What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Team Lead position at Hirzel Canning Company?
Description
Hirzel Canning Company feeds people. Hirzel Canning Company & Farms is a 5th-generation family company with a passion for serving the community. Our Dei Fratelli brand is your source for locally-grown tomato and sauerkraut products. We seek individuals that share our core values, our commitment to future generations, and our passion for providing food that brings families together.
A few of the benefits you’ll experience at Hirzel Canning Company are:
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Annual Pay Increases
- Employer 401(k) Matching
- Health Savings Account with Employer Contributions
- Health and Wellness Program
- Community Involvement
- Family-Centric Environment
Candidates must be willing and able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
The Shipping Team Leader is responsible for coordinating activities of the shipping department and supervising workers responsible for picking product, preparing it for shipping, and preparing the proper paperwork to ensure the shipment reaches its destination.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
SHIPPING & RECEIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Greet truck drivers, set up loads for shipment, COAs, BOLs, paperwork, and seals
- Validate truck driver numbers against X3, ensure correct loads are shipped
- Oversee and manage receiving loads at all Pemberville facilities, validate PO’s in X3, and ensure correct loads are received
- Fax completed BOL’s to Logistics Department
- Assist forklift drivers with order issues
- Work with Customer Service to resolve issues with order accuracy, changes, load weights, and other issues
- Work with Warehouse Supervisor to resolve load scheduling and trailer inspection problems
- Request for replenishment of inventory from other sites based on order requirements, if needed
- Receive labels according to procedure – [Collect and forward label samples]
- Manage dent pallets and shipments
- Train forklift drivers as needed to assist the Warehouse supervisor
- Manage inventory according to FIFO or specific order needs
- Communicate forklift repair needs and other problems to Warehouse Supervisor
LABEL LINE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Organize and communicate with label line product pull and store locations in accordance with FIFO and/or order needs
- Create and report work orders for label line
OTHER ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Report any/all employee issues to Warehouse Supervisor
- Communicate safety hazards to Warehouse Supervisor
- Ensure that drivers keep aisles, driveways, rows, trash cans and docks clean
- Monitor condition of dumpster and communicate issues to Warehouse Supervisor
EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS
- Commitment to our purpose and core values
- Demonstrates consistent punctuality and reliability by arriving no later than the scheduled shift start time and remaining on-site until all direct reports have completed their work and safely exited the building. Understands that strong leadership means being present, setting the tone for the day, and never leaving early, ensuring full support and accountability to the team from start to finish.
- Commitment to performing job duties in a safe manner and watching out for the safety of others
- Compliance with all Company policies and procedures.
- Takes ownership of work to make sure it is completed accurately, efficiently and on time. Will work with a sense of urgency, enthusiasm, and commitment and will encourage others to do the same.
- Will promote a positive attitude. Responsible for establishing and maintaining positive working relationships that are based on respect for all.
- Will embrace Plant/Company change and support its implementation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Reaching with hands and arms
- Communication through speech and hearing and in writing
- Daily requirements:
- Bending, twisting, turning, reaching below the knee, pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, standing, walking, sitting
- Lifting requirements:
- Will regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Will frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2 – 4 years of consistent forklift operation experience in a warehouse setting
- Ability to create verbal, numeric, and graphical reports
- Ability to successfully manage people
- Demonstrated oral and written communication abilities.
NOTE: Attendance on the job each and every day is absolutely essential to the efficient operation of the
Company
The responsibilities and duties outlined in this document are not all-inclusive and are subject to change
at the discretion of management based upon the needs of the company.
In the absence of key personnel the supervisor will assume responsibility to see the functions of this job
are performed as required.
Hirzel Canning Co & Farms provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Hirzel Canning Co. & Farms is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.