Shipping Superintendent (West Coast)

Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake division (NYSE:WLK), is one of the largest polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings manufacturer in North America. With 23 manufacturing and distribution locations, the company supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok® spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building A Better Foundation. To learn more, visit the website at WestlakePipe.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook. 

COMPETITIVE PAY & BENEFITS

• Benefits Effective Day 1
• Med, Den, Vision, 401k (4% match), Annual Retirement Contribution (2%), Life & AD&D
• Paid Vacation
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Opportunity for Advancement

SUMMARY

The role of the Shipping Superintendent is to direct the company’s regional shipping/distribution operations to ensure that the company’s service levels are met with a continued focus on achieving operational excellence.      

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Directly supervise multiple shipping locations in the Westcoast.  Carries out supervisor responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, code of conduct and applicable laws.
• Leads and motivates staff to perform duties in a safe and efficient responsible manner applying rules, regulations and policies with fair and consistent practice.
• Leads internal efforts in developing implementation of best practices throughout the shipping operation.
• Drives continuous improvement efforts across all locations, with a continued focus on achieving operational excellence across the distribution network.
• Defines KPI’s across the network and holds each site accountable on meeting or exceeding those targets.
• Manage day-to-day shipping operations, measures performance for on time, in-full delivery performance, shipping costs for all forms of transit, warehouse inventory management, warehousing productivity and quality, and workforce planning requirements.
• Performs root cause analysis for problem reconciliation and leads corrective action for complaints related to transportation, logistics handling and warehousing of finished products.
• Directs staff to support strategic customer care service objectives, enhance staff, team skills and competencies, and establish team performance objectives.
• Ensures that all carriers comply with legal, quality and safety standards.
• Confers with department heads to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, quality control and purchasing.
• Defines and forecasts needed skills, tools and equipment to meet project objectives.
• Define the needed skills, tool and equipment to meet shipping department objectives.
• Carries a safety focused mindset.  Leads and drives safety initiatives across the network to ensure a zero-incident safety culture.
• Develops warehousing strategies for new products, assists Logistics in the preparation of RFPs to evaluate potential suppliers and makes appropriate recommendations to senior management.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED required with some post-secondary education
• Requires a minimum of 10 years managerial experience
• Experience with distribution and warehousing
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Hands-on experience with departmental metrics, experience monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of shipping operations
• Familiarity with MS Excel and MS Office suite
• JDE/SAP/AX experience preferred
• Experience working/maintaining WMS system
• Ability to travel 15%

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US markets. The base pay range for this position is $95K to $108K. This range is based on relevant market data in our lowest and highest geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, experience and skillset. Westlake is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, sign on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package (also to include a full range of medical and other benefits.