Assistant Shipping Lead

PETOSKEY PLASTICS • Hartford City, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Shipping Leader serves as an active leader overseeing a specific process within the shipping and warehouse department. The role ensures adherence to standard operating procedures to facilitate the smooth flow of materials, provides training to associates, and acts as a backup to the Shipping Leader. The position is based at the Hartford City Plant in Hartford City, Indiana, and is full-time on the day shift.

Petoskey Plastics is an environmentally focused recycler and manufacturer of plastic film, bags, and resin. The company describes itself as family-oriented and career-focused, offers paid training and growth opportunities, and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas.

Requirements

• High school diploma or associate degree.
• 3–5 years of work experience in a shipping setting.
• Accurate data entry and keyboarding.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Planning and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Ability to read packing slips, pick lists, and training materials for forklift certification.
• Organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Excel and Outlook and exposure to inventory software.
• Knowledge of transportation modes and infrastructure.
• Forklift certification.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to read and write.
• Visual acuity and concentration.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairways and platforms at heights up to 50 feet or more.
• Ability to stand for 12 hours and to walk, bend, twist, reach, push, and pull.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 30 pounds; higher weights require a two-person lift.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules and actively support the safety team.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping standards.
• Review sales orders and orders against shipping or customer order requirements.
• Review pick lists in a timely manner to ensure FIFO requirements are incorporated and met.
• Create pick lists and assist with packing, scanning, and shipping.
• Organize and conduct repack and knitting activities to meet on-time shipping goals.
• Create box labels, bills of lading, packing slips, and stickers as required.
• Coordinate, initiate, participate in, and report physical inventory counts.
• Train associates on lift trucks.
• Follow up on lift truck maintenance through the associated maintenance agreement.
• Check receipts against purchase orders or return authorizations for proper shipment, shortages, damage, or defects.
• Receive incoming packaging, resins, and finished or brokered goods.
• Review inventory reports and reconcile reported inventory with actual counts.
• Participate in meetings, training sessions, skill-building activities, and professional development classes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
• Serve as backup to the Shipping Leader.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits, described as valued at $4 per hour over base pay.
• Profit-sharing bonuses.
• Paid time off, with accrual beginning two weeks after the start date.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% company contribution regardless of employee contribution.
• Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wellness reimbursement.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Paid training and growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED