Logistics Supervisor

Overview:

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments, and preparing items for shipment

Here's what you'll do:

• Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.

• Oversee incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.

• Determines space requirements and position of shipment in trucks and lays out position of shipment.

• Determines legal load limits of trucks. Inspects loading operations to ensure compliance with shipping specifications.

• Inspects material handling equipment for defects and notifies maintenance.

• Directs movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage and work areas.

• Prepares bills of lading. Issues written and oral instruction to subordinates.

• Maintains productive work environment by resolves employee grievances, providing constructive feedback and setting attainable expectations.

• Determines Shipping and Receiving hours that is tailored to seasonality’s and volumes.

• Report any order outages and inventory discrepancies.

• Give plant managers vision of upcoming pack needs for major retailers.

• Work with sales to keep a safety stock in inventory.

• Coordinate with shipping the rotation of inventory.

• Schedules weekly workforce to ensure operational coverage.

• Provides and ensures well Customer Service to all internal and external customers.

• Implements processes that improve efficiency and accuracy.

• Provides and ensures a safe work environment and reports any outages immediately.