2nd Shift Shipping Lead

Welch Packaging Group•Elkhart, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

To deliver the Ultimate Corrugated Experience through maximization of traffics patterns while utilizing our own fleet. This role involves promoting and enforcing a strong safety culture, maintaining a clean work area, interpreting production schedules, and coordinating with various departments to ensure efficient shipping operations. The Shipping Lead will also be responsible for supervising staff, managing inventory adjustments, and ensuring all compliance documentation is completed.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
3+ years in a manufacturing shipping environment
Ability to work safely adhering to all safety processes and policies.
Strong written and oral communication.
Organization and attention to detail.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Time management.
Systems analysis.
Mathematical and deductive reasoning.
Critical thinking.
Active learning.

Nice To Haves

Experience with scheduled preferred

Responsibilities

Promote and enforce a strong safety culture by adhering to company safe work practices and ensuring compliance with all safety policies and SOPs.
Maintain a clean, organized shipping and work area at shift start, during operations, and at shift changeover.
Interpret dry end run schedules and translate production data into accurate, efficient shipping lineups.
Coordinate with Scheduling and the Control Room to align production output with transportation plans and resolve discrepancies in real time.
Schedule and communicate with delivery drivers to ensure cost-effective, on-time customer deliveries.
Verify unit counts, tagging, and proper unitization to ensure all orders ship complete and meet quality standards; report shortages or issues immediately.
Supervise, monitor, and provide performance feedback to Checker Loaders; ensure proper staffing and training for assigned tasks.
Oversee trailer inspections, sweep logs, and compliance documentation to ensure completion per standard operating procedures.
Manage rework, overruns, underruns, and scrap in coordination with the Control Room Operator to prevent carryover between shifts and maximize trailer utilization.
Ensure completion of preventative maintenance and housekeeping tasks, including equipment cleaning, forklift upkeep, propane valve shutoff, and waste removal.