On-Site Shipping & Logistics Manager

Daifuku North America; Hobart (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

PTO

Short-term disability

401(k) match

Performance bonus

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Daifuku North America seeks a Shipping Manager to lead Supervisors and ensure on-time, safe, and budget-conscious production. This on-site role in Hobart, Indiana requires 5+ years of management experience in material handling and a collaborative, detail‑oriented leader with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities include staffing, coaching, scheduling, and coordinating with Project Managers and Engineering to meet schedules.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience in the material handling industry.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Experience with ERP systems and production scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Manages the department, ensuring efficient and timely production and proper staffing of all department‑related requirements to complete projects on schedule and within budget.
• Manages the Supervisor(s), ensuring their teams are well managed; supports recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures
• Assigns duties, gives verbal and written instructions, and reviews work for conformance to quality and safety standards
• Provides technical guidance to team members and consults with other resources when needed
• Communicates with the Director, Manufacturing regarding schedules and backlogs
• Works with Project Managers and Engineering as appropriate
• Determines outsourcing needs to maintain project schedules
• Reviews labor charges, purchase requisitions, and department schedules
• Conducts department and CIT meetings
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku’s QMS policies and procedures
• Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction

Skills

Management

Technical orientation

MS Office

SAP

Strategic thinking

Communication

Self-motivated

Multi-tasking

Team-oriented

English

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Daifuku North America seeks a Shipping Manager to lead Supervisors and ensure on-time, safe, and budget-conscious production. This on-site role in Hobart, Indiana requires 5+ years of management experience in material handling and a collaborative, detail‑oriented leader with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities include staffing, coaching, scheduling, and coordinating with Project Managers and Engineering to meet schedules.