LifeMade - Supervisor,Shipping&Receiving

LifeMade Products LLC, a Jadex Inc operating company, is a global provider of disposable tableware and temperature control packaging solutions supporting a variety of sectors including healthcare and food preservation. We are the industry leader in U.S temperature-control packaging and single-use consumer goods manufacturing. Our brands include LifeMade Consumer Products, Lifoam®, Diamond®, FreezPak®, Envirocooler® and ProPak®. LifeMade Products LLC has 8 manufacturing locations in the domestic United States . Our mission is to create superior products that push industries forward, LifeMade strives to make life – better.

Position Summary

Directs shipping department. Plan, implement and control the picking, packing, and shipping of finished goods. Keep all warehouses organized, clean and safe.

Primary Functions:

• Directs and coordinates activities of warehouse personnel concerned with documentation and routing of outgoing freight.
• Develops methods and procedures for transportation finished goods from departments to customers or warehouse locations.
• Review all operations in the department continuously to ensure safe operation by employees
• Directs activities concerned with compiling monthly and annual shipment and cargo statistics and expenses.
• Plan and implement the orders to be picked and packed based on customer service data (ship date, carrier, pooling, etc.)
• Maintain proper housekeeping throughout all areas and proper storage procedures
• Direct quarterly cycle counts of all finished goods
• Work with the Traffic Department in scheduling all trucks such that they are loaded as quickly as possible
• Develop goals regarding service to customers including on-time delivery, document errors, etc. and a measurement system to determine progress.
• Directs and coordinates activities of company fleet truck driver(s) which include identifying goods to load onto truck and determining the route of the truck.
• Responsible for maintaining driver logs in accordance to federal DOT regulations.
• Maintains company forklift trucks, fleet trucks, trailers and any other department equipment by scheduling routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, repairs and maintain records of such.
• Responsible for forklift operator certifications by maintaining records and providing and setting up training if necessary.
• Conducts operations so as to meet established cost standards for use of materials, supplies, and equipment. Follows instructions in the most efficient use of tools, machines and materials.
• Promotes and supports plant safety rules. Identifies and eliminates any safety or hazard concern.
• Poses no direct threat to the health or safety of himself/herself, of others, or to property. Defined as a significant risk of substantial harm that cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level by reasonable accommodation.
• Requires regular attendance to perform essential element as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
• Performs work as those supervised.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Corporation and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned

Supervise Others:     Yes  No

Education and Experience:

Education

Associates degree in a technical or business program or equivalent

Experience/Knowledge:

• 5 years or more experience in a supervisory capacity.
• 3 years or more in experience in Shipping/warehousing/logistics/transportation
• Forklift Experience
• Experience and knowledge systems pertaining to shipping and receiving.
• Experience and knowledge in computer systems pertaining to transportation
• Experience and knowledge in Microsoft applications

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:

• College Degree
• CDL Class A
• Epicor
• Lean Manufacturing/Kaizen

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Sitting at workstation approximately 60% percent of work time. Standing and walking approximately 40% percent of work time.
• Ability to work overtime or occasionally on weekends with short notice.
• Typical office environment with shelves overhead and above work surfaces.
• Typical warehouse environment
• Must be able to lift/carry up to 75 lbs.
• Must be able to push/pull up to 100 lbs.
• Must be able to bend/stoop/twist, crouch/squat, reach above and below shoulders.
• Requires repetitive use of arm, wrist, and hand.
• Must be able to work near/with machinery and hand tools.
• Moderate/heavy exposure to heat and excessive noise.
• Ability to wear required PPE including hearing protection, safety glasses and steel/composite toe shoes.
• Annual hearing tests are required

The above statements describe the general nature and level of responsibilities for this position and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. Company management may assign other relevant, business-related duties. 

At Jadex, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Jadex is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.