Shipping Supervisor

Position Summary

Responsible for scheduling shipments of product to customers. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments and preparing items for shipment by performing the following duties.

This position also delivers on our core focus of

• The answer is yes. Be a solutions provider
  
  

While Building On Our Core Values Of

• Help 1 st
• Take ownership
• Do the right thing
• Expect excellence
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
• Oversees incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Determines space requirements and position of shipment in trucks and lays out position of shipment.
• Determines routing and legal load limits of trucks, according to established schedules and weight limits of states.
• Inspects loading operations to ensure compliance with shipping specifications, and seals loaded truck doors.
• Inspects material handling equipment , building warehouses and docks for defects and notifies maintenance personnel or contacts outside service facility for repair.
• Directs movement of shipments from shipping areas.
• Compiles records of unfilled orders.
• Completes and submits driver information and payroll along with other requests from our logistics contractor.
• Monitors weight and shipping charges.
• Prepares bills of lading.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
• Maintains harmony among workers and resolves disputes.
• Prepares composite reports from individual reports of subordinates.
• Adjusts errors and complaints.
• Communicates with customers to comply with their individual request.
• Must observe all safety policies and procedures, including Lock-Out Tag-Out policy
• Ability to work in excess of 40 hours, as business needs arise
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Any other task or duty that is deemed necessary by management.
  
  

Cultural Competencies

Help First Means Being a Reliable Team Member Serving Everyone, Internally And Externally. At Akers, We Believe And Exhibit a “roll Up Your Sleeves And Get The Job Done” Mentality And Behavior. No Job Is Unimportant, And No Person Is Above Any Job. We Demonstrate This Through

• Able communicator—good clarity, balanced talker, and listener
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Solution vs. blame oriented
  
  

Role

Take Ownership means that you think and act like an owner. No matter the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. Each person has the autonomy to make recommendations for improvement to their work and the organization. We demonstrate this through:

• Patient
• Effectively assertive and able to handle conflict and confrontational situations
• Advocate for continuous improvement
• Mixture of firmness and flexibility
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Holds self and others accountable
• Takes calculated risks
  
  

Do The Right Thing Means That Do What’s Right Regardless Of Its Popularity. Having High Moral Standards Is Paramount And Is The Compass That Keeps Us On Track. We Demonstrate This Through

• Systematic trainer, willing and able to develop people
• Good work ethic, task focused and willing to extend extra effort
• Able to follow structure where it exists and create structure where it does not
  
  

Expect Excellence Means That You Do It Right The First Time. At Akers, We Expect Excellence In All We Do. We Demonstrate This Through

• Resilient—able to deal with the unexpected, not easily flustered
• Has sense of urgency
• Follows up to ensure quality task completion
  
  

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Fast paced environment, requiring adaptation to continuous changes in Company, Customer and People needs.

• Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arm’s length, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Ability to regularly lift up to 20 lbs. frequently 20-35 lbs. occasionally, more than 35 lbs. rarely, over 50 lbs. requires team or mechanical assistance
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time at desk in traditional office environment.
• Ability to work at least 75% of the time on site to facilitate collaboration with production facility.
  
  

Systems Usage

• MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
• ERP System Kiwi
• ADP Workforce Now
  
  

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field (preferred).
• Proven experience in shipping management, preferably within the packaging industry or a related manufacturing field.
• In-depth knowledge of shipping operations, logistics, and inventory management.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Forklift Certification