Warehouse Manager - Day Shift

Job Title

Supervisor Shipping Inventory

Company Statement

Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce. We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we dotogetherto create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

Overview

Supervisor Shipping Inventory are responsible for the management of all logistic personnel and the overall responsibility for the material handling, receiving, shipping and warehouse operations and coordinating activities with the other departments in a manner which will result in meeting production schedules and customer delivery dates consistent with the Company policy and plant objectives.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
• Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices.
• Accountable for the safety and housekeeping of the assigned shipping, receiving, and logistic operations.
• Responsible for the selection, training and development of the logistic line and staff personnel to attain department goals.
• Exercises direct supervisory control for the quality of work performed by the logistic staff for the operation.
• Coordinates with the maintenance manager on the preventive maintenance required for the logistic equipment.
• Supervises the taking of all physical monthly, quarterly and year end inventories in accordance with corporate guidelines. Coordinating this activity with the production scheduler to verify the physical inventory of bottles, cases, partitions and labels and investigates variances from book inventory.
• Develops new methods and procedures to optimize shipping efficiency, reduce costs and maximize space utilization.
• Arranges with transportation coordinator for trailers and carriers for pickups and road loads.
• Establishes FIFO (First In/First Out).
• Works closely with customer, schedulers, plant operations and affiliated supply plants to deliver products that delight our customers in a timely manner at the lowest cost.
• Works with Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, and Shift Supervisors to ensure production schedules are fulfilled based on customer forecasts.
• Uses tools such as SAP and other Windows based applications to manage and deliver superior performance to Graham and our customer.
• Report potential problems to appropriate Manager prior to reaching crisis point.
• Review and control inventory levels.
• Develop Min/max inventories on products with customer commitment.
• Prepare Daily and Weekly Schedules
• Manage the customer service function including inventories, forecasts, reports and Communications.
• Work with Operations Manager to update Crewing Model on a weekly basis
• Provide production with material schedule to assist Operations Manager in regrind consumption.
• Work with Operations Manager to optimize OTIF % and troubleshoot issues.
• Work with Maintenance Manager to optimize Preventative Maintenance scheduling window.
• Work with Plant Controller and Operations Manager to set and adjust production forecast.
• Work with Customer Schedulers to monitor upcoming changes to the forecasts to reduce breakdowns in continuous productions and optimize Plant MOEE.
• Work with Management to drive operational improvements in focused areas and fully support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work with Shipping Clerk to ensure on time delivery of customer product requirements.
• Ensure accuracy of Warehouse on hand inventory, including ensuring all products that may be damaged in the warehouse are properly handled via the HFI procedure.
• Orders resin and manages delivery schedule
• Maintains Manning for Operations
• Maintain dunnage inventory through our RPS system in SAP
• Handling of PO's from the customer, confirming sales orders and creating BOL's for internal/external
• May be responsible for special projects related to other functional areas.
• Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily independently or with minimal assistance. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• A Bachelor's Degree and/or related production experience; or equivalent combination of education and related production and/or logistics experience is required. Understanding and operation of PLC, or willing to obtain training.
• Computer usage and typing skills are essential.

Compensation Statement

The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits Statement

Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company's 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.

EEO Disclaimer

Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.