Supply Chain Shift Coordinator

Novolex; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Novolex is seeking an experienced warehouse logistics professional to deploy customer orders from the Distribution Center, using WMS to optimize resource capacity and prevent bottlenecks while maintaining Customer Service Levels.

The role requires coordinating with Shift Leadership, monitoring workflow efficiency, and planning waves and interleaving tasks to ensure on-time shipping. A BA/BS degree or equivalent experience is preferred, with 3–5 years in distribution/logistics.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree preferred and/or 3–5 years business experience in Distribution/Warehouse Logistics.
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); JDA (Red Prairie) a plus.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus.
• Self-directed and proactive in identifying and resolving discrepancies or issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent problem identification and follow-through to issue resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to work well with a variety of individuals.
• Understands automated distribution processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and assesses Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) to determine efficiency of workflow.
• Coordinates the daily workflow with the Shift Leadership Team and Lift Truck personnel.
• Identifies inefficiencies in workflow between replenishment, picking, put away and shipping; makes wave and labor adjustments as needed.
• Monitors order queue and ensures balanced labor, equipment and warehouse work tasks.
• Awareness of load by time cut-offs to ensure loads are ready to be shipped.
• Execute daily work plan created by the site Wave Planner, and identify problems preventing efficient execution.
• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of waves in the warehouse management system.
• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of interleaving tasks in the warehouse management systems.
• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of cross dock opportunities.
• Identify and ensure timely unload of HOT inbound shipments.
• Identify and ensure timely completion of consolidation moves.
• Monitor and ensure timely completion of replenishment moves.
• Utilize reports to monitor workflow progress.
• Communicate shift supervision status of wave progress and problems.
• Update shipping schedules.
• Monitor and maintain flow of automation traffic control systems within the DC.
• Coordinate AGV tasking and usage to maximize productivity.
• Maintain Yard and Door trailer statuses.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS Degree preferred

3–5 years warehouse logistics experience

Tools

WMS (JDA Red Prairie)

SAP ERP

Job description

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for the deployment of customer orders to the Distribution Center shop floor while utilizing the Warehouse Management System to manage resource capacity to prevent Operations bottlenecks and inbound/outbound delays. This position will also ensure that all customer orders are shipped based on priority without compromising Customer Service Levels.

This position must be able to work a Weekend Day Shift:

Friday 8AM - 4PM

Sat / Sun - 8AM - 8PM

Monday 8AM - 4PM

Responsibilities:

• Monitors and assesses Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) to determine efficiency of workflow.
• Coordinates the daily workflow with the Shift Leadership Team and Lift Truck personnel.

• Identifies inefficiencies in workflow between replenishment, picking, put away and shipping; makes wave and labor adjustments as needed.

• Monitors order queue and ensures balanced labor, equipment and warehouse work tasks.
• Awareness of load by time cut-offs to ensure loads are ready to be shipped.

• Execute daily work plan created by the site Wave Planner, and identifies problems that prevent efficient execution of the plan. Resolving and escalating issues appropriately.

• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of the waves in the warehouse management system.
• Plan, release and ensures timely completion of the Interleaving tasks in the warehouse management systems.
• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of cross dock opportunities.
• Identifies and ensures timely unload of HOT inbound shipments.
• Identifies and ensures timely completion of consolidation moves.
• Monitors and ensures timely completion of replenishment moves.
• Utilize reports to monitor work flow progress.
• Ensure communication to shift supervision status of wave progress and problems.
• Update shipping schedules.
• Monitor and maintain flow of automation traffic control systems within the DC.
• Coordination of Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) tasking and usage to maximize productivity.
• Maintain Yard and Door trailer statuses.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree preferred, and/or 3-5 years business experience in Distribution/Warehouse Logistics

• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); JDA (Red Prairie) a plus
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus
• Self-Directed & demonstrates the ability to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies or potential issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem identification & follow through to issue resolution

• Demonstrates the ability to work well with a variety of individuals.

• Demonstrates an understanding of automated distribution

Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact [e-mail].

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