Shipping Manager

Shipping Manager Job Description

Job Title: Shipping Manager

Department: Shipping/Receiving

Reports to: General Manager

Summary: Responsible for general supply inventory, warehouse cleanliness, all drivers, and fleet activities.

Note: In the absence or incapacity of the Shipping Manager, their duties and responsibilities will be undertaken by the Shipping Assistant Supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage shipping and warehouse personnel with continuous improvements.
• Maintain accurate count of all Shipping/Receiving inventory items.
• Track supply movement between warehouse and plant, update office daily.
• Place replenishment orders as needed.
• Ensure trash and rendering removal meets plant needs.  Monitor pickups.
• Ensure the complete daily inspection of pallet jacks and lift trucks as needed.
• Utilize fork-lift and stand-up lift to unload vendor deliveries following SOPs.
• Perform minor maintenance on pallet jacks and forklifts.
• Relocate empty barrels from plant to yard as needed.
• Keep suggestion box stocked.
• Must adhere to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and HACCP pre-requisite programs, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (SSOP) guidelines or Federal regulations.

• Fulfill orders using proper rotation of products keeping in mind customer date requirements. 
• Receive products and ensure proper storage.
• Perform daily inventory cycle counts and monthly counts.
• Report to plant manager or maintenance any issues with physical condition of warehouse and equipment.
• Calculate and report shipping performance.
• Properly document incoming and outgoing shipments, and handling and disposition of materials.
• Ensure materials and equipment are staged for production.
• Oversee food safety requirements and notify Q/A of any non-conforming conditions or products.
• Maintain department’s cleanliness, organization and safety.
• Train and certify personnel on material handling equipment (pallet jacks and forklifts).
• Order pallets and return bad pallets.
• Setup CHEP pallet returns.
• Perform and log daily leaker checks.
• Handle order pickups for walk-in customers.
• Advise production of needs for products in Save-a-Lot boxes.
• Review load sheets before turned in to office.
• Track all QA tags.
• Maintain segregation of products in allergen area.

Transportation Responsibilities:

• Ensure drivers and equipment are performing as necessary to provide on-time service.
• Ensure all fleet maintenance programs are current on trucks, tractors, and trailers.
• Maintain driver results by training, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
• Conduct driver meetings as required.
• Confirm drivers are operating in accordance with DOT regulations to include driver logs, driver hours, ELDs, accident reporting and investigation, and monitoring of DOT website.
• Train and certify personnel on material handling equipment (pallet jacks and forklifts).
• Monitor and maintain DVIRs (Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports), both pre-trip and post trip.
• Determine delivery routes and dispatch drivers, accordingly, optimizing efficiencies in time and cost.
• Review off-hours actions by shipping and driver personnel on the video system.
• Monitor Verizon Connect for driver delivery and safety performance.

Other duties assigned as required.

Qualifications: Individuals must meet the requirements listed below and perform each essential function satisfactorily. Requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).  All personnel will receive HACCP, Pre-requisite program, GMP’s and SSOP program training prior to entering plant operations. Must be able to read scales, have basic computer skills, operate stand-up lift and forklift.

Language Skills: Able to read, analyze and interpret procedure sheets, product labels, training and safety material provided by company. Must effectively communicate with co-workers and management. 

Physical Demands: Stand, squat, stoop down, twist for entire shift, reach with arms, Lift 70 lbs. from floor to waist height. Climb 6 ft stepladder. Move pallets ranging from 600 – 2500 lbs. during shift. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: Characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions of this job. Individuals are exposed to dry conditions, temperatures below 45 degrees or above 90 degrees F and concrete floors. Noise levels are usually moderate.