Logistics Specialist

Your Job

Georgia Pacific is immediately hiring for a Logistics Specialist to join our Dixie® team in Lexington, Kentucky.

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 logistics operations, with a focus on delivering proactive and responsive solutions to business needs.

Key responsibilities include safely enhancing productivity and reducing costs through process 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.

Our Team

The Lexington Plant is part of the Dixie® brand cups and lids 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 others, and the business reaches 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 Lexington community.

What You Will Do



* Embrace influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture.


* Aligning resources to a common priority; ensure that assigned resources are effective and required resources are urgently requested and obtained.


* Work with site team members in capturing process improvement opportunities.


* Communicate with external resources (KBX, Deployment, Third Party Warehouse, OTR Drivers, Spotting Service) to ensure the flow of information to needed parties based on shipments and production inputs.


* Effectively support the on-shift Logistics team.


* Research ways to increase inventory accuracy.


* Communicate with hourly team members about errors found and assist in helping them understand the process and how the error affects inventory accuracy.


* Participate in Department DO Meetings.


* Manage the trailer pool and FIFO trailers in the yard.


* Act as the RIM owner for the department, accurately processing shipping and receiving documentation.


* Monitor, research, and clear Queue errors.


* Provide daily and weekly reporting of department KPIs.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Two (2) or more years of leadership experience within a warehouse environment.


* Experience working within manufacturing, warehousing, or inventory management.


* Experience performing cycle counts and auditing inventory.


* Experience using multiple computer systems and/or warehouse applications.

What Will Put You Ahead



* Five (5) years or more of experience work...