adhering to corporate and plant policies.
• Drive positive customer experience through daily management of On Time In Full (OTIF) metric and customer delivery expectations.
• Develop daily shipping plans to support plant operations and optimize local dedicated carrier utilization to mitigate freight costs.
• Manage warehouse inventories with a focus on aged inventory management and unit organization.
• Manage dedicated carrier truck fleet and trailer pool.
• Evaluate deliveries, shipments, and product levels to improve inventory processes.
• Proactively manage forklift fleet with local and contract maintenance departments.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications

• Experience in a shipping/warehouse management role and/or a manufacturing/industrial environment
• Experience working with cross-functional teams

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supervising in a shipping/warehouse management role and/or a manufacturing/industrial environment
• 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
• Experience with computerized inventory systems
• Experience with TOPS, PCS, FFF, & KIWI

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

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 visit the following website for additional information:

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