Shipping Lead

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of workers engaged in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments, and preparing items for shipment.
• Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
• Utilizes knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
• Oversees incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Determines space requirements and positions shipments in trucks, laying out their placement.
• Determines routing and legal load limits of trucks according to established schedules and state weight limits.
• Inspects loading operations for compliance with shipping specifications and seals loaded truck doors.
• Inspects material handling equipment for defects and notifies maintenance personnel or external service providers for repair.
• Maintains vehicle maintenance reports.
• Directs movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platforms to storage and work areas.
• Compiles records of unfilled orders.
• Posts weight and shipping charges.
• Prepares bills of lading.
• May assist workers in shipping and receiving activities.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two years’ experience as a Forklift Operator with Forklift Certification.
• One year shipping experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• College and/or related technical experience.
• One year supervisory experience as a manager of at least five people.
• Four years experience in the corrugated box industry (training will be provided).

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to read a tape measure quickly and accurately; calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rates; apply high school‑level math concepts.
• Reasoning Ability: Apply common‑sense understanding to follow written, oral, or graphic instructions; solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently uses hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaches with hands and arms; and stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. Occasionally required to sit. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and frequently to wet and/or humid conditions. Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level is usually loud.

Leadership Attributes

• Superior time‑management skills, including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and lead effective meetings.
• Teaching skills to function as an instructor for personnel in both technical and administrative aspects.
• Excellent crisis‑management ability with high emotional control under adverse conditions, leading personnel to successful resolutions.
• Strong employee‑relations skills: active listening, performance appraisal, positive and corrective feedback, conflict resolution, motivational coaching, and delegation.
• Consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.