Shipping & Receiving Manager - ZFS Riga

Zeeland-Farm-Services-I; Blissfield Township (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeeland-Farm-Services-I is seeking a Shipping & Receiving Manager for its Blissfield, MI operation. This full-time management role directs daily loading/unloading, scheduling, training, and QA to ensure on-time grain and oil product handling while aligning with company policies.

You will supervise multiple staff, develop SOPs, uphold safety, and drive continuous improvements in the Shipping & Receiving department.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year in grain handling or railroad-related field preferred.
• Experience supervising others in a large manufacturer or operation preferred.
• Strong leadership and management abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Directs supervisors in elevator operations, DDGS/oil loadout, inbound/outbound handling.
• Develops and trains supervisors and shipping/receiving technicians.
• Manages personnel schedules to ensure proper coverage and assist with supervisory roles.
• Creates/updates SOPs, forms, and documentation related to job performance.
• Ensures inbound/outbound product quality and safety compliance.
• Implements and oversees shipping/receiving improvement projects and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Data-driven decisions

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Education

High School or Equivalent

Job description

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Shipping & Receiving Manager - ZFS Riga

Full Time Management Blissfield, MI, US

6 days ago Requisition ID: 1807

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually

Job Summary:

Responsible for directing daily loading/unloading, transferring, and placement of grain and oil products, while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs supervisors in the operation of the elevator, DDGS load out, oil loadout, ethanol load out, inbound Corn.
• Responsible for development and training programs for Supervisors and all shipping and receiving technicians.
• Manage schedule of personnel to ensure proper coverage, step in where necessary to help cover Supervisor roles.
• Create/update any SOP’s, forms, and any other documentation related to job specific performance.
• Ensures team is meeting requirements for incoming product quality as well as outbound quality.
• Ensures that safety standards are met and maintained by supervisors, employees, customers, and visitors. Work with the EHS Manager to maintain health and safety guidelines, regulations, and policies.
• Responsible for seeing that scheduled maintenance on all equipment is handled.
• Follow all company and regulatory food safety policies and procedures. Reports any potential food safety issues to management.
• Implements and oversees projects and continuous improvement efforts in the Shipping & Receiving department.
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety requirements.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Multiple direct reports within the facility.
• Assist with interviewing, selecting, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education and Experience:

• Education: High School or Equivalent.
• Experience: 1 year in grain handling or railroad related field, preferred.
• Experience supervising others in a significant segment of a large manufacturer or operation, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess heavy industrial machinery aptitude and understanding of the railroad and commercial truck industry.
• Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively manage a diverse team.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze data and make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and senior level management.
• Proficiently working with various software programs.
• Ability to maintain good attendance habits.
• Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Abide by company’s safety, quality, environmental and HR policies at all times .

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit.
• Frequently required to climb to levels of 125 feet or more, confined, and harnessed. Use of stairs and ladders are required.
• Ability to stand, bend, kneel to lift objects of 50 pounds or more.
• Operate in an office and production environment. Production environment could include frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the production environment is usually very loud.
• This position requires use of a respirator.