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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse & FulfillmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBolingbrook, IL, USA$65k - $75k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in a warehouse, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or military environment.
  • Experience directly supervising employees, including setting expectations and holding employees accountable for performance.
  • Experience developing employees through coaching, training, and ongoing feedback.
  • Experience coordinating staffing, workload, and changing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate daily warehouse activities to meet safety, quality, productivity, service, and customer requirements.
  • Assign work and adjust staffing and priorities based on workload and operational needs.
  • Maintain an active floor presence, monitor workflow, remove barriers, and reinforce safe and consistent work practices.
  • Set clear expectations and provide coaching, recognition, training, and cross-training to employees and Team Leads.
  • Monitor operational performance, identify gaps, take timely corrective action, and escalate significant concerns when needed.
  • Coordinate staffing, coverage, onboarding, training, shift-start discussions, and cross-shift handoffs.
  • Identify and support improvements in safety, quality, workflow, productivity, and standard work.
  • Lead picking, packing, shipping, material movement, and daily workflow for approximately 22 employees across supported shifts, for the Pick & Pack / Shipping position.
  • Lead receiving, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, freight breakdown, and coordination with partner departments for approximately 16 employees, for the Inbound & Inventory position.
  • Spend the initial onboarding period learning the operation alongside employees and Team Leads before assuming full supervisory ownership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Supervisory or people-leadership experience in a warehouse or distribution environment.
  • Experience with inventory operations, cycle counting, stock accuracy, receiving, or inbound freight.
  • Experience with picking, packing, shipping, material movement, or shift-based labor coordination.
  • Education or training in business, supply chain, operations, logistics, or a related field.
  • Experience using operational information and performance measures to make staffing and workflow decisions.
  • Experience developing employees and supporting continuous improvement.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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