Lead Person 3rd Shift

POSITION TITLE: Lead Person

REPORTS TO:     Logistics Manager

 

SUMMARY

Oversee Shipping Department activities using the most cost-effective methods possible while meeting customer delivery expectations. 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement, maintain and support all company policies and procedures.
• Provide training as necessary.
• Conduct shift overlap meeting with on-coming shift Supervisor to minimize errors.
• Coordinate forklift operators in daily routine of loading trailers according to customer specifications.
• Schedule deliveries using the most cost-effective, and time-saving manner possible while still meeting customer expectations.
• Coordinate and communicate with Customer Service concerning delivery of products to customers.
• Accurately prepare bills of lading.
• Review forklift inspection sheets daily and prepare maintenance work orders for needed repairs.
• Ensure warehouse management properly maintained/stocked.
• Perform warehouse inventory, audit control, and management oversight
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

 

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Preferred Associates Degree
• Able to speak, read, comprehend and write legible in English
• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy
• Qualified Forklift and/or Clamp Operator
• Candidates are Preferred who offer the following:
• Prior experience in the Paper Mill industry
• Prior Military experience as a first-line supervisor
• One year experience as a Forklift Operator
• Supervisory experience as a proven manager/leader

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and listen.  The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, hazardous places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

 

Qualifications

Pratt Industries is America’s 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 6,500 highly skilled employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than a dozen states. The company operates three of the most modern, cost-effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by “harvesting the urban forest."

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, and paid holidays.