Shipping Supervisor

Cooper Machinery Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with 5% company match

Maternity and parental leave

Arc Fertility Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Cooper Machinery Services seeks a Shipping Supervisor to lead the team responsible for getting products out the door, on time and in compliance. You will own shipping operations from shop floor to carrier, driving efficiency and accuracy while guiding a hands-on crew and enforcing safety and procedures.

The role demands a proven leader with experience in shipping, logistics and inventory, and a customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required for this role.
• 3–5 years in shipping, receiving, or warehouse operations, with some supervisory exposure.
• Strong knowledge of shipping, logistics and inventory concepts; proficiency in MS Office and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shipping team and oversee daily operations, including order fulfillment, equipment, documentation, and safety.
• Drive improvements in shipping efficiency, accuracy, and on-time delivery.
• Ensure sales orders and shipping documents are accurate before loading or delivery.
• Coordinate with carriers for pickups and resolve delivery issues.
• Manage cycle counting to improve inventory accuracy to 95%+ and lead annual inventory.
• Keep outbound orders on schedule and document procedures that meet standards and regulations.

Skills

Decision making

People leadership

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Job description

Every compressor and engine we build or service has to leave our dock on time, accurate, and ready to work. That is where you come in.

As Shipping Supervisor at Cooper Machinery Services, you will lead the team that gets our products out the door and into the field. Our brands, including Cooper-Bessemer, Ajax, and Superior, trace back to 1833 and support more than 22,000 units around the world. You will own shipping operations from the shop floor to the carrier, lead a hands-on team, and have a real say in how we get better.

If you like running a tight operation, solving problems quickly, and leading people through procedure-driven work, this is a role where you can make a visible difference.

What You Will Do

• Lead the shipping team and oversee daily operations, including order fulfillment, equipment, documentation, and safety and health
• Drive improvements in shipping efficiency, accuracy, and on-time delivery
• Make sure sales orders and shipping documents are accurate and in place before anything is loaded or delivered
• Work with carriers and freight providers to schedule pickups and resolve delivery issues
• Adhere to a daily cycle counting process that raises inventory record accuracy to 95% or higher
• Lead the annual physical inventory
• Monitor and process scrap material and inventory shrinkage related to shipping
• Keep the shop production schedule on track by making sure outbound orders are pulled and staged on time
• Document clear, efficient procedures that meet our internal standards and state and federal regulations

Who You Are

Experience and education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 3–5 years in shipping, receiving, or warehouse operations (crating, packaging, booking)
• 1 or more years of supervisory experience
• Forklift, parks picker, and crane experience required
• Working knowledge of shipping, logistics, and inventory management concepts
• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP

How you work

• A sound decision-maker. You can weigh options when standards only partly cover the situation, and you think about long-term impact.
• A leader who gets results through others. You are comfortable supervising technical, procedure-driven work.
• A clear communicator. You work well with management, carriers, and other departments on logistics.
• An owner. You take a goal, decide how to reach it, and follow through.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience running cycle counting or inventory accuracy programsBackground in an industrial, manufacturing, or OEM environment

Why Join Us

At Cooper Machinery Services, strong relationships drive strong results. Our people are what make us legendary, and we take care of them.

• Most benefits start on your first day, with no waiting period
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage (6-month short-term disability waiting period)
• Voluntary life, AD&D, and long-term disability buy-up plans
• Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans
• 401(k) with up to a 5% company match, and you are 100% vested on Day 1
• Maternity and parental leave, Arc Fertility Benefits, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health support

Cooper Machinery Services is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact our Talent Acquisition Department at [e-mail] or call 855.226.6737.

Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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