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WestRock Company Shipping Supervisor in Denver, Colorado
Shipping Supervisor - Denver, CO
The Opportunity:
The Shipping Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily activities for shipping functions of all outgoing products to customers. This role is responsible for managing all aspects of shipping and transferring products and materials, verifying and recording information on incoming and outgoing shipments, and providing leadership to departmental shipping personnel. The Shipping Supervisor must take precautions to protect warehouse contents against loss and operate in accordance with established procedures, policies and food safety guidelines.
How you will impact WestRock:
Business Excellence
Maximize trailer utilization and efficiently use trailer pool to reduce costs
Schedule inbound and outbound loads and manage inbound and outbound shipments
Monitor daily and monthly inventories to guarantee accuracy and timely completion of inventory records
Coordinate and monitor courier rates to select the lowest rate to minimize shipping cost and remain within budget
Prepare daily and monthly management reports to communicate critical shipping information
Monitor the print order sheets to review and coordinate timelines with the customer schedule
Ensure proper resource allocation for all plant shifts to achieve maximum efficiency of plant operation
Utilize knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates to determine shipping priorities and methods for delivery to assure on-time delivery and exceptional customer service
People and Culture
Develop documentation and training on safety policies for employees
Ensure subordinates work safely and contribute to a collaborative safety culture that drives
Results
Communicate with various levels of management and departments to ensure that goals are accomplished
Ensure customer satisfaction by ensuring obligations are met in timely manner
Conduct daily department meetings and attend cross-functional meetings to foster communication and discuss improvement opportunities and new procedures
What you need to succeed:
Time Management: Plans, prioritizes, and manages time spent on accomplishing tasks to
increase productivity and efficiency; demonstrates awareness and control over amount of time
spent on activities; meets deadlines
Problem-Solving: Applies knowledge to frame, simplify and solve complex issues; focuses on identifying root causes to create solutions in a timely and decisive manner; reconciles conflicting and/or incomplete information to develop solutions
Detail-Oriented: Has an eye for recognizing errors or differences; plans and completes work with thoroughness, giving attention to specific information and individual details, conditions,
necessary record keeping, and elements of that work
Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively
Leadership: Leads and motivates a team of people to achieve performance excellence; ability to read people and situations and adjust approach; accordingly, proactively leads and enforces initiatives that drive organizational effectiveness; teaches others how to build trust-based relationships
Communication: Creates and delivers engaging presentations to internal and external audiences; develops new communication strategies and approaches to communicate data, insights, and critical messages resulting in clear understanding
Adaptability: Demonstrates agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one\u2019s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information
Technical Skills:
\u2022 Machinery Acumen
\u2022 Forklift operations
\u2022 Microsoft Office- Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Work Environment:
\u2022 Frequent standing and walking in a hot, humid, or cold, non-climate-controlled environment; noisy
industrial work environment; exposure to machinery conditions of over 100\u2070F; ability to operate or
learn to operate heavy equipment; maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations
Experience:
\u2022 Required: 2 to 3 years of production leadership experience
\u2022 Required: 3 to 4 years of logistics/industrial/shipping experience
Education:
\u2022 Required: High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.