Manager

• Manage the on-site transportation department (outbound and inbound) including its employees, assets, and service providers.
• Supervise transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, including routing and scheduling of shipments.
• Insuring that the plant has the needed transportation equipment and support from carriers.
• Liaison with manufacturing management to insure a smooth flow of material to and from the lines.
• Insure proper communication with all necessary internal and external carriers to insure appropriate receiving, scheduling, and dispatching of product.
• Process, audit, control and approve site transportation invoices/costs.
• Plan, organize, and manage direct reports and loading crews to insure work is performed in a manner consistent with organizational processes and procedures including enforcement of all safety rules.
• Provide prompt, accurate accounting and reporting, meet and exceed all company and departmental KPIs, insure that internal and external carriers are reporting and meeting their KPIs.
• Collaborate with other managers, staff members, sales personnel, employees, and outside carriers, to improve operations, meet objectives, provide superior customer service, and improve profitability.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement and customer satisfaction opportunities while continuing to improve profitability.
• Investigate service failures, product damage, safety issues, and other concerns as needed.
• Find and inforce corrective actions to prevent further problems.
• Monitor the use of powered industrial equipment (External vehicles and well as internal vehicles) to insure safe operation and cost control – report issues to the appropriate personnel, take corrective actions as needed.
• Insure that equipment pools /assets do not exceed needs.
• Direct, Recruit, interview, select, train, motivate, coach, test and certify employees in proper equipment use and personal protective equipment, and mentor shipping employees.
• Promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, and meeting with individual staff members.
• Other duties as assigned

Shipping Manager

Shipping Manager

Shipping Manager