Logistics Supervisor
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Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.
Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.
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Job Description
Job Description
Supervise processes and procedures in receiving, shipping and warehouse departments. Maintain continuous focus on safe operating procedures inside the facility and in the dock area. Oversee all material handling activities to include loading and unloading of trucks, material staging and documentation.
Job Dimensions
- Foster positive working relationships
- Maintain and create procedures and documents related to CI initiatives and safety training
- Ensure safe operation, maintenance and training of all material handlings and warehouse co-workers
- Be able to perform all material handler, logistics coordinator, inventory coordinator and/or other distributions staff activities as needed
- Order supplies for the department and relay warehouse needs and requests to other departments
- Manage inventory control and conduct cycle counts with the inventory coordinator on a basis that ensures accurate and timely inventory management
- Arbitrate disputes, respond to inquiries, maintain accurate business system reporting, accuracy of shipments and documentation
- Complete root cause/corrective action investigations and enter incident into SAMS within 24 hours
- Assist with communication to trucking companies providing good information and contributing to meeting shipment goals
- Manage the plant’s waste storage to ensure waste is removed from plant in an organized and safe manner while ensuring weight of freight is accurate when loaded
- Support forklift safety training and operator compliance within assigned department
- Routine warehouse inspections and timely reporting/correction of structural damage or unsafe storage conditions
- All other duties as assigned by the department manager
Principal Accountabilities
- Respond proactively to performance concerns, discipline, employee complaints and other employee relations matters
- Ensure department meets GMP standards
- Train, develop, and supervise warehouse staff including logistics coordinator, inventory coordinator, material handlers, and all other shipping and receiving related duties.
- Oversee incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments
- Monitor and report out daily forklift user efficiencies
- Ensure all material moving into, out of, and through the facility are properly scanned into the business system
- Properly plan and implement strategies to improve logistics operations focusing on efficiency of operations, shipment performance, and coworker utilization.
Major Challenges & Complexities
- Coordinating work flow from an offsite warehouse facility to the plant
- Working with 2 separate inventory systems
- Ability to prioritize workload, delegate and adjust as needed as urgent tasks arise
- Working in collaboration with cross functional teams such as planning, operations, and maintenance
Qualifications/Requirements
Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience preferred
- Material handling experiences
- Logistics and shipping
- 3-5 years experience of warehouse fundamentals
- Forklift experience REQUIRED
Education and Certifications
- Associates level degree preferred. Strong preference for Bachelors degree in Supply Chain/Logistics or related business management discipline
Our Expectations
We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
- Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
- Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
- Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
- The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)