Shipping and Receiving Lead

Job Description

Pay Rate: $23.76 - $30.42 per hour

Shift: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm, Overtime as required

The Lead Shipping & Loading Associate is responsible for tasks that include pulling, staging and loading orders for customers as well as maintaining finished goods, inventory and installation supplies. Tasks include lifting and carrying product, repackaging product, operating and maintaining a forklift, operating a yard truck to move trailers, meeting deadlines, loading and organizing trucks, processing distribution paperwork, and maintaining yard/warehouse cleanliness and organization.

• Comply with and enforce all company safety policies to ensure an accident‑free facility, including identifying and correcting work area safety issues (STOP process) and conducting accident investigations as required.
• Comply with quality standards required by the company and its customers.
• Ensure that all drivers, specifically third‑party drivers, comply with PPE requirements when not in their vehicle.
• Ensure trailers being loaded have the capacity, condition, and capability to support the necessary load whether the trailer is company owned, leased or the property of a third‑party carrier.
• Ensure that all products are properly loaded, secured and identified on a trailer to prevent any safety incident while the load is transported to its destination.
• Organize yard inventory in a manner that allows for the safest, quickest, and most efficient method for loading a trailer while maintaining inventory accuracy.
• Load/unload trucks carrying steel coils from/to their proper storage along with proper labeling for identification.
• Provide directions to team members to ensure key metrics are met accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustain manufacturing methods, such as 5S, Problem Solving, Visual Management, and KPIs.
• Through the Company’s onboarding and peer mentoring programs, ensure associates are adequately trained to perform their jobs and properly mentored in procedures and compliance.
• Coordinate with front office to ensure all work is planned and paperwork is ready prior to the current day.
• Interact with other departments and team members to achieve a smooth, timely shipping operation.
• Work with maintenance to ensure all equipment is running at optimal levels for expected output and product quality.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Experience using computers, tablets, scanners and related equipment.
• Experience operating PIV equipment such as a forklift, side loader, overhead crane or yard truck.
• Experience safely using straps and banding equipment.
• Proficient computer skills to use ERP and logistics software.
• Understanding of the paperwork required to receive or ship product.
• No supervisory responsibilities are associated with this position.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds on a continual basis above shoulder height and below the waist.
• Mobility – proficiency in prolonged periods of standing, bending and moving.
• Exposure – ability to work with moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles and in a non‑climate‑controlled environment.
• Noise tolerance – ability to work in environments with high noise levels.

Our new team members receive medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401(k), EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training and professional development.

Cornerstone Building Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability or status as a protected veteran. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

For reasonable accommodation inquiries for disability, please contact Human Resources at 281‑897‑7788 or HR