What are the responsibilities and job description for the 3rd Shipping Lead position at Welch Packaging?
Description
SUMMARY
To deliver the Ultimate Corrugated Experience through maximization of traffics patterns while utilizing our own fleet.
Essential Functions
Education:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.
Physical Requirements
Welch Packaging is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran.
SUMMARY
To deliver the Ultimate Corrugated Experience through maximization of traffics patterns while utilizing our own fleet.
Essential Functions
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture by adhering to company safe work practices and ensuring compliance with all safety policies and SOPs.
- Maintain a clean, organized shipping and work area at shift start, during operations, and at shift changeover.
- Interpret dry end run schedules and translate production data into accurate, efficient shipping lineups.
- Coordinate with Scheduling and the Control Room to align production output with transportation plans and resolve discrepancies in real time.
- Communicate with delivery drivers to ensure cost-effective, on-time customer deliveries.
- Verify unit counts, tagging, and proper unitization to ensure all orders ship complete and meet quality standards; report shortages or issues immediately.
- Supervise, monitor, and provide performance feedback to Checker Loaders; ensure proper staffing and training for assigned tasks.
- Manage rework, overruns, underruns, and scrap in coordination with the Control Room Operator to prevent carryover between shifts and maximize trailer utilization.
- Ensure completion of preventative maintenance and housekeeping tasks, including equipment cleaning, forklift upkeep, propane valve shutoff, and waste removal.
Education:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 3 years in a manufacturing shipping environment
- Experience with scheduled preferred
- Ability to work safely adhering to all safety processes and policies.
- Strong written and oral communication.
- Organization and attention to detail.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Time management.
- Systems analysis.
- Mathematical and deductive reasoning.
- Critical thinking.
- Active learning.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a repeatedly on a regular basis.
- Must be able to stand for 8-10 hours a day.
- Bend, stand, squat, twist repeatedly.
- Loud Environment that requires hearing protection
- Exposure to fumes or airborne particles
- Manufacturing facility with machinery and equipment
- occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock
- Fast paced environment
Welch Packaging is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran.