Shipping Lead: On‑Time Deliveries & Team Coach

Hood Container Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonus program

Training & growth

Supportive culture

Sustainable industry

Job summary

Hood Container Corporation in Houston is seeking a Shipping Lead to guide a team responsible for preparing and moving shipments. You will coordinate loading, staging, and documentation to ensure accurate, on‑time deliveries while maintaining safety standards in a fast-paced corrugated packaging environment.

The role requires hands‑on leadership, effective coaching, and the ability to work across shifts with a focus on quality, safety, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience leading a team in shipping, manufacturing, or warehousing to meet shipping and safety objectives.
• Proficiency with computers to complete shipping paperwork and data entry.
• Ability to operate shipping equipment as required.
• Ability to work in temperatures ranging from 40 to 120 degrees for extended periods.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shipment preparation, staging, unloading, palletizing, banding, wrapping, and loading to ensure on-time, damage-free delivery.
• Route and assign local deliveries, transfers, and pickups.
• Lead and coach team members, ensuring punctuality and readiness, and safe task completion.
• Communicate shipping delays, damage, or shortages to Customer Service and management.
• Complete shipping documentation, administrative paperwork, and data entry accurately.
• Lead and complete unitized inventory counts and related reports; confirm results with Shipping Manager.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shipping area.
• Support additional duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Shipping & logistics

Data entry

Equipment operation

Temp tolerance

Physical endurance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Hood Container Corporation in Houston is seeking a Shipping Lead to guide a team responsible for preparing and moving shipments. You will coordinate loading, staging, and documentation to ensure accurate, on‑time deliveries while maintaining safety standards in a fast-paced corrugated packaging environment.

The role requires hands‑on leadership, effective coaching, and the ability to work across shifts with a focus on quality, safety, and operational excellence.