2nd Shift Shipping Lead

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture by adhering to company safe work practices and ensuring compliance with all safety policies and SOPs.
• Maintain a clean, organized shipping and work area at shift start, during operations, and at shift changeover.
• Interpret dry end run schedules and translate production data into accurate, efficient shipping lineups.
• Cookordination with Scheduling and the Control Room to align production output with transportation plans and resolve discrepancies in real time.
• Schedule and communicate with delivery drivers to ensure cost-effective, on-time customer deliveries.
• Verify unit counts, tagging, and proper unitization to ensure all orders ship complete and meet quality standards; report shortages or issues immediately.
• Supervise, monitor, and provide performance feedback to Checker Loaders; ensure proper staffing and training for assigned tasks.
• Oversee trailer inspections, sweep logs, and compliance documentation to ensure completion per standard operating procedures.
• Manage rework, overruns, underruns, and scrap in coordination with the Control Room Operator to prevent carryover between shifts and maximize trailer utilization.
• Ensure completion of preventative maintenance and housekeeping tasks, including equipment cleaning, forklift upkeep, propane valve shutoff, and waste removal.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience: 3+ years in a manufacturing shipping environment; experience with scheduling preferred
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Strong written and oral communication; organization and attention to detail; analytical and problem-solving skills; time management; systems analysis; mathematical and deductive reasoning; critical thinking; active learning

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a repeatedly on a regular basis; must be able to stand for 8-10 hours a day; bend, stand, squat, twist repeatedly.
• Work Environment: Loud Environment that requires hearing protection; exposure to fumes or airborne particles; manufacturing facility with machinery and equipment; occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock; fast-paced environment.