Shipping and Receiving Supervisor

About the Role

Provide focus, direction, and leadership for the Shipping/Receiving function. Supervise and direct activities, monitor productivity, measure progress, and set expectations regarding safety, productivity, quality, and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Manages all shipping/receiving/trucking personnel to ensure conformance to established metrics (Safety, TOC, Dock Targets, Productivity, and Cost) and adherence to procedures.
• Reserves material for shipments and records documentation appropriately.
• Trains Production Control personnel in tasks needed to support the department, including processing change orders, obtaining quotes, writing purchase orders, following up with outside processing, shipping, master milestone, conversion milestone, exception reports, job release procedures, and split-off travelers.
• Manages shipping schedules based on customer requirements as determined by Sales and Production Control.
• Manages freight costs.
• Monitors reports and metrics to improve on-time performance and reduce wait time.
• Provides direction to Production Supervision relative to receive/dock/shipping targets on a daily basis.
• Participates in daily shipping meetings and prepares daily shipping lists to support shipping forecasts.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems; initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals; enforces safety regulations; initiates and maintains 6S and Lean initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Judgment exercised in the management of personnel, materials, and processes with impact on quality, safety, productivity, profitability, and employee relations.
• Application of experiential learning to contribute to group, team, and department success—ability to plan, monitor, control, and report progress on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Technical effectiveness: speed in becoming well-versed in essential technical subject matter; timeliness, accuracy, and thoroughness of information and records; responsiveness.
• Adequate oral communication skills to instruct, direct, and resolve conflicts with and between employees.
• Written skills for internal correspondence, writing or revising procedures.
• Reading comprehension sufficient to interpret and apply specifications and procedures.
• Persuasion, negotiation, and motivational skills to maintain high productivity and achieve ‘win-win’ solutions.
• Collaboration skills to create a cooperative, responsive workforce.
• Composure under pressure to manage effectively through change and interruptions.
• Problem-solving: anticipates, surfaces consequential issues, and acts with appropriate urgency and organized planning.
• Ability to be forklift certified.

Requirements

• Associates degree or higher along with 3+ years in logistics, shipping, distribution, and/or transportation in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of transportation regulations/guidelines.
• Experience working with forklifts and cranes.
• Computer proficiency in ERP systems (ORACLE preferred), Discoverer, and Excel.
• Active and licensed Class C driver with a clean driving record.

Working Conditions

• Constant exposure to indoor manufacturing environment.
• Constant exposure to moderate noise.
• Working conditions may include small spaces, dust, fumes, odors, coolants, hot/cold temperatures, inside/outside noise, vibration, standing on concrete for long hours, and wet or uneven surfaces.
• Must be able to work any shift including overtime, weekends, and holidays if scheduled.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to thirty-five (35) pounds on a repetitive basis.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, kneel, twist, and work at heights on an intermittent basis for up to twelve (12) hours.
• Requires hand manipulation including simple grasping, pushing, and pulling of materials.
• Must be able to safely operate an overhead crane.
• Must be able to reach and work above and below shoulder level.
• Must be able to work with and around forklifts and hazardous machinery.
• Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment.
• Visual acuity to detect flaws in parts being inspected.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.