Shipping Supervisor at TCDC Inc Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

At TCDC, you are part of a team that owns its future! We are an employee-owned company with over 100 years in business and three locations. We value our employer owners and their contributions that play an important part in our ability to provide our customers with precision aluminum and magnesium die castings.

TCDC offers an exceptional work environment, competitive compensation, and great benefits, including: medical, dental, life, 401K, and a generous company-funded ESOP program. Take ownership of your career today and apply now!

Pay Rate: Up to $32/hr DOQ

Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks

• Supervise all receiving and shipping activities.


• Conduct staff training as needed.


• Maintain budget within operating parameters.


• Maintain shipping and warehouse safety and security programs and activities.


• Partner with customer service to provide accurate shipping details and instructions ensuring routing information, delivery times, and locations are accurate.


• Schedule and monitor pickup and/or delivery of products and materials.


• Collaborate with department leaders in production, sales, purchasing and customer service to coordinate warehouse activities. 


• Maintain accurate inventory records; WIP, finished goods and outside services.


• Perform routine cycle counts.


• Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, and demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and issue work assignments.


• Review production schedules and demand forecasts to estimate and order packaging and other supplies.


• Review production schedules and confer with all production departments to coordinate production delivery through various vendors.


• Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, and equipment, and order testing, maintenance, repair, or replacement as necessary.


• Responsible for knowing and following all environmental, health and safety rules, policies, and procedures for the work area and takes responsibility for assure that personal work activity is conducted in such a way to not affect the safety of themselves or others.


• Engage in continuous improvement through lean activities.


• Promote and embrace customer satisfaction as it relates to on-time delivery, productivity, quality and customer satisfaction.


• All other duties as assigned.

Competencies

Continuous Learning ~ Definition: Is committed to developing professionally, attends professional conferences, focuses on best practices, takes advantage of a variety of learning activities, and introduces newly gained knowledge and skills on the job. Completes assigned company training in a timely manner, and takes responsibility to progress through established training plans.

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  Adaptability & Flexibility_ ~ _Definition: Changes behavioral style or method of approach when necessary to achieve a goal; adjusts style as appropriate to the needs of the situation. Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities. Recognizes and responds to unanticipated events and requirements. Willing to do what is necessary to get the desired results.


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  Technical/ Professional Expertise (including use of technology)~ Definition: Possesses, acquires, and maintains the technical/professional expertise required to do the job effectively and to create solutions. Applies and improves extensive or in-depth specialized knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish a result or to serve one's "customers" effectively.


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  Decision Making Skills~ Definition: Makes decisions authoritatively and wisely, after adequately contemplating various available courses of action. Is aware that personal prejudices, biases, and experiences can have an impact on making decisions; guards against allowing these factors to influence decisions.


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  Team Leadership (includes conflict management, motivation, people leadership) ~ Definition: Ability to develop high-performing teams by quickly establishing a spirit of cooperation and cohesion for achieving goals.


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  Planning & Organization~ Definition: Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Ensures that regular, consistent communication takes place within area of responsibility.


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  Advanced Communication Skills (verbal, written, listening, presentation)~ Definition: Advanced ability to read, write and comprehend verbal instructions in English including safety, work instruction, LMS training, etc. Advanced ability to verbally communicate in English.


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  Workforce management (resources, scheduling, staffing) ~ Definition: Focuses and guides others in accomplishing work objectives; communicates a vision and inspires motivation, engages with others in a team process to solve problems, helps the team stay focused on major goals while managing multiple directives.

Education and Experience

• Requires training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.


• 3-5 years of previous experience in shipping, warehousing, and logistics with a strong understanding of shipping and receiving processes, inventory management, and warehouse operations and knowledge of relevant regulations, safety standards, and industry best practices is also important.


• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in using relevant software and systems such as an ERP system and MS Office.


• 1-3 years of demonstrated supervisory/leadership skills to provide effective guidance and direction to team members.


• Strong record of attendance and reliability.

TCDC is an EEO/AA employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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