Shipping Supervisor 2nd Shift

Pratt Industries•Park City, KS

12h•$70,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a cross-functional role that includes coordinating with production lines to prevent bottlenecks. Managing warehouse staff, overseeing inventory, and ensuring outgoing shipments meet customer requirements and strict deadlines.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years experience as a Forklift Operator and/or Truck Driver.
One year shipping experience.
Able 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 speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
Able to apply concepts of high school math.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
Working knowledge of cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.
Working knowledge of quality standards.
Working knowledge of regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.
May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

Nice To Haves

College and/or related technical experience.
One year supervisory experience as a proven manager of at least five people.
Four years experience in the corrugated box industry.

Responsibilities

Coordinate working hours including scheduling, approving time off requests, and timekeeping.
Maintain compliance with DOT and OSHA regulations.
Supervise all warehouse, shipping and receiving activities. Prevent bottlenecking by ensuring finished goods are cleared from discharge lines as they are manufactured on shift.
Supervise Forklift Operators in the daily routine of loading trucks neatly and to the customer’s complete satisfaction.
Coordinate with Customer Service the delivery of the customer orders on time.
Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department.
Conduct Production/Safety meetings with departmental personnel.
Coordinate inventory management/housekeeping.
Adheres to daily shipping schedules. Making recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery and service goals.
Communicate with necessary supervision to avoid problems between shift changes.
Establish a cooperative working climate that maximizes employee morale and productivity by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems.
Maintain confidentiality.
Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, and good housekeeping.
Additional duties may be assigned by management.