Flowers Foods

Shipping Superintendent

Flowers Foods$70K — $92K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or equivalent required.
  • Completion of formal management skills training program.
  • 2+ years as a transport driver or supervisor required.
  • 2+ years experience as a Shipping Supervisor preferred.
  • Demonstrable competency in on-the-job activities affecting product safety and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Implement company policies and procedures as directed.
  • Instruct shipping employees on safe equipment operation.
  • Oversee Shipping Supervisors, third-party transport providers, and shipping staff.
  • Act as Distribution Manager in their absence.
  • Ensure proper handling and timely shipping of products from both production and other plants.
  • Guarantee on-time product delivery to the sales department and affiliated companies.
  • Assist in recruitment efforts for the shipping and transport team.
  • Foster positive employee relations and maintain a safe work environment.

Benefits

  • Excellent total rewards package offered.
  • Opportunities for professional development and management training.
  • Supportive work environment focused on safety and compliance.
Full Job Description
Bringing Home the Dough

Assists Director of Distribution in ensuring the safe, efficient and timely operation of the Shipping Department and Transport department as well as in the direction and oversight of the implementation, operation, and maintenance of automated shipping systems. Position requires demonstration of competency for all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect affect on product safety, legality and/or quality.

Rising to the Challenge: Position Responsibilities

  • Carry out policies established by company officials and policy manuals.
  • Ensures that shipping employees are properly instructed in the care and safe operation of equipment.
  • Directs and oversees activities of the Shipping Supervisors, 3rd party transport providers, and shipping employees.
  • Functions in the capacity of the Distribution Manager in his/her absence.
  • Ensures that products received from Production Department and from other plants are properly handled and shipped on schedule.
  • Ensures that sales department and affiliated companies receive products ordered on schedule.
  • Assists in the recruitment of qualified personnel to meet shipping and transport personnel needs.
  • Develops and maintains good employee relations.
  • Maintains Safety Programs and safe operating procedures and monitors employee compliance.
  • Maintains cleanliness of work area.
  • Assists Distribution Manager in maintaining familiarization and compliance with Federal Motor Carrier safety regulations.
  • Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures (EEO, Sarbanes Oxley, Sexual Harassment, Safety, etc.)
  • Perform other duties as directed by supervision.
  • Performs other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.


Knead to Know: Preferred Qualifications

Two (2) or more years experience as transport driver or supervisor and two (2) years experience as Shipping Supervisor.

Additional Ingredients: Essential Job Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalency.
  • Completion of formal management skills training program.

Salary Range- 70,500.0 - 92475.6

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. Please reply by 8/30/2026. Interested job seekers who successfully complete the series of pre-screening questions and who appear to possess the basic qualifications for this position may be contacted for a telephone interview.

About Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery products. The company operates in two segments: Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD) and Warehouse Delivery. The DSD segment produces fresh breads, buns, rolls, tortillas, and snack cakes that are delivered to retail and foodservice customers directly. The Warehouse Delivery segment produces frozen breads, rolls, and snack cakes that are sold through customers' warehouse channels. The company's brands include Nature's Own, Wonder, Tastykake, Dave's Killer Bread, and others. Flowers Foods was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.
Learn more about Flowers Foods
Size
8,900 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$152.3 million
Founded
1919
5 Year Trend
+2%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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