What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ship / Rec Supervisor position at Techniplas?
NEXXTA is a U.S.-based manufacturing partner with four Great Lakes facilities delivering precision, speed, and scale. We serve industry leaders across transportation, energy, medical, and defense, offering tariff-free production, open capacity, and rapid ramp-up. With in-house R&D and engineering, we help customers strengthen supply chains and build confidently in America.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Shipping/Receiving Supervisor provides excellent service to our customers by accurately shipping required products on time and supports production activities through proper inspection and receiving activities.
JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Develop processes and procedures for all warehouse functions and implement upon completion.
- Schedule and coordinate daily workflow in order to ship and receive products on time.
- Monitor the pace and flow of product from receiving through shipping.
- Responsible for warehouse productivity requirements to meet customer schedules and maximize operational efficiency.
- Report any issues to Materials Manager in a timely fashion.
- Coach and lead the warehouse team to first and foremost work safely, increase productivity, and reduce waste.
- Maintain housekeeping and support 5S initiatives for the warehouse and surrounding area.
- Review daily workloads, coordinate equal distribution of assignments, and redistribute duties as needed.
- Plan layout of warehouse and other storage areas considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors of items stored to maximize efficiency and productivity.
- Advise employees on care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped and on methods and use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, and shipping stock.
- Review records for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures and to determine adequacy of inventory information.
- Schedule work for special and periodic physical inventories.
- Track history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommend remedial actions to resolve discrepancies.
- Responsible for shipping, receiving, firming work orders, and reconciliation of outsource processes.
- Responsible for off-site warehouse activities.
- Analyze data as appropriate and available to measure productivity and efficiency.
- Work with the Customer Service and Quality departments to support and solve any customer related issues due to quality and/or shipping issues.
- This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):
- 3 - 5 years of leadership experience in a warehouse/logistics environment
- Excellent communications skills including problem solving and team motivation.
- Forklift experience.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work efficiently as a team player in a diverse work group or independently.
- Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems required.
- Excellent understanding of manufacturing processes with an eye for identifying and eliminating waste.
- Enthusiastic and passionate about continuous improvement.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):
- IQMS knowledge a plus
- Strong PC literacy (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and experience with integrated databases.
- Experience in Visual Flow/Kanban environment and cellular manufacturing, JIT, and MRP systems.
- Understanding of and practical experience in Lean Manufacturing.