Shipping Lead

Job Title: Shipping Lead                      

Department: Shipping 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt       

 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

 

The Shipping Lead is responsible for leading daily processes related to shipping/receiving and for the performance and continued growth of the Compton, CA  manufacturing facility, including the safety of all employees, process optimization, and training and development. The Shipping Lead is a key contributor to the continuous improvements of critical plant performance metrics in the areas of safety, productivity, cost, quality and sustainability. This role is essential to the successful operations of the Compton Roofing and Asphalt site and will be responsible as a backup to all shipping/receiving functions and backfill for the Shipping Leader. The Shipping Lead is an hourly position reporting to Shipping and Receiving Front Line Leader.

 

This role provides leadership that enables team members to excel at meeting all safety, quality, and productivity expectations. He/she is accountable for supporting an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communication, teamwork, and recognition that positively impacts the plant performance. The Shipping Lead is also accountable for maintaining standard work and Shipping and Receiving Policies to assure all shipping personnel are following standards to provide optimum load times and accuracy in the safest and most cost effective manner.

 

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES                                                                                                                               

• Lives the Owens Corning Safety Stand and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.
• Participates in the safety, quality, TPM and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, etc.
• Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.
• Ensure all personnel are loading and unloading trucks in a safe manner
• Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations and assures all shipping employees are in compliance
• Completes accident investigations and recommends action plans when needed
• Assist Shipping FLL in reviewing and updating all warehouse JSA’s (Job Safety Analysis)
• Ensure qualification of new hires and current employees. Assis with OSHA Forklift License Training.
• Performs cleanup duties at workstations, etc.
• Maintains accuracy and organization of shipping and receiving records.
• Completes daily reporting through SAP.
• Maintains good working relationships with carriers, transportation and customer service teams.
• Serve as the direct and primary contact for all customer service needs – act as the liaison to customer service in Toledo
• Conducts daily inventories of raw materials and finished goods.
• Develops and maintains monthly cycle-count schedule and spot counts as needed.
• Establishes miscellenous shipments.
• Partners with key individuals to resolve shipping and receiving errors to ensure accuracy and efficiency of the daily processes.
• Communicates equipment problems requiring work orders and submits work orders.
• Assists in loading and unloading trucks as needed in compliance with processes and procedures for the task.
• Develops knowledge of warehouse storage areas and location of all products.
• Assist Shipping FLL with managing PTO Requests and employee leaves
• Oversee Trash Hauling and Recycling Processes
• Participate and/or lead discussions regarding productivity improvement in the warehouse (Kaizen’s, forklift and truck repair costs, shipping error reduction, etc.)
• Demonstrates flexibility to changing priorities as business needs dictate
• Establishes goals, prioritizes and organizes actions, timelines and resources.
• Backup for the Shipping FLL
• Acts decisively and shows a strong sense of urgency to ensure follow through of established goals.
• Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities, and develops exp