Transportation & Logistics Manager

Gibraltar Industries

$75K — $95K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of experience in manufacturing
  • 5+ years of supervisory experience
  • CPR and First Aid Certified
  • Forklift Driver

Responsibilities

  • Supervise shipping/receiving staff to ensure meeting schedules
  • Estimate required products and staffing for departmental schedules
  • Coordinate freight cost savings and maintain customer expectations
  • Drive continuous improvement through 5S and Kaizen activities
  • Conduct audits to ensure compliance with safety and performance standards
  • Manage communication regarding disruptions affecting delivery schedules
  • Lead employee training on safe operational methods

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Flexible spending plans for healthcare and dependents
  • Free life and AD&D coverage with supplemental options
  • Employee assistance programs for mental health support
  • Competitive bonus opportunities
  • Generous 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off including various leave types
  • Hybrid and remote work opportunities
  • Donation matching and volunteer time off
  • Educational reimbursement for personal development
Full Job Description
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship, now or in the future.

What you'll do

  • Supervise employees to meet daily shipping/receiving schedules in high volume capacity traffic on multiple shifts. Focus on order accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency. Creating standard work for the warehouse/shipping team.
  • Estimate product, equipment (truck/trailers) and staffing required to meet departmental schedules and customer demand.
  • Coordinate freight cost savings by combining orders, redirecting orders, or consolidating orders for multiple drops and still meet customer expectations.
  • Support and drive continuous improvement initiatives through 5S and Kaizen activities. Manage warehouse in efficient manner as to gain the maximum storage and flexibility.
  • Inspect, train, and monitor employee's compliance with company's safety OSHA , DOT regulations, quality, performance policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate/Prioritize production effort with the Warehouse truck loading plan.
  • Verify employees' production reporting accuracy, procedural compliance, time and attendance.
  • Will ensure that conflicts are handled and resolved as they occur so that every staff member has a productive and healthy work environment.
  • Will hold regular 1:1's and periodic performance reviews to set goals and develop the team to meet company goals as well as personal development targets.
  • Manage system interface/accuracy with shipping and receiving documentation and system accuracy.
  • Communicates any warehouse or logistic disruptions that impact delivery schedules, loading schedules or customer commitments to relevant department heads.
  • Manage customer portals for consignment inventory and stocking positions.
  • Conducts safety audits in compliance with company's programs.
  • Negotiate freight programs with carriers utilizing corporate program managers up to $5 million dollar spend including LTL and Truckload freight.
  • Develop and implement procedures to train employees in the safe and efficient method of all activities in areas of responsibility.
  • Lead cost saving initiatives and justify Capital expenditures
  • Develop Process and Procedure to control quality and minimize profit leakage
  • Be able to perform all duties and activities of the workers supervised.


What we need

  • Must have a bachelor's degree
  • Must have 5+ years' experience in manufacturing.
  • Must have 5+ years of supervisory experience.
  • less


Licensing and Certifications

CPR and First Aid Certified, Forklift Driver

What we offer

Health & Welfare

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees and dependents
  • Health care & dependent flexible spending plans
  • Free Life and AD&D coverage with supplemental coverage options
  • Employee assistance programs focused on mental health


Financial Wellbeing

  • Competitive compensation
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Generous 401(k) plan


Flexibility & Time Off

  • Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, disability, holidays.
  • Hybrid & remote work opportunities available


Community & Personal Development

  • Donation matching and time off to volunteer
  • Educational reimbursement


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