Shipping Shift Leader: Inventory & Safety Champion

Owens Corning; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning Memphis plant is seeking a Shipping Group Leader to support safe, efficient shipping operations and uphold a culture of growth and development through engaged teams.

Responsibilities include safety compliance, staffing coordination, inventory control, SAP tasks, carrier relations, and forklift operation; requires a high school diploma and SAP experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years shipping and receiving experience preferred.
• Experience with SAP software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, efficient shipping operation and safety standards.
• Coordinate staffing for shipping during absences, vacations, and shifts.
• Monitor inventory levels and cycle counts.
• Handle SAP tasks: picks, packing, bills of lading, deliveries, returns.
• Maintain relationships with carriers and regional planners.
• Operate forklift safely and perform daily inspections.

Skills

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Forklift certification

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Reports to: Material Planner/ Warehouse Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-exempt; Hourly

Date: 06/2024

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The purpose of the Shipping Group Leader is to support the shipping area to ensure a safe, efficient operation. The person filling this role will accept the responsibility to uphold the plant’s goals to create a sustainable culture of growth and development through highly engaged primary teams

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comply with all safety and plant requirements individually and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety
• Participates in the safety, quality, autonomous maintenance, TPM, 5’s and housekeeping programs as established within the plant
• Coordinating the staffing needs for shipping as a result of absences, lateness, vacations, holidays, shift exchanges
• Assist in Monitoring and scheduling hours for employees
• Monitor and maintain accurate inventory levels
• Support ongoing projects related to warehouse improvements
• Verification of quantity and product on inbound and outbound freight
• Daily communications with MMS, transportation personnel, and assist with regional planning
• Maintain good working relationship with carriers
• Coordinate with Raw Material/Warehouse Supervisor on cycle counts and physical inventories
• Monitor “low material” inventories and verify with counts upon request
• Maintain and assign housekeeping tasks in shipping area
• Assist in loading and unloading trucks and ensure proper procedures are followed
• Operate lift truck in a safe, productive manner in accordance with all safety procedures and maintain equipment including periodic cleaning of forklifts, and verify that all fork lift daily inspection sheets are being completed.
• Coordinate the storage of material: storage bays, location
• Accurately complete receiving and shipping reports and submit them to accounting in a timely manner
• Assist Warehouse LTO’s as needed.
• Maintain a balance of stock throughout the warehouse and ensure inventory turns are timely
• Conduct daily task related to SAP to include Pick lists, Packing lists and bills of lading, Picks quantities and do post goods inventories, Adding / deleting items for shipment, Shipping logs, Create deliveries and shipments, Enter shipments into dwell time system, Process customer returns, Misc. inbound freight processing, Receiving

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three (3) or more years of shipping and receiving experience strongly preferred
• Experience with SAP software

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Operate necessary software to successfully perform job responsibilities
• Think under pressure and make quick decisions to identify solutions
• Work well in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Receive and maintain forklift certification

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Wear required PPE equipment (safety glasses, bump cap, steel toe boots, ear protection, heat/cut resistant gloves, long sleeve shirt, and face mask)
• Climb and descend stairs
• Lift, push, and pull 50lbs repetitively

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPENTENCIES

• Must be able to operate a computers

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Complete all annual safety and role specific training, as required by the nature of this position
• Must pass all required assessments

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.