Shipping & Receiving Lead - 3rd Shift

Makers Pride•Terre Haute, IN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves coordinating the activities of employees in the shipping department, training and motivating them to meet work standards, and ensuring all shipping supplies are on hand. The position requires assigning employees to work stations, maintaining a competent crew, and suggesting disciplinary actions when necessary. The lead will also be responsible for various reports, providing input for employee evaluations, suggesting work orders, and assisting in inventory control. Promoting harmonious working relations, recommending efficiency improvements, entering shipping data, and overseeing safety issues, including accident reports, are key aspects of the role. The position requires maintaining confidentiality, communicating problems effectively to supervisors and other departments, and working with minimal supervision, at times independently. Compliance with company rules, regulations, policies, and all safety, health, and environmental regulations is mandatory. Following and enforcing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and company policies, as well as meeting attendance standards, are essential. The lead will also perform other duties as assigned. Marginal functions include carrying out Shipping Clerk Lead responsibilities, training new employees, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
Basic to mid-level math and reading skills.
Good communication skills.
Strong self confidence and leadership skills.
Basic computer knowledge.
Data entry skills.
Understands basic concept of First In/First Out (FIFO) product rotation.
Must be accurate and detail-oriented.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment, while at the same time making sound decisions.
Handle daily employee issues.
Ability to use hands and fingers.
Ability to see, hear and talk.
Communicate in English to give and acknowledge instructions/problems.
Physical and mental ability to work in excess of 40 hours per week.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, employees, and supervisors.
Ability to effectively present information to employees and management.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Perform general housekeeping, including sweeping, mopping, etc.
Good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity for repetitive tasks.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment in close proximity to others.
Ability to distinguish colors.
Possess basic math skills for counting, adding, and subtracting.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to calculate figures and apply basic concepts of algebra.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and schedule form.
Ability to work well with others in stressful situations and meet deadlines as necessary.
Basic to mid-level computer abilities.
Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks.
Keyboarding, recordkeeping and follow-up skills.
Receptive to new ideas, concepts and procedures.
Receptive and responsive to constructive criticism.

Nice To Haves

Prior AS400 experience helpful.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the activities of employees in the shipping department.
Help train and motivate employees in their work standards.
Ensure that all shipping supplies are on hand.
Assign employees to their work stations.
Responsible for training and maintaining a competent crew.
Suggest disciplinary action that may be needed.
Responsible for various reports.
Responsible for providing input for the evaluation of employees.
May suggest work orders that might be needed.
Assist in inventory control.
Promote harmonious working relations between employees in all departments and all levels of management.
Recommend methods to improve efficiency.
Enter shipping data into the computer.
Responsible for all safety issues, including accident reports.
Maintain confidentiality.
Verbally communicate problems to supervisor, production, data entry and accounting.
Work with minimal supervision and at times independently.
Comply with Company rules, regulations and policies.
Comply with all safety, health and environmental regulations as prescribed by law and Company policies.
Follow and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and company policies at all times; must be familiar with G.M.P. requirements and the employee handbook.
Meet Company attendance standards of start and end times for work as scheduled.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Carry out the Shipping Clerk Lead responsibilities in accordance with the Company’s policies.
Responsibilities include training new employees, assigning and directing work, appraising performance of employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.