For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a ASSISTANT SHIPPING SUPERVISOR. If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!

The Assistant Shipping Supervisor assists in coordinating efforts of the labor force of approximately ten employees to perform duties of shipping (shuttles), receiving, storage, and distribution. Departmental productivity and quality are key drivers of performance.

This position will require the employee to work overtime as needed. Overtime is scheduled based upon individual job responsibilities and the needs of the department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Issues job assignments to ensure orders are picked and loaded according to schedule

• Evaluates and determines course of action on loading, receiving, and storage problems

• Oversee day to day shuttling, deliveries, and departmental process according to procedures

• Determine acceptance/rejection of goods received via inspection when required

• Reviewing incoming deliveries paperwork for both accuracy and potential problems

• Works with department supervisor in developing solutions

• Complete required paperwork

• Monitors department safety and procedures ensuring all employees are trained accordingly

• Address performance and personnel issues alongside the department supervisor

• Communicate with production departments as needed

• Post weekly overtime lists for all shifts

• Maintain files, records, and other miscellaneous paperwork

• Record keeping of Dietary Supplements according to SQF requirements

• Utilize WMS system to adjust inventory, conducting counts and adjusting inventory according to findings

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 1-2 years of inventory/distribution experience within a fast-paced warehouse or distribution environment

• Knowledge of the transportation industry and warehouse operations and how it affects the company

• Strong leadership, planning, and problem solving skills

• Experience in a lead role or supervisor preferred

• Effective interpersonal skills and be able to handle confrontational situations professionally

• Bilingual English/Spanish is required

• Must have basic computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Excel and warehousing systems)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Thorough verbal & written communication skills.

• Highly organized, methodical, disciplined, and detail-oriented.

• Utilize leadership and team building skills for employee growth and retention.

• Must lead by example, morally and ethically.

• WMS and/or Manufacturing QAD experience a plus.

• Forklift experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection).

• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate heavy equipment.

• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Manufacturing environment

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.

• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

• This is a safety sensitive position as the worker is subject to hazards that include a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, exposure to high heat.

ACCOUNTABILITIES CHECKLIST

Planning/ Coordinating/Supervising

• Prioritizes and schedules own work and work of direct reports.

• Checks the quality and timeliness of own work and work of direct reports. (also production depts.)

• Communicates company programs and procedures to employees and occasionally other departments.

• Orients new staff members to departmental policies and procedures.

• Maintains discipline and recommends corrective actions.

• Reviews salaries and recommends changes in pay levels in addition to recommending promotions, transfers, demotions, and terminations.

FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBLITIES

Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.

Monitor Quality Control Points (QCP) if Applicable QCCP’s.

Ensures SQF compliance on all department procedures.

Back up to Shipping Supervisor

IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS

This job provides leadership and motivation to employees in order to achieve maximum production.