Jobs · Management · Alabama

Shipping/Receiving Supervisor

Arcosa Inc. · Steele, AL · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagementFull-time

What You’ll Do

  • Establish functional business plans and technical objectives to meet short and long-term goals
  • Support and participate in all safety activities to maintain a safety-first culture
  • Cook and communicate daily metrics to achieve forecast goals
  • Set priorities and make schedules for the team to ensure task completion
  • Monitor costs/spend to match goals in the PL forecast
  • Interpret and execute policies and procedures in accordance with Arcosa policies
  • Audit processes to ensure quality and cost effectiveness
  • Map/track daily times: vacation, absenteeism and discipline of those who report to you
  • Coordinate needed transportation at the right time and for the best price
  • Continually track both finished and unfinished customer goods and coordinates with the shipping department, outside vendors, and customers to ensure quick and efficient deliveries
  • Communicate transportation status updates to stakeholders on a continual and as needed basis
  • Finalize loads, create shipping documents, and communicate with shipping dispatchers frequently
  • Evaluate freight classifications and operating efficiency to ensure proper delivery of products
  • Communicate with carriers to troubleshoot unexpected issues, which may be at times outside normal business hours
  • Other duties and assignments as needed

What You’ll Need

  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute short and long-term operational plans, aligning department goals with business objectives
  • Working knowledge of workplace safety programs and the ability to lead participation in safety activities, reinforcing a safety-first culture
  • Prior supervisory experience leading hourly/non-exempt teams, including coaching, direction, and day-to-day work coordination
  • Proven scheduling and prioritization skills to ensure timely completion of daily tasks and shipments
  • Proven ability to define, track, and communicate daily performance metrics; comfortable using data to drive results against forecasts
  • Familiarity with timekeeping and attendance tracking (vacation/absenteeism) and the ability to support fair, consistent discipline processes
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to provide timely transportation status updates to stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot transportation exceptions; ability to respond as needed outside normal business hours

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