Shipping Supervisor at Kloeckner Metals Corporation in Brandenburg, Kentucky

Job Description:

Job Summary

This Shipping Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating activities of workers concerned with processes and procedures in shipping department to ensure timely and cost-efficient delivery of finished products. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager with a dotted line reporting relationship to corporate fleet and logistics leadership.

Job Responsibilities   

• Supervises employees engaged in verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments and in preparing items for shipment

• Calculates estimated costs associated with the shipping/delivery function and recommends appropriate alternatives

• Ensures compliance with DOT regulations including the review of daily driver’s log sheets, accident reporting and investigation, drug testing requirements, and transportation equipment maintenance

• Plan and schedule the arrival of common carriers and will calls to the warehouse

• Coordinates with the Plant Manager, Plant Supervisors, Production Scheduler and other Plant personnel in order to attain delivery, cost and quality of service objectives

• Provides supervision, training, scheduling, and guidance to shipping personnel

• Operate safely within company and DOT policy and regulations

• Maintain all files to support Operational requirements

• Determines routing and legal load limits of trucks according to established schedules and weight limits of states

• Select common carriers and contract trucking companies economically

• Assist in truck/trailer specifications and selections

• Supervises and/or prepares the preparation of Bill of Ladings

• Other duties as assigned

• 8-10 years supply chain / transportation experience, with proven track record of transportation management required

• Demonstrated Carrier relationship management experience 

• Flatbed transportation specific experience

• Private/Dedicated transportation experience

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree preferred

• Metals Industry experience preferred

• BA/BS degree preferred

• Metals Industry experience preferred

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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