Shipping and Receiving Supervisor jobs in New York

Mastronardi Produce is North America’s leading greenhouse grower and distributor of gourmet vegetables. Our produce is packed under the award-winning SUNSET® brand and can be found in leading grocers throughout North America. Family owned for over 65 years, we pride ourselves on having the most flavorful products and the best people in the industry! We seek individuals that deliver PRIDE:  Passion | Respect | Innovation | Drive | Excellence… to our customers and one another.

Green Empire Farms, a high-tech fresh produce greenhouse in Oneida, New York, and a member of the Mastronardi Group of Companies, is currently seeking a Shipping/Receiving Supervisor to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible to oversee the shipping of product to our customers in a timely and safe manner. This individual ensures workplace health and safety requirements are met.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day supervision of staff, and overseeing work organized by team leaders.
• Ensures product is slotted/shipped correctly.
• Follow commodity specialist allocations and change orders.
• Ensures all areas work together to fill orders in a timely fashion.
• Understands the process of entering pick tickets in NAV.
• Motivates, organizes and encourages teamwork.
• Trains staff and monitors their performance and progress.
• Ensures quality, delivery and objectives, roles, and measures are met.
• Delivering and fulfilling objectives and directions from the operation's headquarters.
• Carrying out responsibilities for the use of computerized systems.
• Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Sets up shipping list for day’s business.
• Ensuring the health, safety, cleanliness and security of the work environment.
• Must maintain confidentiality of all proprietary information, as well as other Company data, including personnel information.

Education/Background Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous managerial experience preferred.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Must have proven track record of managing large groups of employees.
• Proficiency in use of English language with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally, present information and direction, and field questions from managers, employees and external contacts.
• Spanish as a second language would be an asset.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Proficient in computer-use skills (MS Office: Word, Excel).
• Willingness to work independently, with minimal supervision and take ownership of job.
• Strong knowledge of local, state and federal laws and requirements to maintain compliance to all relevant statues and guiding principles (FDA, USDA, MIOSHA, OSHA, CFIA).
• Forklift experience required.

Working Conditions:

• Warehouse environment includes an expansive refrigerated warehouse, where the temperature averages 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The background noise approaches 70 dcbs.
• Must be capable of lifting up to 30 lbs.