Shipping & Receiving Lead — Safety, Compliance & Optimization

Coast Packing Company; California; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast Packing Company is seeking a Shipping and Receiving Lead Operator in California, United States. This role involves leading the shipping and receiving team, ensuring quality and safety expectations are adhered to, and training new and existing operators.

The selected candidate will oversee daily tasks, conduct inspections, and support continuous improvement processes. A strong background in safety regulations and effective leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in shipping and receiving operations.
• Ability to train and develop operators.
• Familiarity with USDA safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead shipping and receiving team and ensure quality expectations.
• Conduct audits and engage in continuous improvement activities.
• Verify and inspect received products for compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Data Capture

Safety Regulations

Continuous Improvement

Inspection Techniques

Job description

The Shipping and Receiving Lead Operator is responsible for leading the shipping and receiving team to success in shipping & receiving operations, including receiving raw materials, organizing, staging products to FIFO, data capture, accurate shipping of product.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Responsible to ensure they adheres to safety and quality expectations.
• Lead shipping and receiving operators by providing direction on daily tasks.
• Oversee shipping and receiving operator progress and responsibilities. Assist with tasks as needed.
• Responsible to train & develop new and existing operators.
• Assist with Performance Management and evaluation of team members.7u
• Support Production Supervisor in leadership activities.
• Audit established processes, procedures, and requirements to ensure team adherence.
• Actively engage in and support continuous improvement activities and goals.
• Assist with USDA Inspection as requested.
• Receiving
  • Review receiving schedule with receiving team prior to start time to ensure smooth operation.
  • Instruct truck drivers on safety regulations such as placing wheel chock to prevent accidental movement and secure unloading.
  • Review paperwork from truck driver and verify information such as shipment type, number of pallets, required temperature of product, and USDA registry seal.
  • Ensure use of data capture in receiving of materials.
  • Verify the seal or lock on truck container has not been broken or tampered with.
  • Visually inspect container for vermin or fecal matter prior to unloading.
  • Examine paperwork and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy. If paperwork does not match manifest, reject shipment.
  • Check temperatures utilizing a handheld infrared thermometer to ensure temperature of the received raw product is within the USDA safety and security guidelines. (X < 40 degrees) If temperature does not comply with safety regulations, reject shipment.
  • Operate powered lift vehicles to convey, move, and hoist materials to receiving area.
  • For raw products, weigh pallets and ensure net weight is in accordance with the manifest.
  • Create labels for raw products including shipment information, weight and hold for inspection tags.
  • Transfer raw products to holding coolers for inspection.
  • Transfer packing material to designated location as needed.
• Shipping
  • Review shipping orders with team prior to start time to ensure smooth operation.
  • Instruct truck drivers on safety regulations required prior to loading such as placing wheel chocks to prevent accidental movement and secure loading.
  • Visually inspect truck for cleanliness prior to loading. If container is not cleaned, instruct driver to clean container prior to loading.
  • Review invoice from truck driver and verify information such as shipment type, number of pallets, shipment locations, and stacking assignment.
  • Transfer invoiced product to shipping area from warehouse utilizing electrical pallet jackets and fork lifts.
  • Review pallet # on shipment and document total numbers of products. Each pallet will be tagged with product information.
  • After verification, load truck in accordance to shipment location by utilizing fork lifts and electrical pallet jacks.
  • Create Certificate of Analysis if required.
  • Review container prior to final seal.
  • Document seal number and deliver to security guard for final seal prior to truck departure.
• Ability to wear proper PPE (bump cap, ear plugs, safety glasses, hair/beard nets, steel boots, gloves, etc). Always be mindful of and adhere to GMP, Quality and Food Safety requirements.
• Other duties and projects as assigned or needed by company leadership
• Required to perform job duties on-site

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

I have read the job description above and I understand that the knowledge, skills, abilities and assigned responsibilities listed are conditions of my employment with Coast Packing Company. I also understand that the job description may be changed or altered at any time and may not include all my job responsibilities.