Shipping Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

• Provide structured guidance and leadership for a lumber yard team, including employee management, establish performance expectations, conduct performance reviews, strategic problem-resolution, the ability to foster and maintain a teamwork-focused environment, and maintain open lines of communication between employees.
• Supervise daily shipping, staging, picking, loading, and dispatch activities.
• Ensure customer orders are accurately pulled, staged, verified, and loaded.
• Coordinate daily workload based on order volume, delivery schedules, and staffing levels.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the yard, ensuring efficient and effective management of all activities. Coordinate with various departments to ensure timely and accurate receipt, storage, and distribution of materials.
• Oversee CDL Drivers, Forklift Drivers, and General Laborers throughout daily lumber yard and delivery operations.
• Actively cross-train associates inter-departmentally. 
• Conduct regular coaching and performance discussions to recognize positive performance and address areas requiring improvement. 
• Maintain a clean and organized lumber yard and inventory bays by operating forklifts to distribute incoming and outgoing materials, managing a detailed inventory list, and inventory management
• Delegate work activities across the lumber yard as needed while also assisting all subordinate employees in standard lumber yard operations
• Proactively identify, report, and resolve all inventory discrepancies to maintain proper stock levels and minimize company loss
• Verify all incoming and outgoing shipments to confirm accuracy and timely delivery, report discrepancies in shipments to Operations Manager
• Schedule and coordinate deliveries according to customer needs, inventory levels, sales schedules, and driver availability
• Ensure all employees within the lumberyard remain compliant with all applicable safety practices and regulations
• Oversee loading activities to ensure compliance with shipping specifications, loading guidelines, and safety regulations
• Verify all maintenance performed on Crosslin Lumber yard equipment
• Submit all receiving paperwork, including delivery tickets, picking tickets, loading tickets, and invoices, to the store office each day
• Verify that all incoming and outgoing material shipments are accurate and complete prior to accepting/releasing for delivery
• Ensure all areas of the yard are secured prior to ending each working day
• Perform all opening and closing procedures each day as assigned and communicated by the Operations Manager
• Immediately report any safety and/or injury details to the Operations Manager.
• Other assignments as needed by management

EDUCATIONAL / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma/GED Strongly Preferred
• College Experience Strongly Preferred
• Previous Management Experience Required
• Lumber Industry Experience Strongly Preferred
• Forklift and/or Moffett Experience Preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 80 pounds individually or up to 160 pounds with a partner
• Ability to stand and/or walk on hard surfaces for long periods of time
• Ability to work in various weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, snow, and other weather elements