Shipping Warehouse Lead

Job Description

Job Description

The Shipping/Warehouse Lead oversees the day-to-day operations in the shipping, receiving and warehouse department. The lead is responsible for the productivity of the department and its staff. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Shipping

• Process Shipping papers as required
• Pick and prepare materials for shipping
• Generate BOL and arrange shipments with carriers as required. Advise sales of the pallet dimensions and weight.
• Record the PRO/Tracking data in the freight excel spreadsheet. 
• Assist sales with any questions and/or issues in regards to their customers’ shipment. Notify sales of late deliveries and ship schedule changes.
• Assist the operators of trucks in the loading and unloading of materials when needed
• Prepare necessary paperwork, labels, and packaging to assure proper shipment of materials
• Inspect orders to ensure product is built to customer requirements.
• Maintain work area to assure a neat and functional space. 
• Provide tracking information as required.
• In charge of shipping staff. This includes but is not limited to assigning responsibilities, work and daily takes to shipping staff, and monitoring shipping staff. 
• Report staff issues to management. 
• Report and manage shipping conflict as they come up.

Receiving 

• Assist receiving department when needed
• Ensure receivers for containers are completed and provided to accounting in a timely fashion.
• Ensure receiving paperwork and samples are organized and filed in a timely manner.
• In charge of receiving staff. This includes but is not limited to assigning responsibilities, work and daily takes to receiving staff, and monitoring receiving staff. 
• Report staff issues to management. 
• Report and manage receiving conflict as they come up.

Warehouse

• Check and monitor inventory of supplies such as boxes, tape, spools. 
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness and organization. Ensure quality of finished product.
• Pick and return materials needed by production and sales as needed
• Perform and/or record daily inspection of equipment, reporting all exceptions to department manager
• Product inventory control. Perform cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Consolidate items, when possible, to save space. Ensure box labels face outwards and only like items are stacked on top of each other.

Other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient with data entry and inventory software
• Skilled in the safe operation of hand jacks, lift trucks and other material handling equipment
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. 
• Safety shoes are required
• Forklift certified

DISCLAIMER: This description should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an incumbent in this job. Incumbents are required to perform other related functions as assigned.