SHIPPING & RECEIVING MANAGER at Empire Packing
Empire Packing · Memphis, United States Of America · Onsite
- Professional
- Office in Memphis
- Effective plant planning and implementation, under the leadership of the Director of Production.
- Assists plant management team in developing short- and long-term production goals.
- Provides suggestions and recommendations for areas of improvement.
- Participates in developing department procedures and ensures that they support and complement company-wide strategic objectives.
- Participate in budget planning of all physical plant operating budgets.
- Write letters of justification for department expenditure as required.
- Effectively manages assigned personnel, ensuring optimal performance.
- Provides leadership to assigned personnel through effective goal setting, delegation, and communication.
- Trains, advises, and counsels employees on current job functions and plant control methods.
- Provides recommendations to improve performance and productivity.
- Conducts performance appraisals as required.
- Assists with personnel decisions including hiring, termination, wage, and promotions.
- Ensures the efficient and effective completion of production planning functions.
- Develops daily, weekly, and period forecast and production schedules within an acceptable margin of error.
- Coordinates the order process of raw materials to ensure raw materials are available to meet production schedules.
- Ensures that raw material inventory is maintained at optimal levels to meet customer demands.
- Ensures the rotation of inventory to minimize waste and ensure first in, first expired (FIFO).
- Ensures plant management is apprised of daily production activity through the production of daily efficiency reports.
- Prepare reports based upon facts and historical data to aid the Director of Production in fiscal planning. Investigate potential budget problems.
- Ensures the efficient and effective completion of dry goods and supply inventory management functions.
- Coordinates the purchase of consumables to ensure said materials are available to meet production demand schedules.
- Ensure that inventory is maintained at optimal levels.
- Ensure that inventory functions are completed in accordance with established safety and quality standards.
- Oversee the planning, development, and implementation of effective Warehouse policies, procedures, and planning.
- Ensure established warehouse standard operating procedures are met and maintained.
- Make recommendations for equipment purchases and capital improvements.
- Assists in developing policies and procedures for warehouse operations.
- Ensures that warehouse shipments and deliveries are processed efficiently.
- Ensuring problems that involve damaged goods, incorrect orders, and missing goods are resolved in a timely manner.
- Ensure that warehouse materials are rotated and stored properly.
- Ensure that warehouse operations follow established procedures, policies, safety regulations, and codes.
- Ensures professional business relations with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and external contacts.
- Works to develop and maintain productive business relations with vendors, suppliers, and shippers.
- Acts as liaison between the company and external contacts.
- Ensures effective coordination of external delivery services with company operations.
- Obtains and conveys information as appropriate.
- Promotes goodwill and positive image of the company.
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining effective communication, coordination, and working relations with company personnel and management.
- Coordinates activities with production, customer service, receiving, and inventory personnel to ensure on-time production.
- Implements and maintains all plant reports for assigned areas of responsibility as well as operational areas within the plant.
- Maintains scorecards to ensure plant management is abreast of operational status.
- Provides support for warehouse, receiving, and production personnel.
- Assumes other duties as assigned.
- Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment
- Paid Time Off; vacation and company 6 observed Holidays
- 401k: company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule
- Base Salary range ($92k - $125)