Shipping Supervisor, 1st shift Acorn

Shipping Supervisor

Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our values of Integrity, Transparency, and Family.

Position Summary

The shipping supervisor will have primary responsibility for supervising and coordinating with all departments and sales the schedule for shipping and loading of trucks. They will oversee or perform administrative duties preparing the necessary paperwork for accurate billing of orders and correct inventories. Assure all procedures are followed in achieving the highest level of productivity in the most cost-efficient manner possible, while still maintaining customer specifications. Direct a team of employees, ensuring compliance with all food safety programs, and enforcing all policies. Responsible for employees' performance, development, safety, and work schedule.

Key Requirements

• Examine contents and compare records, such as invoices, orders to ensure accuracy of incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Confers with Retail / Shipping / Process superintendent to rectify problems, such as damage, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
• Oversee, pack, seal, label, and affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using work devices such as hand tools, power tools, and postage meter.
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damage and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting and record keeping purposes.
• Computes amounts, such as space availability, shipping, storage, and demurrage charges, using calculator or price list.
• Promote safety throughout area where crew is working.
• Applies production schedule in assigning work to employees to meet established schedules and quality of all manufactured meat products. Prepares all required production activities and quality records and reports.
• Checks operations regularly to ensure that processes, schedules, quality and safety standards are maintained.
• Executes the scheduling of employees' vacation, holidays and starting times. Approve department employees' time and attendance weekly.
• Coordinates activities of department with other production departments to maintain proper product flow.
• Investigates, in cooperation with other departments, areas of quality improvement, cost reduction, method improvement, yield control and equipment maintenance and provides suggestions.
• Maintains assigned areas in clean, orderly condition. Assures that areas are safe and safe working practices are followed. Exercises proper care and maintenance of assigned tools, equipment and facilities.
• Trains new employees in the safe, efficient operation of equipment.
• Handles employee concerns in accordance with the established policy. Manages employee performance, providing positive and / or corrective feedback.
• Promote department and company goodwill through pro-active employee communication and employee involvement.
• Other job duties as needed.

Qualifications

Other Requirements

Work Environment

Will be required to access the production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varied heat, wetness and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area.

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.