Shipping Manager - NC

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Shipping Manager provides leadership and mentoring to the Shipping Department to ensure the departmental goals and objectives are met. They oversee all functions and daily activities of the shipping and receiving department. This is a management role that is ultimately responsible for the planning, organization, control, integration and completion of Shipping, Receiving and Warehousing activities. The Shipping Manager provides leadership and mentoring to departmental staff by sharing knowledge; providing direction and sharing ideas for improvement and efficiency while cultivating their team. This role must be knowledgeable in and follow all procedures needed to ensure the proper safe and efficient operations of their work area. Duties are performed under established guidelines and policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Responsible for ensuring shipping, receiving & warehousing activities are compliant with all government regulatory agencies.

Manages all functions of the department including but not limited to Shipping Lift Operator, Resin Tech and Samples Tech daily activities and performance.

Manages all shipping and receiving functions for the plant, the production rotation and organization, the smooth and accurate flow of materials to production lines, resin inventory and silo management.

Ensure the department creates and maintaining truckload and LTL carrier files with required information (i.e. certificate of insurance, rate structure authority, surety bond, etc.), secures and schedules approved LTL carriers.

Organizes and participates in all inventory audits, including weekly raw material audits and month end inventories, addresses discrepancies in inventory levels and skids scheduled for shipment as reported and makes appropriate corrective action.

Responsible for the identification, delivery and documentation of training needs for the Shipping and Receiving employees as well as providing an environment of support, learning and development for the shipping team.

Fosters a collaborative relationship between departments within Paragon to ensure business needs are met and accomplished in observance of core values.

Maintains a thorough understanding of company policies, procedures, works to gain an understanding of management duties and responsibilities for department.

Serves on a variety of assigned interdepartmental committees and acts as a liaison to Production Planning and Customer Service to facilitate departmental and corporate objectives.

Must be aware of authority limits and obtains appropriates approvals when necessary.

Enters information in the D365 computer system, check inventory levels, recall data and analyze report

Responsible for the organization, cleanliness and general housekeeping for the warehouse area

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

Minimum of three years of management experience with active forklift operation in a warehouse and production environment with small spaces

Minimum of five years of experience related to the operations of a shipping/receiving warehouse department

Demonstrated proficiency in all Shipping Tech and Shipping Lead essential functions

Ability to display and develop analytical skills as they apply to shipping and business

Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to lead team members on a daily basis

Practice and promote teamwork within our organization, at all levels

Ability to interact with and engage with diverse personalities through tactful, mature and flexible communication and relationships

Ability to demonstrate sound judgement while adapting to fast paced environment and rapid changes

Able to effectively manage multiple tasks and handle unexpected delays or events while maintaining constant attention to detail

Strong organizational skills combined with problem-solving skills while recognizing and supporting the organization

High level of dependability regarding attendance and punctuality

Understanding and ability to communicate using the English language in both written and spoken form or willingness to take ESL classes with ability to provide clear and concise instruction to employees while teaching processes and procedures

Basic mathematic skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

Ability to use hands including fingers to hold, touch, see, feel, grip, squeeze, push, pull

Ability to perform pushing, pulling, forward exertion on a regular basis

Ability to have overhead extension with arms on a regular basis

Ability to use enhanced levels of manual dexterity with arms and hands to operate industrial power tools occasionally

Ability to sit, stand and walk continuously on concrete floor for 12-hour shifts

Ability stand, crouch, stoop, bend and squat frequently

Ability to kneel occasionally

Ability to climb stairs and ladders occasionally

Ability to work on elevated platforms

Ability to climb on uneven surfaces occasionally

Ability to regularly lift and or move between 45-55 lbs

Ability to occasionally lift and or move up to 65lbs

Ability to understand and communicate verbally, in person and over paging system

Ability to meet requirements of and utilize all PPE when required

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or equivalent

Previous experience in a plastics manufacturing environment

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The environment described here is meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of the job.

The physical environment requires the employee to work indoors in a hot or cold and moderately loud environment. Required to use PPE while performing job functions.

SPECIAL JOB DIMENSIONS

Work involves occasional overtime, late hours or weekend work. Requires adherence to deadlines and project completion deadlines.

Full-time