2nd Shift Shipping Lead

International Paper•Griffin, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping Lead oversees shipping operations at International Paper’s Ellenwood Warehouse on second shift. The role promotes safe work practices and coordinates order processing, inventory control, trailer activity, and shipping documentation. The Shipping Lead works with clerks, loaders, bander operators, customer service, customers, suppliers, truck drivers, and dispatchers, and assists operational staff as needed. The position is hourly, full-time, with a stated second-shift schedule of 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.; flexibility with shift changes is noted. The listed pay rate is $25.39. Monthly duties include completing month-end reports, documenting Tyson pallet usage, confirming receivers are submitted, and tracking and billing for dropped trailers.

Responsibilities

Ensure safe work practices are followed.
Check emails at least three times daily: at the start of the day, midday, and before leaving.
Pull all orders from Witron.
Learn the clerk, loader, and bander positions.
Ensure existing inventory ships before new inventory, following FIFO.
Verify with clerks that outside purchases have been fed back and up-stocked and that all required load tags are available.
Ensure trailers, including those with returned items, are unloaded in a timely manner.
Inform Customer Service of short or missed shipments.
Check KIWI for upcoming items.
Keep units at least 18 inches from the wall.
Learn Witron functions, including billing, reports, shipment scheduling, and inventory checks.
Answer calls and communicate with customers, suppliers, truck drivers, the trucking dispatcher, and other callers.
Contact customers to request trailers.
Complete the late report and on-time delivery report.
Monitor pallet needs.
Check the yard for empty trailers.
Ensure there are enough wheel chocks, glad hands, trailer straps, and hooks.
Assist clerks, loaders, and bander operators as needed.
Complete an accurate inventory.
Run month-end reports on time.
Complete the Tyson pallet usage information.
Verify that all receivers have been turned in.
Track and bill for dropped trailers.