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Supervisor Shipping and Receiving

Job Description

Supervisor Shipping and Receiving

• Knows and is able to safely coordinate evacuation procedures.

• Maintain and monitor QS-9000 / TS16949 quality systems for their shift.

• Maintain and monitor ISO14001 environmental systems for their shift.

• Manage employee hours in Kronos daily and ensure all hours are accurate and updated prior to payroll submission.

• Manage employee daily and weekend overtime and ensure that proper rotation processes per union contract are followed.

• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.

• Analyze, initiate and resolve work problems, or assist workers in solving work problems.

• Confer with other Supervisors to coordinate activities of the plant.

• Attend meetings as required.

• Ensures employee performance and development goals are established – where applicable ensures employee understands LEM behaviors (Team Leaders) and conduct Performance Evaluation as required. 

• Handles all Requests For Shipments put in by each individual MP&L scheduler, Plant Quality Engineer, New Model Coordinator etc.

• Prioritize and schedule all loading of trailers.

• Handle and prioritize all calls from MP&L schedulers.

• Keep accurate paperwork and accurately finalize each individual shipper.

• Handle shipper problems and correct records within Mfg Pro and customer systems.

• Document damaged trailer reports.

• Ensure correct premium codes and paperwork are created for expedited shipments and update PF log.

• Check doors and lock equipment at the beginning of each shift and fill out a report to document what works and what needs repair.  Requests for repair need to be entered into computer system and Maintenance will be called for any repairs needed.

• Responsible to enforce all safety rules and guidelines associated with BOS procedures and OSHA standards.

• Responsible for performing safety, dock and forklift audits as required.

• Responsible for training, testing and certifying all material handlers.

• Responsible for receiving all trucks and processing the paperwork required, receipt accuracy and supplier/packaging labeling conformances.

• Responsible for ensuring all receipts are entered prior to end of shift to ensure inventory levels are accurately reflected in QAD system.

• Responsible for ensuring all shipping and receiving procedures are understood and adhered to as defined by Materials team and BOS.

• Responsible for tracking storage trailer content and safety per CTPAT requirements as well as enforcing CTPAT S&R requirements

• Responsible for 5S maintenance through shipping and receiving areas and improvements.  This includes labeling, square to the world principles, part presentation, visual inventory management, etc.

• Responsible for carrier window time conformance.  (Both shipping and receiving.) 

• This person will have some contact with the customer as a primary contact on off-shifts as well as monitoring customer systems on off-shifts

• Responsible for timely and accurate movement of material within the facility.

• This person is responsible for ensuring proper communication from the floor and docks to the management staff for any and all material-related issues. (I.e. Hot parts, missed trucks, safety issues, personnel issues, quality issues, etc)

• Responsible for FIFO of product within Shipping and Receiving Areas, and Pharmacy.

• Responsible to coordinate and segregate all potential non-conforming material within warehouse.  (Obsolete material, incoming inspection items, quality sorts, etc.), returns to vendors and properly handling returns from customers.

• This person will handle all employee issues within the Shipping, Receiving, AGV and Pharmacy functions (union, performance, overtime, vacation, etc.)

• Any other duties assigned.

Your Qualifications

Qualification Requirements, Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required. Associates degree preferred.

• At least 3 of years of shipping and receiving experience. Previous experience Material Planning/Purchasing preferred.

• Previous supervision experience required.

• Knowledge of Plant location – ability to give traffic directions.

• Demonstrate excellent written, oral and math skills.

• Strong computer (excel, word processing, email, etc) skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to plan, organize, communicate and motivate employees.

• Ability to prioritize work day schedule of self and others.

• Ability to lift approximately 50 lbs to a height of 4-5 feet.

• Ability to stand for 3-4 hours before a break.

• Ability to work overtime with little or no warning.

• Ability to work in extreme conditions of heat (90-115 degrees) for extended periods of time.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Hilo driver permit.

• Other training as defined on the Training Matrix.

• Able to work in a rapidly changing environment.

• Ability to process time sensitive information and orders and meet deadlines.