Material Handler - Shipping Lead - 2nd Shift

Description

Join our team as a Material Handler - Shipping Lead and be the driving force behind smooth shipping operations. If you're a hands-on leader with strong logistics skills and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you!

Full-time

• Coordinate daily shipping priorities and workflow to ensure on-time customer deliveries.
• Review shipping schedules and communicate shipment requirements to team members.
• Verify shipment accuracy, quantities, pallet counts, and shipping documentation before loading.
• Load and unload LTL, truckload, parcel, and mail shipments safely and efficiently.
• Ensure Bills of Lading, pallet control sheets, shipping logs, and carrier documentation are completed accurately.
• Stage finished goods for shipment and maintain organized dock locations.
• Investigate and resolve shipping discrepancies, damaged freight, and inventory issues.
• Coordinate with carriers regarding pickup schedules and special shipping requirements.
• Assist in tracing delayed or lost shipments and supporting claim documentation when necessary.

• Provide day-to-day direction and support to Shipping Material Handlers.
• Train new employees on shipping procedures, safety requirements, equipment operation, and workflow expectations.
• Monitor productivity and work assignments to maintain efficient dock operations.
• Promote teamwork and maintain positive communication across shifts and departments.
• Serve as the primary point of contact when the Shipping Supervisor or Manager is unavailable.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and assist with implementation.

• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, wrappers, and other material handling equipment safely.
• Move raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods throughout the facility.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through proper tracking, labeling, and documentation.
• Verify incoming and outgoing material counts and report discrepancies immediately.
• Support production and finishing departments by ensuring materials are delivered where needed.

• Inspect pallets and shipments for quality, damage, accuracy, and compliance with company standards.
• Enforce established shipping procedures, SOPs, and safety policies.
• Conduct daily forklift inspections and ensure equipment is operating safely.
• Maintain a clean, organized shipping dock and warehouse environment.
• Participate in safety meetings, observations, and continuous improvement programs.
• Ensure OSHA, company safety, and customer compliance requirements are followed.

• 3-5 years of shipping, warehouse, logistics, or material handling experience.
• Strong understanding of shipping, receiving, warehousing, and material handling processes.
• Ability to read and interpret job tickets, shipping instructions, bills of lading, and customer requirements.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Effective communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to troubleshoot shipping and inventory issues independently.
• Proficiency with shipping software, inventory systems, and basic Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to train and mentor employees.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Basic mathematical skills including counts, weights, measurements, and inventory calculations.

• Frequently stand, walk, bend, reach, squat, and lift throughout the workday.
• Ability to safely lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing and warehouse environment with varying temperatures and noise levels.

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