Shipping and Receiving Manager

The Atlas Group•Wichita, KS

About The Position

The Shipping and Receiving Manager provides work direction and supervision for shipping, receiving, and kitting employees. This role maintains the daily shipping log, marks parts, and packages parts for shipment to customers. It is a salaried, full-time position requiring sufficient hours to complete all job duties and reports directly to the Senior Director of Operations. The manager organizes and coordinates daily departmental work, monitors reports and metrics, and shifts resources and priorities as needed to complete duties on time. The role also performs departmental tasks when workload requires additional support, including kitting, shipping, receiving, packaging, posting purchase orders, completing transfer and inventory journals, building crates, operating a forklift, and unloading trucks. The position works with other departments and external parties to coordinate shipments and maintain part status. It supports inventory accuracy, equipment readiness, replenishment of shipping supplies, quality, and safety. The job is performed in a shop environment and includes occasional exposure to moving machinery, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and electrical-shock hazards.

Requirements

Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
Above-average organizational and multitasking skills.
MRP experience.
Ability to count parts to maintain accurate inventory control.
High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of the company intranet, customer portals for ASN creation, third-party shipping companies, international shipping, the internet, Microsoft Office, forklift safety and training, and an MRP system.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear frequently; occasionally stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Required personal protective equipment: safety glasses in designated areas, hearing protection in designated areas, and safety-toe shoes in the shop area at all times.

Nice To Haves

Some college education.
Prior team management or end-of-line management skills, preferably in the aircraft field.

Responsibilities

Provide work direction and supervision for shipping, receiving, and kitting employees.
Ensure employees are cross-trained for each function within the department.
Perform departmental duties when additional manpower is required, including kitting, shipping, receiving, packaging parts, posting purchase orders, completing transfer, packing-list, and counting journals, building crates, operating a forklift, and unloading trucks.
Run daily reports for each function and use them to determine when resources or priorities should be shifted to ensure timely completion of departmental duties.
Track key metrics daily and report them during the daily line walk.
Update and approve hourly employees’ timesheets daily.
Ensure proof-of-delivery documents are scanned and saved daily.
Organize and coordinate daily departmental duties.
Coordinate with other departments to ship parts, tooling, or materials to vendors, customers, and internal work areas.
Ensure equipment is functional and shipping supplies are replenished.
Communicate with other departments to maintain part status.
Pull parts for stock checks.
Ensure inventory cycle counts are completed and logs are printed and saved.
Remove parts from inventory when requested by inspection and complete transfer journals.
Take responsibility for the quality of own work and implement the Quality Policy.
Review processes and supply purchases to identify ways to improve workflow or save cost and time.
Stop any production order when there are quality or safety concerns.
Perform other similar or related duties as necessary.