Shipping Supervisor 2nd Shift

AIS; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

401K matching

Paid holidays and vacation time

Bonus program

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of office furniture is seeking a Shipping Supervisor for the 2nd shift in Leominster, MA. The role involves overseeing the shipping operations, managing a team, and ensuring safety standards and efficiency are met. Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership and organizational skills, along with the ability to effectively communicate within a fast-paced environment. This position offers competitive salary and benefits, including medical, 401K matching, and a bonus program.

Qualifications

• Ability to oversee the shipping operation and manage a team.
• Strong ability to maintain safety standards and efficiency.
• Experience with loading and unloading, including adherence to SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee entire shipping operation, including truck loads and LTL.
• Facilitate signing of live load drivers and assign doors.
• Ensure loaders follow special loading instructions and maintain pace.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Job description

Job Title: Shipping Supervisor 2 nd Shift

Department: Factory Management

Salary Grade: Salary Exempt

Functions

Oversee entire shipping operation, including truck loads, LTL, interplant.

Dock

• Facilitate signing in of live load drivers/door assignments.
• Facilitate moving of preloads in & out of docks.
• Hand out load assignments for each day.
• Ensure loaders follow special loading instructions.
• Flex EE’s when necessary to ensure time sensitive orders make transit.
• Flex EE’s into teams for high volume hand‑loads/loads.
• Ensure overall pace/efficiency is appropriate. Push pace/flex EE’s to finish loads and/or avoid detention.
• Ensure daily goals are met in terms of volume loaded.
• Ensure maximum densities are executed & overflow is avoided when possible.
• Work with factory to expedite freight for FTL’s, Consolidated Loads, etc.

Quality / SOP’s

• All product consolidated or hand‑loaded meets standards.
• SOP’s are followed:
  • Paperwork is correct.
  • Multi‑stops are separated by cardboard walls.
  • Mixed skids are labeled as "mixed".
  • Picture taking process is followed.

Pass Down / Notes

• Daily pass down is executed between shifts.
• Load board/schedule is updated & contains correct information.
• Notes are entered on itinerary for FTL’s/consolidated loads:
  • Overflow.
  • Back orders.
  • Missing skids/boxes.
  • Mixed freight.
  • Stacked skids.
  • High volume hand‑load.
  • Load bars.

Safety

• All safety rules are followed:
  • General fork‑lift operating.
  • Seatbelts.
  • Safety glasses.
  • Dock & aisles clean & free of obstructions.

Other Responsibilities

• Before & After’s.
• Implementing lean practices.
• Implementing strategies to improve loading/consolidating efficiency.

Monitor Email

• Handle requests from CSR’s and/or PM’s.

Who We Are

AIS is a leading manufacturer of commercial office furniture and seating. Our growth and success is astounding, and it’s all the result of thinking about office furniture differently. We're proof office furniture can have charisma. We are a company built on ingenuity. We've truly shaken up the office furniture industry with our ability to manufacture high‑end systems and seating utilizing award‑winning processes and product designs at an attractive price point. We bring charisma to the office furniture market. We believe office furniture can be fun; it doesn’t have to be so serious. Very simply, we are a group of people who love what we do, and this energy is infectious. It translates into award‑winning products and manufacturing, marketing ingenuity, happy clients and overall – success.

Vibrant, Unique, Reliable, Committed, Ingenuity, Excellence, Passionate - That's AIS.

AIS offers a friendly and casual workplace with competitive salary and benefits program. Benefits include medical and dental, Matching 401K, FSA, Life Insurance, STD, LTD, Paid Holidays/Sick Time/Vacation Time and a bonus program. We are looking for someone with a good work ethic and enthusiasm for working in a fast‑paced environment as we continue our strong growth in the marketplace.

AIS Values

At AIS, we have a strong set of values that guide our business and help us align with our customers.

We listen to our Customers. We rely on our Employees. We honor Integrity. We embrace Continuous Learning. We lead with Design. We create Value. We work to make the World better.

As an EEO/AA employer, AIS will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected genetic information, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, religion, height, weight, other protected group status, or any other basis protected by the laws where we employ people.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.

AIS is a Federal Contractor and required to comply with Executive Order 14042. This means that all employees of AIS must (a) be vaccinated, (b) have a medical exemption, or (c) have a religious, moral or ethical exemption that meets EEOC requirements. As a condition of employment, you must meet one of these three requirements at the time of hire or within 60 days of your initial employment date.