Shipping Supervisor

International Paper Company

$69K — $92K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Previous shipping experience required.
  • Experience in the corrugated packaging industry preferred.
  • Two years of supervisory experience preferred.
  • Demonstrates action-oriented mindset and courage.
  • Strong communication and customer focus skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily activities of the shipping department, ensuring productivity and quality standards.
  • Promote safety and maintain a clean work environment.
  • Manage and coordinate activities across all three shifts in shipping.
  • Collaborate with various departments for customer satisfaction.
  • Optimize warehouse space and manage waste contracts.
  • Schedule deliveries efficiently, analyzing costs and managing trucking relationships.
  • Organize shipping teams to verify load accuracy and quality.

Benefits

  • Health, welfare, and retirement plans including medical and dental coverage.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and disability insurance options.
  • 401(k) plan with company-funded contributions.
  • Paid time off and education development opportunities.
  • Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance.
  • Voluntary benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision, and pets.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Title:

Shipping Supervisor

Pay Rate:

$69,500 - 92,600

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP's annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

Lebanon, IN

The Job You Will Perform:
  • Leads and directs daily activities of the shipping department, including productivity, quality, service, and on-time delivery in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring customer requirements and organization goals are achieved.
  • Ensures all work is performed in a safe, clean, productive environment. Promotes safety and housekeeping by following established safety rules and procedures.
  • Manages and coordinates daily activities for all three shifts in the shipping department.
  • Works closely with customer service department, production planning, finishing, accounting and sales to ensure full customer satisfaction.
    • Manages all warehouse space to best service of our customers
    • Manages baled waste contracts for better return and prices
    • Manages Returned Goods process
    • Manages inventory with the assistance of the sales team in customer locations
    • Works closely with customer service to maintain WITRON integrity specific to shipping bill of lading process
  • Ensures that trucks are scheduled to the best efficiency, keeping in mind freight costs and ship to locations when coordinating the preparation of the daily shipping schedule.
    • Schedules deliveries 24 hours/per day per customer demands.
    • Cost analysis for all deliveries and customer pick-ups
    • Maintains relationship with contracted truckers for best rates
  • Organizes teams to guarantee loads are checked for correct quantities, weight, and quality of loads.
  • Guarantees that lift drivers maintain up to date training, coaches and facilitates the shipping team for better efficiency.
  • Maintains the integrity of finished goods inventory inside the facility and in outside warehouses. Works closely with accounting and customer service to ensure accuracy of data. Responsible for tracking inventory.
  • Maintains and keeps current the overall knowledge of costs associated with the shipping department.
  • Manages costs relative to pallet expenses.


The Skills You Will Bring:
  • High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
  • Previous shipping experience required.
  • Prior experience in the corrugated packaging industry highly preferred.
  • Two years of supervisory experience preferred.
  • Action oriented
  • Business Insight
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Courage
  • Customer Focus
  • Develops Talent
  • Instills Trust
  • Organizational Savvy


The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:
Leadership training, promotional opportunities

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