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Y-Tex Storage and Distribution Manager in Cody, Wyoming
General Description: Direct, manage and coordinate procurement, receiving, warehousing, and shipping activities to ensure smooth operation of entire system.
- Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Schedule and monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials for domestic and international shipments.
- Ensure compliance with laws and regulations regarding transportation, including hazardous materials.
- Confer with other department heads in the manufacturing facility to coordinate functions such as production, quality assurance, inventory management, sales, and procurement.
- Improve and control methods and costs of shipping.
- Respond to customers' or shippers' questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services.
- Maintain receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing standard operational procedures. Assign duties and examine work for maximum efficiency.
- Interview, select, and train warehouse and shipping personnel. Participate in personnel development.
- Motivate, organize, and encourage teamwork to ensure productivity goals are met.
- Assist in preparing department budget.
- Direct preparation of claims against truck and air freight carries for damage or lost merchandise.
- Maintain shipping systems, prepare work orders for repair, and evaluate and recommend new equipment.
- Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.
- Proficiently operate the following equipment: computer, manual and power hoists, power trucks, shipping systems, flat carts, pneumatic and electric staplers, hand staplers, tapers, automated box sealers and stretch wrappers.
- Learn, follow, and enforce company policies and standards.
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Know the established location, comprehend, and employ available information provided in the Safety Data Sheets (SDS's).
- Perform other assigned duties and support functions as requested by Operations Manager.
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- 3-5 years supervisory experience
- 3-5 years shipping and receiving experience
- Hazardous goods shipment experience preferred
- Procurement experience preferred