Shipping & Receiving Supervisor

Amherst • Cuero, TX

23d • Onsite

About The Position

Founded by Amherst, the full-service real estate solutions platform, Amherst StudioBuilt™ homes is an innovative approach to home development that utilizes offsite construction to create new housing supply at scale without sacrificing quality. StudioBuilt homes are constructed at Amherst’s housing studio in Cuero, Texas as well as partner studios across the Southeast and then installed on site. At full capacity, the Cuero facility will create over 250 manufacturing jobs, making Amherst the third largest employer in the area. The StudioBuilt team is comprised of experienced individuals from all trades, working to continuously improve the production process. The Shipping and Receiving Supervisor and team are responsible for implementing and maintaining supply chain procedures to align with industry and StudioBuilt benchmarks by reconciling all shipments against open orders. In addition to receipt of orders, the team will be responsible for the maintenance and record keeping of supplies as well as the onsite management and delivery of inventory while maintaining a safe, clean, and well-organized factory. This position will report to the Plant Manager of Operations.

Requirements

• 3 or more years of work experience in shipping, receiving, logistic or supply chain.
• This position requires excellent leadership, pro-activeness, and problem solving skills
• Forklift certification required.
• Prior experience with safety programs and practices necessary.
• Ability to adjust/adapt to changing environment
• Detail oriented personality with strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Requires a flexible work schedule as overtime is often necessary.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA in supply chain, finance, or construction preferred

Responsibilities

• Building loads for production
• Loading and unloading lumber and other building supplies, materials and products.
• At the plant level, the shipping and receiving supervisor coordinates with plant management to optimize the cost, quality, and reliability of the supply chain
• He/she may supervise shipping and receiving specialist and material handlers to coordinate day to day material and supply availability
• This role is accountable for execution and continuous improvement of a business process
• He/she may lead mapping, documenting, reengineering, quality assurance, staffing, metrics, controls and risk identification to achieve service level expectations
• Lead and train staff
• Oversee the inventory of the supply room to ensure optimum levels of supplies.
• Will coordinate with Purchasing to facilitate timely ordering and receipt of production supplies.
• With factory leadership determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid
• Maintains detailed records on supplies that are received, distributed or checked out.
• Works with procurement team on the verification and specifications of purchase requests
• Counts inventory items to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity
• May prepare purchase orders and send to supplier and department originating request
• Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries
• Expedites delivery of goods to users
• Meets production requirements on a daily basis while controlling inventory with various lead times
• Assists heavily with periodic plant inventory
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package, annual bonus
• 401k match
• Vacation and Sick Time including 7 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 1 volunteer day
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
• Professional career development and reimbursement
• Up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave; up to 4 weeks of paid parental leaves

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees