What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Leader position at Hexion Inc.?
Company Overview
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Position Overview
This position is responsible for all inbound and outbound shipments. Ensures compliance, training and execution of material movement at the site. Coordinates activities to meet production and customer requirements and demands. Maintains the effectiveness of the shipping team (including goods and services) in a manner consistent with optimal productivity, regulatory compliance and cost of goods sold. Partners with all site functions to meet operational goals.
Job Responsibilities
Safety, EHS & Regulatory Compliance
Job Qualifications & Experience:
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Position Overview
This position is responsible for all inbound and outbound shipments. Ensures compliance, training and execution of material movement at the site. Coordinates activities to meet production and customer requirements and demands. Maintains the effectiveness of the shipping team (including goods and services) in a manner consistent with optimal productivity, regulatory compliance and cost of goods sold. Partners with all site functions to meet operational goals.
Job Responsibilities
Safety, EHS & Regulatory Compliance
- Maintain a strong daily presence on the shop floor to support safe work practices, provide operational leadership, identify improvement opportunities, and reinforce site expectations.
- Serve as the department's EHS leader by promoting a strong safety culture, conducting safety observations, participating in incident investigations, ensuring compliance with site procedures, and leading corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, transportation, and regulatory requirements related to the shipment and delivery of hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
- Conduct environmental and operational audits of shipping equipment and processes.
- Coordinate periodic truck and railcar inspections, testing, and repairs as required.
- Ensure environmental, safety, and transportation incidents are promptly communicated to appropriate stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Lead, coach, and develop shipping associates through structured training, qualification, and performance management activities.
- Facilitate onboarding, task-specific training, and continuous development of shipping personnel while maintaining required training and qualification records.
- Establish work schedules and staffing plans necessary to meet business and customer delivery requirements.
- Ensure all members of the Shipping Team possess the skills, certifications, and regulatory training required to perform their responsibilities.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
- Encourage employee involvement, engagement, and implementation of improvement ideas.
- Effectively manage conflict, performance issues, and difficult situations in a fair and professional manner.
- Ensure product deliveries are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with customer requirements.
- Develop and execute communication plans for non-routine deliveries to ensure alignment between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and customers.
- Track railcar movements and manage railcar inventory to support inbound and outbound logistics requirements.
- Liaise with transportation providers and carriers to resolve day-to-day issues and support resolution of recurring logistics challenges.
- Provide off-hours support and response for customer delivery, transportation, and logistics issues as needed.
- Investigate shipment-related quality concerns, delivery issues, and customer complaints.
- Determine root causes of product delivery, logistics, and process non-conformances.
- Utilize structured problem-solving techniques, analytical tools, and cross-functional teamwork to improve quality, service, and operational performance.
- Develop, implement, and track corrective and preventive actions to completion.
- Monitor distribution costs and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce transportation expenses.
- Track, evaluate, approve, and minimize non-optimal freight movements and associated charges.
- Monitor common carrier, railcar, and logistics-related expenses and recommend actions to improve cost performance.
- Partner with site leadership and cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities and implement strategies that enhance safety, service, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
- Complete other tasks as assigned by Leadership
- This position reports to the Site Leader
Job Qualifications & Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years experience in a similar industrial manufacturing operation requirement.
- High School Diploma; Post secondary vocational/technical training
- Good communication, leadership and interpersonal skills are required. Must be able to work in a team environment. Must have/become competent in knowledge of DOT requirements.
- Physical: Walking, driving, standing, lifting 55 pounds repeatedly, sitting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing. Ability to enter confined spaces and wear a respirator.
- Aptitudes: Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles. Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately, and possess eye-hand motor coordination. Temperaments: Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness, and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities. Must be able to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts; be able to influence people in the opinions, attitudes, or judgments; and be able to generalize, evaluate, make decisions, and perform repetitive work.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business is preferred
- Must be able to analyze and interpret data, determine sound conclusions and make recommendations.
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.