Warehouse Shipping Supervisor

Warehouse Shipping Supervisor

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 all while keeping the heart of "People Build Businesses" alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

While reporting to the Senior Production Planner as the Warehouse Shipping Supervisor you will be responsible for supervising the plant warehouse functions as directed.

What You'll Be Doing :

• Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes correcting unsafe acts / conditions, participating in safety meetings, performing safety inspections, and investigating accidents, as required.
• Supports and follows the SQF (Safe Quality Food) guidelines of the food safety system.
• Follows company policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), practices and Sonoco's Global Code of Conduct.
• Supervises and coordinates the employees and activities of the plant warehouse function (and local outside warehouse, if applicable) as directed.
• Maintains direct support to all departments in the plant via material handling.
• Facilitates the transportation of inbound and outbound shipments of products and materials.
• Reviews completed drayage tickets and bills of lading for completeness and accuracy prior to distribution.
• Facilitates shipments of finished product and scrap.
• Maintains and reports inventory status of finished goods and packaging materials. Responsible for inventory accuracy and coordinates annual physical inventory.
• Oversees ordering, storage, and use of goods to maintain optimal stock levels, minimize costs, and improve efficiency.
• Analyzes and solves complex issues related to warehouse operations.
• Coordinates customer releases and orders with outside warehouse and other plants within the group and assists in procuring transportation for customer and warehouse of finished products.
• May enter shipping releases into the MFG PRO system.
• Ensures that all fork trucks are properly maintained.
• Facilitates training for direct reports.
• Initiates and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility.
• Manages FIFO for shipments and consumption.
• Reviews and updates reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is located in our Chestnut Hill, Tennessee facility.

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Compensation :

The annual base salary range for this role is from $79,040 to $88,920, plus a quarterly target bonus of 12.5% of base salary.

At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.