Shipping Manager

Eaton’s GEIS division is currently seeking a Shipping Manager. We are providing relocation assistance for any applicant residing outside of a 50-mile radius of Sherman, TX!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

• Drive Zero Incident Safety Culture
• Responsible for the workforce, safety, and 5S levels assigned to the area.
• Understand and optimize shipping and receiving capacities within the plant.
• Prepare daily shipping schedules based on available capacity and demand.
• Proactively determine potential risks to the shipping schedule and communicate them to the appropriate parties.
• Review current and past due orders for shipment availability.
• Update and communicate key delivery metrics.
• Oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly goals.
• Collaborate with the Supply Chain Manager to reduce operational costs, inventories and lead times through continuous improvements.
• Ensure the proper application and interpretation of established personnel and safety policies throughout the department.
• Create the foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standard work processes are established and followed, countermeasures are implemented, and in compliance with plant safety guidelines.
• Promote a team environment and develop direct reports by fostering problem-solving skill sets.
• Assure that appropriate equipment is provided, adequately maintained and safely operated.
• Responsible for managing team members, employment decisions and performance assessments for the department.
• Allocate the necessary resources to meet external and internal commitments while maintaining budgetary control.
• Lead implementation and achievement of long-term manufacturing strategies through lean manufacturing principles and processes.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from Accredited institution or High School diploma and 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or distribution center.
• Minimum of one(1) year in Shipping/Receiving/Distribution operations experience
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment
• Able and willing to work 2nd shift on an as needed/periodic basis, and flexible for rotating weekends if needed
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP business system experience
• 3 or more years of experience of supervisory experience
  
  
  

Position Success Criteria

• Demonstrated experience supervising and/or managing people.
• Progressive experience in manufacturing operations involving machining and mechanical assembly activities.
• Experiential evidence of the ability to achieve positive organizational cultural change.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage cross-functional resources to support manufacturing requirements.
• Superb problem-solving skills and the ability to teach.
• The ability to work in teams and communication skills.
• This ideal candidate will be detailed, analytical, and results oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, motivate, coach and train people in varying production disciplines to achieve improved overall performance.
• Ability to stand for long period of time
• Ability to reach, grasp, manipulate and lift up to 50 lbs alone
• Proficiency with MS Office
  
  
  

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