Shipping and Receiving Supervisor

Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility

Picture this:
You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You are part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At Tekni Plex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, Tekni Plex Healthcare and Tekni Plex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that improve everyday life, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at Tekni Plex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

Tekni Plex is hiring a Shipping and Receiving Supervisor for our Ridgefield, NJ facility. Supervises and coordinates activities of hourly, nonexempt employees engaged in shipping and receiving of products, components, and/or replacement parts and in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments and preparing items for shipment. Additionally, compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of required items.

The salary range for this role $60,000 to $68,000 annually. Pay is based on experience.

• Responsible for assigning tasks and driving performance of the shipping and receiving team.
• Oversee incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments for both domestic and international.
• Works with shipping notices, bills of lading, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules, utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
• Works with management to establish and modify department operational methods and procedures.
• Ensures that goods are packaged and protected for shipping according to specifications.
• Determines space requirements and position of shipment in boxcars and trucks and lays out position of shipment.
• Determines routing and legal load limits of trucks, according to established schedules and weight limits of states.
• Inspects loading operations to ensure compliance with shipping specification.
• Directs movement of shipments from shipping / receiving platform to storage and work areas.
• Maintains reports, records, and documentation to reflect department activities.
• Prepares bills of lading and post weight and shipping charges when needed.
• Analyzes performance of existing shipping / receiving systems, evaluating and recommending innovative programs to improve distribution methods and implement cost reductions.
• Utilize the ERP system and PC software to enter orders.
• Manage scrap storage, ensure all scrap data is entered into ERP system accurately and prompt.
• Prepares weekly schedule and audit daily to insure meeting commitment dates.
• Coordinates raw materials, supplies and personnel for proper utilization.
• Work closely with Production Supervisors to maximize efficiency by monitoring production against standard.
• Contact suppliers about adjustments, incorrect material, delivery delays, etc.
• Obtains quotes, prices and delivery information for goods that have standard costs and quoted discounts in place.
• Other duties include but are not limited to reporting metrics such as on time shipments, inventory accuracy, shipping errors and safety.

• Possesses HS diploma or GED and 5 plus years of related experience.
• Experience in the operation of spreadsheet, word processing, and ERP programs for data input and retrieval.
• Lead experience is…