Shipping Lead

Nucor•Shelbyville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping Team Lead provides day-to-day leadership, communication, and direction for the Shipping team while supporting a safe, efficient, and productive work environment. The role promotes safety, ensures product quality, and drives operational productivity. The Shipping Team Lead works closely with the Shipping Supervisor and the Trim, Accessories, Quality, and Production teams to communicate accurately and promptly about customer shipments and carrier schedules, coordinating shipping activities to meet customer expectations and delivery commitments. The role oversees the safe receipt, handling, and storage of raw materials and supplies, including accessories, mastics, steel, cardboard, foam runners, and OSB. It ensures materials are properly staged and available for production and shipping. The Shipping Team Lead helps establish and execute the daily load schedule, ensuring shipments are completed on time and in accordance with customer requirements. The position also supports warehouse and accessory storage operations, including inventory organization, packaging, trailer loading, and finished-goods management in outdoor shipping yards. Nucor teammates are expected to demonstrate commitment to safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is a servant leader who communicates expectations, coordinates daily activities, and supports operational success while maintaining a focus on safety and customer service.

Requirements

1–3 years of experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, logistics, or manufacturing operations.
Previous Team Lead or supervisory experience.
Safe operating experience with powered industrial trucks (forklifts).
Ability to complete required forklift training and plant authorizations.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook; inventory management systems; and barcode scanning equipment.
Basic mathematical skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to stand, walk, lift, bend, kneel, pull, and perform other physical job requirements.
Ability to work in varying environmental conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and elevated noise levels.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to uphold safety practices, policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.
Accountability, dependable work habits, and willingness to hold self and others accountable for results.
Ability to gather, evaluate, and communicate information to support operational decisions and workflow execution.
Ability to work collaboratively toward common goals.
Initiative in identifying work that needs to be completed and accepting additional responsibilities and challenges.
Clear communication and active listening skills.
Problem-solving and judgment skills, including analyzing information, evaluating alternatives, and making sound decisions.
Knowledge of logistics and transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including relative costs and benefits.

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory experience in a warehouse or production environment.
3 or more years of experience in shipping, receiving, warehouse operations, or logistics.
Familiarity with documentation or handling of hazardous materials.
Bilingual capabilities in English and Spanish.
Associate or bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership, communication, and direction for the Shipping team.
Promote safety, ensure product quality, and support operational productivity.
Coordinate with the Shipping Supervisor and Trim, Accessories, Quality, and Production teams on customer shipments and carrier schedules.
Coordinate shipping activities to meet customer expectations and delivery commitments.
Oversee the safe receipt, handling, and storage of raw materials and supplies.
Ensure materials are properly staged and available for production and shipping operations.
Help establish and execute the daily load schedule.
Ensure shipments are completed on time and in accordance with customer requirements.
Support warehouse and accessory storage operations, including inventory organization, packaging, trailer loading, and finished-goods management in outdoor shipping yards.
Initiate, lead, and uphold safety practices, policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.