Shipping Lead

Welch Packaging Group • Mt Joy, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

To deliver the Ultimate Corrugated Experience through maximization of traffics patterns while utilizing our own fleet.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 3+ years in a manufacturing shipping environment
• Experience with scheduled preferred
• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

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