Lead Shipping Manager: Plant Logistics & Optimization

Dura-Line; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Disability leave

Job summary

Dura-Line in Salt Lake City is hiring a Shipping Manager to lead the shipping department across plant sites, ensuring timely delivery and accurate fulfillment. You will supervise a team, develop shipping strategies, and collaborate with procurement, sales, and production to optimize costs and service levels.

The role requires strong leadership, detail orientation, and compliance with shipping regulations. A high school diploma plus logistics experience is preferred; ERP/SAP familiarity is a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree in logistics or related field preferred.
• Minimum 8 years in shipping, warehousing, and inventory with 3+ years in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with shipping, purchasing, projects and requisitions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shipping from order fulfillment to delivery, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
• Train, manage and evaluate employee performance, with safety observations.
• Develop shipping strategies to optimize costs and meet customer expectations.
• Collaborate with procurement, sales, customer service, and production.
• Manage carrier relationships, rates, service levels and performance.
• Monitor KPIs and implement improvements for productivity and on-time delivery.
• Maintain shipping records, invoices, bills of lading, and reports.
• Ensure compliance with shipping regulations and trade laws.
• Participate in cycle counts and 5S continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Shipping operations

Leadership

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree in logistics or related field

Tools

ERP/SAP

Job description

Dura-Line in Salt Lake City is hiring a Shipping Manager to lead the shipping department across plant sites, ensuring timely delivery and accurate fulfillment. You will supervise a team, develop shipping strategies, and collaborate with procurement, sales, and production to optimize costs and service levels.

The role requires strong leadership, detail orientation, and compliance with shipping regulations. A high school diploma plus logistics experience is preferred; ERP/SAP familiarity is a