Shipping & Receiving Lead

About Vanderhorst Brothers and RTC Aerospace: 

This position is for RTC Aerospace’s sister company, Vanderhorst Brothers, Inc. (VBI) located in Simi Valley, CA. VBI is a team of highly skilled professionals from a variety of backgrounds. We work together to support our customers through expertise, cooperation, innovation, and a shared sense of urgency. We actively seek challenging projects, and we drive our industry forward by investing in the latest machinery, technology, and production techniques. 

RTC Aerospace is a 60-year-old aerospace manufacturer of complex, high-tolerance, difficult-to-machine parts. We have 4 facilities across the nation bringing exceptional cellular manufacturing capabilities and unique engineered solutions to our clients’ designed products. We are a company driven by ambitious individuals, working together to become an industry leader in lean-cell manufacturing. Come be a part of something exceptional at RTC Aerospace! 
 

How You’ll Make an Impact 

The Shipping & Receiving Lead ensures efficient shipping and receiving operations while serving as the point of contact for the department. This role includes all responsibilities of a Shipping & Receiving Coordinator, with the added duty of training new employees and ensuring adherence to inventory and packaging standards. The Lead will guide team members, monitor daily shipping activities, and coordinate with other departments. While not a supervisor, this role requires leadership, delegation, and continuous improvement of department processes.
   

What you’ll be doing as a Shipping and Receiving Lead:

• Working a Full-time, onsite position at our Simi Valley, CA location.
• Perform all duties of the Shipping & Receiving Clerk, including processing purchase orders, verifying shipments, maintaining inventory records, and coordinating deliveries.
• Help direct team members by ensuring tasks are completed efficiently, assisting with workload distribution, and supporting team collaboration.
• Train and mentor new shipping and receiving employees, ensuring proper understanding of inventory, packaging, and ERP transactions.
• Act as the point of contact (POC) for all shipping and receiving inquiries from internal departments and external partners.
• Oversee daily shipping activities, ensuring orders are processed accurately and on time.
• Maintain consistency and accuracy in inventory records and transactions while upholding packaging standards.
• Accountable for organizing and maintaining inventory storage areas, ensuring cleanliness and efficiency.
• Monitor and follow up on Outside Processing Vendor (OSV) purchase orders to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate driving activities and optimize deliveries by utilizing vendor services where possible.
• Ensure compliance with company standards for receiving customer-furnished goods and castings.
• Perform cycle counts and ensure inventory accuracy.
• Order shipping supplies and maintain adequate stock levels.
• Provide ongoing feedback and coaching to team members to improve efficiency and reduce errors.
• Follow up on OSV purchase orders to ensure timely processing and delivery (WI 1082).
• Coordinate driving activities by optimizing delivery schedules and utilizing processor delivery services when possible.
• Receive customer castings and customer-furnished goods, ensuring accurate documentation and inventory updates.
• Issue inventory to jobs, maintaining accuracy in ERP system transactions.
• Manage the daily shipping list to ensure all shipments are processed efficiently and on schedule.
• Order shipping supplies to maintain adequate stock levels and support seamless shipping operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications (Education, skills, and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Strong understanding of shipping, receiving, and inventory management. 
• Ability to train and guide team members effectively. 
• Attention to detail and accuracy in inventory transactions. 
• Proficiency in ERP systems, preferably JobBOSS. 
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to coordinate and delega