What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Manager position at JELD-WEN, Inc.?
JELD-WEN is currently seeking a Shipping Manager to join our growing team.
Summary
Under the supervision of the Plant Manager, the Shipping Manager is responsible for managing the plant shipping department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure proper shipping and inspection of all outbound product and materials.
- Assist with creating and sustaining 5S standards throughout warehouse and packaging areas.
- Partner with on-site production managers, production schedulers and shipping office personnel to plan for shipping needs.
- Manage and maintain all shipping paperwork and data.
- Supervise shipping team to verify that all safety and quality standards are met.
- Drive continuous improvement with JELD-WEN Excellence Model (JEM) tools and processes.
- Problem solve and drive continuous improvement using the A3 method.
- Provides leadership and training to accomplish plant/company goals and objectives in accordance with JELD-WEN’s Mission Statement.
- Assists in development, and implements safety awareness programs, communicates safety issues, corrects safety-related problems and assists in investigations into safety-related issues as needed and as directed.
- Assists in the performance evaluations of team and proactively manages performance daily.
- Ability to create and modify shipping lanes and determine route costing, i.e. Parcel, LTL, Contract Carrier, company Fleet to determine best option.
- Ability to flex shipping routes when territory shifts occur or seasonal shifts in demand dictate.
- Ability to provide fleet maintenance and work with vendors and corporate for leas programs, fuel, and repair and maintenance.
- May perform other or specified duties as directed by the Plant Manager, Office Manager, or other appropriate supervisory personnel.
- Ability to create and modify shipping lanes and determine route costing, IE. Parcel, LTL Contract Carrier, company fleet to determine best way.
- Ability to flex shipping routes when territory shifts occur, or seasonal shifts in demand dictate.
- Ability to provide fleet maintenance and work with vendors and corporate for lease programs, fuel, and repair and maintenance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, associate’s degree and relevant job experience required.
- 5 years shipping and/or logistics experience to include managing a high volume, made to order product.
- Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, technical aptitude, and critical thinking skills, and the ability to drive process improvement techniques throughout the shipping process in a skillful and deliberate manner.
- Strong team skills, including the ability to coach and develop work teams and provide proper training on CI methods and initiatives to subordinates.
- The ability to motivate/empower others, and resolve conflict, and possess a basic understanding of management principles and concepts.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills up and down the organizational hierarchy.
- Must be flexible and able to manage multiple priorities on a daily basis.
- Solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office and other position applicable software applications.
- Travel is primarily local during the business day. May on occasion travel to appropriate seminars and training.
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About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow LinkedIn.
JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’.
What We Offer
Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. As a global organization, specific benefits may vary, however typically including medical & dental, generous leave policies, retirement program, etc.
JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.
JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
