Shipping and Receiving Supervisor

Shipping Supervisor

The Shipping Supervisor is responsible and accountable for monitoring and supervising the work of bargaining unit employees in the Shipping department. This position includes standard supervisory functions such as, but not limited to, overseeing new employee training and evaluation, ensuring employee performance standards are met, and administering corrective actions and disciplinary actions.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:

• Understand, administer and enforce all corporate and plant safety and compliance rules to employees under direct supervision.
• Monitor and ensure employees have a safe work environment.
• Reinforce PPE policies, requiring all employees to wear steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc.
• Ensure assigned work area is kept clean and organized.
• Monitor and ensure that all employees in assigned area are following all applicable food safety policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and facilitate all shipping and receiving of finished goods, raw material, and other miscellaneous items.
• Serve as first line supervisor for shipping employees to ensure all company goals and objectives are met. Hold employees accountable for performing all job assignments.
• Oversee placement of incoming trucks.
• Work in conjunction with Finished Goods and Roll Stock Cycle Counters to maintain inventory control of finished goods for plant.
• Maintain warehouse area for finished goods by completing weekly zone audits and addressing issues.
• Communicate with Production, Maintenance and Scheduling in coordinating shipping responsibilities.
• Understand labor agreement and company policies and procedures and hold employees on shift accountable according to the guidelines set forth in the agreement and by management.
• Evaluate employee performances, and administer counseling and/or disciplinary action, making sure that recurring problems are brought to the attention of the Shipping/Receiving Manager.
• Evaluate newly hired employees and make recommendations to Shipping/Receiving Manager and/or Human Resources Manager as to retraining and retention.
• Train new employees or assign them to workers to be trained.
• Listen to and report any grievances to manager; must be present at first step grievance meeting with Shipping/Receiving Manager.
• Ensure proper supplies are kept for the department while keeping costs to a minimum.
• Meet/achieve safety, quality, production, waste, housekeeping and cost goals set forth by management.
• Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures.
• Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required.
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a distribution center, traffic, or a warehouse environment is needed.
• 1 year supervisory experience preferred.
• High school diploma is preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Work overtime as required.
• Ability perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
• Experience operating forklift equipment.
• Ability to successfully multitask in a fast pace environment.
• The commitment to stay safe and to continue to learn and develop.