Logisitics Specialist

Georgia Pacific is immediately hiring for a Logistics Specialist to join our Dixie team in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This role requires strong skills in logistics, inventory management, technical support, process improvement, safety, and long-term asset care. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in manufacturing operations, with a focus on delivering proactive and responsive solutions to business needs. Key responsibilities include safely enhancing productivity and reducing costs through process and equipment optimization, as well as improving operational knowledge and skills. Additionally, the candidate will serve as the primary escalation point and support for the on-shift team, which may require additional flexibility and availability.

The Fort Smith Plant is part of the Dixie brand plates and bowls paper products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our employees help other's and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day. Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Fort Smith community.

• Embrace influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture
• Responsible for prioritizing, and manage notifications, ensuring the work adds value, and is aligned with the department goals
• Aligning resources to a common priority; assurance that assigned resources are effective and required resources are urgently requested and obtained
• They will work with site team members in capturing strategic value opportunities
• Effectively applying the challenge process; urgent removal and escalation of issues that are prohibiting delivery of initiative results.
• Effectively support on-shift Logistics team through shift direction
• Research ways to increase inventory accuracy
• Communicate with hourly team members with errors found and assist in helping them understand the process and how the error effects the inventory accuracy
• Participate in the monthly Crew Meetings

• Experience working within a manufacturing, warehousing, or inventory management
• Experience performing cycle counts and auditing inventory
• Experience working with or using a logistical or inventory database

• Experience working within a manufacturing logistics environment
• Knowledge and experience with reliability systems, work processes, implementation, and continuous improvements
• Knowledge of an inventory or logistical management system