Shipping Supervisor

Come join a leader in the Protective Packaging Industry! At Alleguard, we’re built from the ground up to expand and shape our customer’s businesses. We understand the diversity of challenges that customers are facing across different industries, from confidence in their supply chain to needing the latest innovations at their fingertips. These challenges are also opportunities, and whether our customers are in construction, protective packaging, cold-chain or other industries, we are relentless in seeing around corners, and going the extra mile to help their business succeed.

Reports to Plant Manager and is responsible for the oversight of Shipping Department and the supervisory functions relating to planning, organizing, and leading a team to accurately load finished goods and other products to meet department objectives. Provides direct and indirect supervision over multiple shifts.

• Ability to lead, motivate, and direct individuals and teams to meet stated company objectives in loading accuracy and productivity.
• Provide performance feedback, positive encouragement, and issue discipline as needed.
• Assign employees to correct location based on priorities and to prevent deviations from shipping schedules.
• Provide root cause analysis for issues that arise during shift.
• Report KPI’s for their shift daily, and weekly, to plant management group.
• Balance the level of labor cost and productivity requirements during assigned
• Responsible for the motivation and development of subordinates to optimize their performance and personal
• Maintains a high level of cleanliness and organization in the shipping and truck dock areas including the outside trailer apron.
• Maintains a safe working environment including ensuring trailer wheel chocks and dock safety chains are in place and maintained in good condition.
• Oversee other routine housekeeping as required.
• Ensure and maintain accurate multisite warehouse inventories, reports, and correct any discrepancies.
• Ensure all incoming shipments are processed and received in a timely manner.
• Monitor raw material inventory and order raw materials as needed for production.
• Performs any other tasks as may be assigned by the Plant Manager or Production Manager.
• Assist in related department activities and perform related duties, as required.

• Minimum five (5) years proven experience as a lead or production supervisor in a manufacturing environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of raw and finished product specifications
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision - self starter
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Teams
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Safety
  - We care for our employees by creating and maintaining an environment with consistent actions, trusted processes, and courageous conversations.
• Trust
  - We build confidence with our employees and customers through dependability, respect, clear communication, and service.
• Integrity
  - We are consistent in always striving to do the right thing by accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions.
• Collaboration
  - Our diversity is the catalyst that drives our teamwork, creative problem-solving, and partnership.
• Growth
  - We invest, develop, and empower our people to build our company so our customers will experience outstanding success, in turn contributing to our own.
• Accountability
  - We achieve our success by holding ourselves and each other to high standards of behavior, commitment, and personal responsibility.

We’re a dynamic, high-growth business, invested in helping you grow with Alleguard.

Many of our colleagues have been with us for decades. That’s because we believe in collaborating as a team to serve and support each other as well as we serve and support our customers.

Alleguard’s employee-centric culture is designed to help you maximize your talents, learn new skills, and gain valuable experience on the way to achieving your professional goals.