Shipping Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

Salaried grade 6
$67,515. 76 to $76,251.76/ year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

3rd Shift (Sun – Thu, 10:00 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.)

On-site

Weekend, holiday, and/or other hours will be required at times

Must be willing to work other shifts when necessary

Location

Plant 4, Shipping

272 Patton Farm Road, Stuarts Draft VA 24477

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Shipping Supervisor to join our Shipping team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the workforce in line within McKee Foods company mission and goals.  Key duties include maintaining Warehouse Management System, providing strong leadership in safety and sanitation areas, and coordinating inventory needs with production, scheduling, and logistics group.

• Work as a Shipping Natural Management Team Member to achieve department/plant goals
• Supervise Load Team members, Shipping Resource Operators and ensure the day-to-day operations of the department on 3rd shift
• Serve as liaison between Shipping and other departments to ensure support and resolve issues
• Supervise team to include conducting employee assessments, monitoring employee training (Qualtrax and Workday), review time cards, schedule appropriately and manage employee PTO
• Serve on project teams
• Lead Accident investigation teams for Fork Lift accidents and other safety incidents
• Monitor fork lift fleet and communicate needed repairs to service providers
• Ensure processes provide uninterrupted supply of material to production while maintaining an accurate accounting of inventory
• Serve as a source of technical expertise for work team members
• Utilize standard work and leader standard work
• Support and motivate others to engage in McKee Operating System (MOS) initiatives; ensure employees complete ongoing training and participate in lean initiatives
• Manage with the goal of maximizing work efforts and efficiency while minimizing waste and downtime
• Facilitate the growth and development of employees' knowledge and expertise in the areas of safety, production, quality specifications, GMPs, MOS, teamwork, decision making and problem solving
• Supporting and communicating McKee Foods Policies, Guiding Values and procedures when and where necessary
• Lead team, improvement and safety meetings
• Conduct inspections and audits
• Willing to work all shifts and cross shifts
• Must be willing and able to take additional training as necessary, travel, work long hours, Saturday nights and different shifts with little notice
• Coordinate the activities of lift truck operators, freight truck spotters, and utility people to ensure the completion of all in and out-bound loads by established times
• Meet departmental goals relating to safety, cost, quality, and customer service.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to McKee Foods' objectives and guiding values
• 1 - 2 years post high school education, or proven outstanding ability
• Minimum of three years shipping, receiving or related logistics experience
• Ability to apply team oriented principles with meaningful measurements
• Demonstrate analytical problem solving, good decision making skill
• Excellent listening and effective oral and written communication skills, with an ability to plan/organize/follow through and translate knowledge to individuals and groups
• Demonstrates leadership ability, conscientious, tactful, discreet, confidential, inquisitive, flexible, patient and dependable
• Demonstrates adaptability, innovation, imagination and always looking for a better way
• Ability to effectively train and teach team members
• Proven ability to gather relevant information and make good business decisions
• General computer knowledge and skills, WMS & OPM familiarity
• Proficiency in arithmetic/basic mathematics
• Demonstrates high level of initiative and willingness to take responsibility
• Demonstrates high degree of personal integrity and accountability
• Demonstrates professional image and demeanor
• Demonstrated ability in following Good Manufacturing Practices, including all Sanitation and Product purity policies
• Demonstrated strong customer service to both internal and external customers, investigating problems and complaints, giving assistance and sound advice
• Demonstrates good communication and teamwork skills with all McKee Foods employees and associates, treating people consistently, honestly and sincerely with integrity and concern
• Willing to take additional training as needed to be successful
• Excellent overall work record, safety, attendance

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Collegedale Shipping, including knowledge of current equipment and processes
• Working knowledge of MSS (McKee Sanitation System)
• Supervisory experience
• Experience supervising warehouse operations

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• 25 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• Fully-paid parental leave
• Health Center and Pharmacy
• Tuition reimbursement
• Credit Union
• Exercise and recreation facility
• Wellness programs with incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)