Shipping Supervisor

The HC Companies, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401K with company match

Job summary

The Growscape is seeking a Shipping Supervisor in Middlefield, OH to oversee the coordination, movement, and shipment of finished goods from production to the distribution center. The role connects manufacturing with distribution, ensuring accurate transfers and inventory integrity while upholding safety standards.

You will supervise staff, train new employees on production, forklift operations, and related processes, and monitor KPIs daily.

Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing processes and production schedules.
• Hands-on leadership with strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to read and interpret production schedules.
• Commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate finished goods movement from production to DC.
• Plan shipments to distribution centers per schedules.
• Lead staff and train new employees for operations and safety.
• Track production data and ensure accuracy with reports.
• Maintain inventory integrity and KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Process troubleshooting

Production knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Safety compliance

Schedule reading

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: OH Middlefield - Middlefield, OH 44062SHIPPING SUPERVISOR

Bring your talent and effort to Growscape and contribute to serving our customers while having fun, growing your career, and sharing in our success. We want to be the best, so we are looking for the best talent to join our team.

The Growscape is a proud culmination of many legacy brands and continues to transform the horticultural industry through bold leadership, innovative manufacturing, and a comprehensive portfolio of products ideal for greenhouse, nursery, cannabis, retail, and commercial markets. With production facilities throughout North America, The Growscape is a leading Manufacturer of horticulture growing containers, our mission, “From Grower to Gardner, Improving Our World”.

Job Purpose

The Shipping Supervisor – oversees the coordination, movement, and shipment of finished goods from production to the distribution center (DC). This role bridges production operations and distribution logistics, ensuring timely and accurate transfer of completed products while maintaining inventory integrity, safety standards, and operational efficiency. The Supervisor manages assigned staff, coordinates with production and distribution teams, and ensures compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand the manufacturing process as it relates to equipment start-up and operations
• Finished Goods Coordination & Movement
• Coordinate the transfer of finished goods from production lines to staging and storage areas
• Plan and execute shipments of completed products to the distribution center based on production schedules and DC receiving requirements
• Supervise minor inventory discrepancies and ensure root cause corrections and participate in performance of these processes; Monitor, maintain and improve key performance indicators daily
• Lead training effort of new employees as it relates to production, operation, forklift, and other business needs while communicating employee expectations.
• Accurately track and enter production data into the Work Order system and verify shift production matches the induction report for Injection.
• Accurately complete all administrative paperwork
• Achieve business goals in areas like safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Lead toolbox meetings daily
• Support all company policies and procedures
• Execute coaching and corrective discipline
• Ensure compliance of direct reports to all policies and procedures of The Growscape.
• Lead by example and perform all job duties in accordance with The Growscape values
• Perform other administrative tasks and special projects as assignedMust be focused on employee safety
• Back-up - Track and approve employee’s timecards
• Participate in Continuous Improvement projects and teams
• Plan and schedule shipments of finished goods to customers or warehouses
• Coordinate the receiving of bulk materials and corrugated materials

QualificationsQualifications and Experience

• Must possess process troubleshooting skills to respond to and drive performance/people development
• Must have a good working knowledge of production processes within a manufacturing environment
• Must be a hands‑on leader with strong writing and verbal communication skills and possess good communication/interpersonal skills and get along well with others
• Must be able to read production schedule compliance
• Ability to be shift flexible
• Must adhere to all safety guidelines and foster a safe work culture
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment
• Demonstrate the ability to critical think and problem solve with relation to production challenges
• Ability to work in a team-oriented work environment
• 8‑hour shift
• Not required but a plus-Experience in warehouse and shipping including posting of BOL, setting up LTL and FedEx shipments.

In addition to competitive wages, The Growscape associates are eligible for certain benefits after 30-days of employment including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. In accordance with the plan, associates are also eligible to participate in a 401K plan with company match.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• 401K plan with company match

The Growscape takes pride in its diversity. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and associates. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.