About this role
Objective
Provide leadership within the Shipping Department to ensure safety, production, quality, attendance, housekeeping, training and succession goals are met. Drive continuous improvement utilizing lean manufacturing concepts and tools. Provide mentorship to include coaching, progressive discipline, skill cross-training and development for succession options.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Coordinate activities of employees responsible for picking product and preparing it for same day shipping
Identify work procedures, prepare work schedules and expedite workflow
Issue written and oral work instructions
Examine work for accuracy, neatness and conformance to company policy and procedures
Study and standardize departmental procedures to improve efficiency of workers
Maintain harmony among hourly employees and resolve and resolve workplace grievances
Treat all co-workers with respect, keep commitments, work with integrity
Ensure correct shipment of orders by using KPI techniques, scanners and pick lists
Ensure all established policies, rules, regulations and procedures are followed
Responsible for safety and housekeeping of area of responsibility
Monitor pullers and loaders to ensure productivity meets daily demands
Assist employees with process work flow, product knowledge and safety concerns
Report all process and equipment problems to appropriate manager
Work with Maintenance Supervisor related to PM, repair and improvement of equipment and/or processes
Manage employee time and attendance in the timekeeping system, maintaining up-to-date, accurate time and attendance records
Complete all required paperwork and reports accurately and on time
Must be able to work scheduled shift as well as overtime and weekends as required
Must perform various administrative and clerical duties as required
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications
2 years experience in manufacturing shipping/logistics leadership role
Strong interpersonal communication, active listening, coaching, counseling, training and general leadership skills
Able to understand written and verbal directives and complex manufacturing processes
Read and interpret blueprints
Computer literacy to include MS Outlook, Word, Excel, experience with MRP
Experience in a union environment strongly preferred
Ability to carry out multi step, complex directions
Ability to deductively and inductively problem solve with multiple variables
Ability to utilize general mathematical and algebraic problems
Ability to retain focus while managing multiple projects, tasks and problems
Ability to deal with non-standard production situations with multiple variables
Education and/or experience
Bachelors or HS/GED preferred and commensurate applicable experience
2 years of supervision
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this role. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands or fingers, handle or feel, talk and hear. The employee is required to be able to reach with hands and arms, sit, stand, walk, balance, stoop, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision (some supervisory roles), peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds infrequently.
Work Environment
The environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this role. This is not a climate-controlled facility therefore summer heat and winter cold are conditions that should be expected. Paint line supervisor may expect paint overspray to be present. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to function in this role.