Shipping Supervisor (Lennox, On-Site)

• 2+ years supervision experience in a manufacturing/shipping environment
• Knowledge of shipping and receiving in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in achieving and maintaining the efficiency and quality of a manufacturing facility
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and supervisory experience
• Proven track record of supporting the company’s safety procedures and policies
• Computer skills: MS office, outlook, ERP systems such as Fourth Shift.

Supervise plant operations with overall responsibility for: plant safety, production, quality, and personnel management. Assist with resource planning, lean manufacturing, operational excellence, and materials management.

• Supervises and coordinates activities of team members engaged in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments and preparing items for shipment.
• Study and standardize procedures to improve efficiency of team members.
• Maintain harmony among team members and resolve grievances.
• Assist team members with work process problems.
• Uses appropriate tools to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
• Oversees incoming and outgoing activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Determines space requirements and position of shipment in trailers and/or containers and lays out position of shipment.
• Determines routing and legal load limits of trucks, according to established schedules and weight limits of states.
• Inspects material handling equipment for defects and notifies maintenance personnel or contacts outside service facility for repair.
• Maintains vehicle maintenance report.
• Directs movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage and work areas.
• Compiles records of unfilled orders.
• Posts weights and shipping charges.
• Prepares bills of lading.
• Performs other duties as necessary.
• May assist workers in shipping and receiving activities.
• Grow a cross trained staff to ensure consistency in quality and efficiency in department