Shipping Lead
Medrano Produce, LLC
Job description
Description
Job Summary
This position is responsible for maintaining high levels of accuracy in day-to-day operations. Will lead and develop the Shipping Department team and provide excellent customer service and work with management to ensure efficiency and safety.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Monitor department personnel – make sure everyone is managing their tasks and areas.
- Continuous trainings on SOP and enforce warehouse procedures.
- Make sure all product is accessible to production to avoid delays or down time.
- Meet and ensure proper training for all new employees on all relevant job duties.
- Maintain warehouse integrity and maximum space efficiency by organizing product and material.
- Work with supervisor on opportunities for improvement for the mitigation of the issues.
- Daily review of the reports to plan out needs.
- Schedules employees according to volume needs.
- Work with different departmental teams to determine shipping and packaging priorities.
- Ensure Inventory levels are on-hand.
- Determining methods to resolve any safety issue that arises.
- Participate on Food Safety internal audits and corrective actions.
- Ensuring that all product is shipping tasks.
- Oversee all shipping activities to ensure accuracy and condition of all orders.
- Assure all personnel report to work and have their assignments for the day.
- Maintains all areas clean and operational following all safety and GMP’s.
- Must inspect area and maintain facility in compliance with state counted, stored, and labeled.
- Assist with all outgoing produce to ensure accuracy and condition of shipments.
- Observe loading operations to ensure compliance with shipping specification.
- Maintains all areas clean and operational.
- Complies records and documents all shipping logs.
- All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Will be involved with safety activities.
Other Responsibilities and Duties:
- Follow the chain of command.
- Do not leave job post/area without notifying the supervisor.
- Must always wear employee badge ID inside the facility.
- Must be able to identify locations for all incoming and outgoing product.
- Conduct accurate cycle count of inventory locations /forms in the warehouse.
- Research and resolve inventory discrepancies, perform inventory audits of SOP’s.
- Respond to request for product checks in the warehouse.
- Assist with research of non-conformities as necessary in working with the quality department.
- Deals with customers and drivers daily.
- Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize work to meet assigned deadlines.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
- Possible weekend shift must be assigned as needed.
Skills/Perform Standard/Abilities:
- Communication – Communicates information in a way that can be easily understood and actively listens. Must have strong communication skills and proficiency in math, English, reading and writing.
- Member Service – Exhibits a professional demeanor toward others. assists others in an effective manner while following company procedures. Ability to identify problems, finds solutions, and makes sound decisions.
- Self-Motivated – Well-organized and able to prioritize, multi-task and prioritize in a fast pace environment, and adhere to deadlines while working efficiently and independently with minimal supervision. Accepts responsibility for his/her choices and decisions. Always maintains a positive attitude.
- Team Player – Cooperates well with a variety of personalities and individuals and participates in a professional manner to accomplish the business goal. Willingness to perform tasks assigned by supervisors and to assist others as needed.
- Flexibility – Adjusts positively to change in direction or assignment. Ability to do more than one task during a work shift. Willingness and ability to comply with new programs, methods, practices, and procedures.
- Goals- Accomplishments of annual goals established by supervisor and management.
Demonstrate and Enforce Health and Safety:
- Follow a company policy and safety rules.
- Ensure personal protective equipment is properly utilized.
- Report any noncompliance issues or unsafe situations/equipment to supervisor immediately.
- Must follow company Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Enforce and actively participate in general housekeeping duties.
Physical Demand and Work Environment :
The physical demands must be met by the employee to successfully perform all function of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job responsibilities and demands.
- Physical demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; stand, use hands and arms. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust and focus. Able to communicate Talk and hear
- Working Conditions: Ability to work flexible shifts, such as morning or evenings, including Saturdays and Sundays. Noise level is minimal. Ability to work with vibration, noise, heat, cold and moving parts. Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Ability to be punctual and reliable. Commitment to safety. Employee will be is in regular Extreme cold.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Strong problem-solving abilities.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Medrano Produce 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.
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