Position Summary

Provide focus, direction and leadership for the Shipping/Receiving function. Supervise, direct activities, monitor productivity, measure progress and set expectations regarding safety, productivity, quality and schedule.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages all shipping/receiving/trucking personnel to ensure conformance to established metrics (Safety, TOC, Dock Targets, Productivity and Cost) and adherence to procedures (PC’s).
• Reserve material for shipments and record documentation appropriately.
• Trains Production Control personnel in the various tasks needed to support the department, including but not limited to processing change orders; obtaining quotes, writing purchase orders, and following up with outside processing; shipping; master milestone; conversion milestone; exception reports; job release procedures; and split-off travelers.
• Manages shipping schedules based on customer requirements as determined by Sales and Production Control.
• Manage freight costs. Monitors reports and metrics to improve on time performance and reduce wait time.
• Provides direction to Production Supervision relative to receive/dock/shipping targets on a daily basis.
• Participates in daily shipping meetings and prepares daily shipping lists to support shipping forecasts.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assist workers in solving work problems; initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals; enforces safety regulations; initiates and maintains 6S and Lean initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Required Skills

• Judgment exercised in the management of personnel, materials and processes
• Impact of judgment and initiative on quality, safety, productivity, profitability, employee relations – own department.
• Impact of judgment and initiative on productivity, profitability, safety other departments – Production.
• Application of experiential learning to contribute to group, team, department success-
• Able to plan, monitor, control and report progress on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Technical Effectiveness
• Speed with which incumbent becomes well versed in essential technical subject matter
• Timeliness, accuracy and thoroughness of information and records used, developed and/or maintained.
• Timeliness in response
• Adequacy of planning
• Oral communication skills sufficient to instruct, direct and resolve conflicts with and between employees
• Written skills for internal correspondence, writing or revising procedures;
• Reading comprehension sufficient to read, interpret and properly apply specifications and procedures to achieve desired outcomes
• Persuasion, negotiation and motivational skills as needed to maintain high productivity and achieve ‘win-win’ solutions
• Collaboration skills to create cooperative, responsive workforce
• Composure under pressure enabling ability to manage effectively under pressure, through change and interruption.
• Problem solving – anticipates, surfaces consequential issues and acts with appropriate sense of urgency, sense of time and through organized planning to resolve.
• Ability to be forklift certified
  

Experience & Education

• Associates degree or higher along with 3+ years in logistics, shipping, distribution and/or transportation in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of transportation regulations/guidelines.
• Experience working with forklifts and cranes
• Computer proficiency in ERP systems (ORACLE preferred), Discoverer and Excel
• Active and licensed Class C driver with a clean driving record
  
  

Working Conditions

• Constant exposure to indoor manufacturing environment
• Constant exposure to moderate noise
• Working conditions may include small spaces, dust, fumes, odors, coolants, hot / cold temperatures, inside / outside noise vibration, standing on concrete for long hours and wet or uneven surfaces.
• Must be able to work any shift including overtime, weekends and holidays if scheduled.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to thirty-five (35) pounds on a repetitive basis.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, kneel, twist and work at heights on an intermittent basis for up to twelve (12) hours.
• Requires hand manipulation including simple grasping, pushing and pulling of materials.
• Must be able to safety operate an overhead crane.
• Must be able to reach and work above and below the shoulder level.
• Must be able to work with and around forklifts and hazardous machinery.
• Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment.
• Visual acuity skill to detect any flaws in the parts being inspected.
  
  

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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  
  

PCC Rollmet is an equal opportunity employer. The company's policy and practice is to provide equal employment opportunities and to assure those opportunities, without regard to age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, gender, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation including gender identity or gender expression, religion, (including religious dress and religious grooming), mental or physical disability, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, reproductive decision making, or any other status protected by applicable local, state or federal anti-discrimination laws.