What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Supervisor position at Confidential?
The Shipping Supervisor is accountable for leading and managing the effective day-to-day activities of the assigned shipping crews within assigned areas while ensuring daily excellence so that results are achieved in safety, quality, downtime, cost and efficiency. This person will be responsible for ensuring trailers are loaded correctly in a timely manner. Making sure all items are properly scanned before loading onto the trailer. Conducting routine audits to ensure that proper cubing of the trailer takes place by the shipping staff. Limiting all damages and making sure that all loads are loaded complete and well blocked for securing during transit.
Ensuring that the staff does the following in a timely and efficient manner:
- Scan material on a conveyor line to be loaded into trailers. Scan label and load properly in the trailer.
- Responsible for pre-staging loading dock for assigned trailer, and setting up scanners for loading of all items assigned to his/her assigned loads
- Responsible for maintaining high standards and able to comply with company loading standards.
- Scan label and load properly in the trailer.
- Assist loaders with day to day activities so that to ensure all standards are followed.
- Responsible for completing all additional duties/task given by Plant Manager.
- Responsible for pre-staging loading dock for assigned trailer, and setting up scanners for loading of all items assigned to his/her assigned loads.
- Responsible for maintaining high standards and able to comply with company standards.
Education and Experience
- 4 years of experience in a Shipping environment
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent; Bachelor of Science degree is preferred but not required.
- Experience in cabinet or work manufacturing highly preferred, but not required.
- Three years of lean manufacturing experience highly preferred, but not required.
- 3 years of experience in shipping/Warehouse leadership/supervision experience required.
- Advanced team problem-solving skills and strong oral communication skills needed.
- Understanding of production process specific variances.
- Ability to plan production schedules to maximize efficiency and clear communication with each shift.
- Understanding the setting of requirements and the customer supplier relationship.
- Must have a thorough understanding of manufacturing systems and processes.
- Must have a thorough understanding or continuous improvement practices to include root cause analysis in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience supervising a group size from 10 to 15 employees.
- Must be able to manage, communicate and develop subordinate employees.
- Must be able to work in a team environment with other production supervisors.
- Proficiency of various software programs including MS Word, MS Excel and IE Explorer.
- Must be able to perform basic math skills and the ability to read a measuring tape and caliper in metric dimensions.
- Must have a strong sense of urgency in completing assigned daily duties and hourly goals.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English is highly desirable.
- Proven safety leadership.
Physical Requirements and/or Working Conditions
- Enclosed but not air-conditioned or heated factory environment. Will include long hours of standing, some heavy lifting, and areas where eye protection, hearing protection and respirators are required.
- Must be able to physically perform daily tasks, including lifting of packages weighing more than 50 lbs. or more.
EOE/M/F/Vet Disabled
Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Weekend availability
Work Location: One location
Salary : $39,900 - $50,500
