Receiving Supervisor Job Description
Receiving supervisor
provides leadership during all medical, fire, security, and other safety related emergencies and write comprehensive reports following established procedures.
Receiving Supervisor Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective receiving supervisor job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included receiving supervisor job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Supervising shipping and receiving at the firm's Ridgefield Park data center location
Match deliveries to Purchase Orders
Emailing receiving details for Central Receiving in New York
Preparing and shipping packages via messenger services, UPS, and FedEx to local and international offices
Bar code tagging and recording of assets and their movements
Supervises normal shipping, receiving and/or packing operations which may include supervising the counting, weighing, and identifying of items
Ensures that the duties, responsibilities, authority, and accountability of all direct reports are defined and understood
Maintains metrics and visual boards in the work area
Oversee and ensure that incoming merchandise is processed accurately verifying that all shipments arrive secure and complete
Verify that proper documentation accompanies all customer mail-outs, send lip, sales receipt and tissue
Receiving Supervisor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Receiving Supervisor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, C-TPAT, HR, DOT, ASQ, IATA, TEAM, OSHA, PIV, WHIMIS
Education for Receiving Supervisor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the receiving supervisor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Education, Associates, Business, Management, Technical, Manufacturing, Engineering, General Education, Supply Chain Management, Business/Management
Skills for Receiving Supervisor
Desired skills for receiving supervisor include:
Word and Outlook
Excel
Rates
Routes
Shipping procedures
Emergency procedures and regulations regarding fire and other potential emergencies
Purchasing and inventory procedures and policies
OSHA regulations
Production processes
Quality control
Desired experience for receiving supervisor includes:
Schedules, trains, and motivates processing labor force to ensure consistent attainment of processing schedules at optimum productivity and cost levels
Promote plant safety and good quality practices
Manage the execution of warehouse operations while adhering to schedules and quality standards
Define, track and communicate performance to targets/KPI’s
Design, develop, and implement solutions for dramatically improving material flows through the factory using Lean Principles
Maintains safe work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures
Receiving Supervisor Examples
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Receiving Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a receiving supervisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for receiving supervisor
- Track, monitor and implement required improvement activities related to goals, issues
- Oversee incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness and condition of shipment investigate errors and document/report all discrepancies
- Respond to emails from traffic/customs in a timely manner
- Ensure system part numbers are accurately updated with the security flag, serial number, capture, weight and dimension
- Maintain department labor costs and objectives
- Accountable for employee safety to include employee performance reviews and recommend appropriate merit increases
- Recommends decisions around hiring, terminations and disciplinary actions
- Prioritize based on carries and schedule pick-ups with carriers
- Manage Receiving schedule to ensure trailers are unloaded and received at their appointed time
- Ensure that inbound is put away within 24 hours of receipt
Qualifications for receiving supervisor
- Minimum of 5 years in progressive responsibility in a warehouse environment as part of a manufacturing company
- Minimum 4 year degree in related field or equivalent years’ experience with evidence of exceptional ability
- CER Home Medical Device retail exemptee preferred
- Bachelors degree in Operations/Business/Supply Chain or equivalent degree
- Three years experience supervising in a union environment
- Three years experience in warehouse management to include a minimum of three years supervisory experience in a warehouse, shipping or manufacturing environment
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of receiving supervisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for receiving supervisor
- Able to effectively meet operational performance targets while simultaneously working within the guidelines of the Union contract language HR and EH&S policies
- Work closely with HR to resolve grievances and administer disciplinary action for HR and EH&S policy violations to address Quality issues
- Take ownership for and drive with discipline the execution of the Shipping and Receiving areas in order to positively impact performance relative to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity
- Leads Export Control Policy to ensure compliance to federal regulations
- May assist workers in shipping and receiving activities
- Other duties as assigned by Manager, Internal Logistics
- Oversees incoming shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments
- Compiles daily records of receipts and reports it to Warehouse Management
- Insure inventory integrity and complete required cycle counts daily
- Maintain security of warehouse and safety of all associates and equipment, reporting accidents immediately
Qualifications for receiving supervisor
- Knowledge of shipping documentation to include BOLs, export paperwork requirements, UPS/FEDEX processing, invoicing
- Knowledge of transportation requirements for shipping and receiving product into and out of plant
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or technical discipline
- Ability to lift 30 lbs., lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying may be required to perform the functions of this position
- College Degree or equivalent Operations work experience
- Ability to drive pacer, reach, drexel, long John, & low rider
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a receiving supervisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for receiving supervisor
- Able and capable of training subordinates how to be more proficient in their job duties and requirements, to set the standard for maximum performance and proficient at implementing the best and safest way to get the job done
- Conduct meetings, release line briefings to operators/leads regarding newly implemented procedures
- Ensures high productivity and excellent quality of work while meeting cycle time goals
- Conduct weekly audit to ensure good housekeeping (5S) is being observed at all times in all areas
- Monitor, investigate and elevate to higher management, discrepancies exceeding the required allowable tolerances and threshold limits
- Proactively carry out all issues which are necessary to achieve shipping objectives
- Initiate improvements on shipping systems and procedures that could further improve performance and reduce cost
- Analyze audit reports, customer complaints and internal quality errors and create corrective actions to avoid recurrence
- Supervise and handle an average of 40 employees including leads, expediters, TCIP personnel and operators per crew
- Issue and implement disciplinary actions in accordance to shipping/HR sanction matrix
Qualifications for receiving supervisor
- Ability to use RF
- Ability to multi-task is a fast paced environment
- Ability to work overtime including Saturdays when needed
- Occasionally requires the ability to lift and move bulky and heavy items without assistance
- Bachelor’s Degree or 4 to 6 years of relevant and related experience in a manufacturing industry required
- One year of leadership experience in a logistics role required, with front line supervision preferred
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a receiving supervisor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for receiving supervisor
- Update and respond to e-mails from CSR/BP and other groups concerning lots or orders already at box stock area
- Analyze and solve system transaction errors, inventory issues and recommend alternative solutions
- Process box stock recall requests by BP, Engineer and QA
- Analyze and answer queries from BP, QA, and CSR regarding inventory issues
- Coordinate with US Accounting group in reconciling discrepancies and administering cycle counts
- Manage parts on quarantine and release as per disposition of QA or BP
- Receive all food, beverage, materials and equipment, which are delivered through the loading dock
- Compare with order sheets to ensure proper item, price and specifications
- Check for freshness, quality, size, and accuracy to food order sheets
- If invoice price is different from order price write a credit
Qualifications for receiving supervisor
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products required, strong competency in the use of Microsoft Office products preferred
- Relevant experience in materials-related functions such as procurement and planning preferred
- The ability to communicate effectively with people in a kind and respectable manner
- The candidate should have an excellent technical understanding of PCBs, PCBAs, and electronic assemblies
- Bachelors degree in Operations/Business/Supply Chain or equivalent experience
- Experience with Leading a positive team environment
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a receiving supervisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for receiving supervisor
- As needed, help the storeroom clerks
- Daily posting of invoices and forward to Accounts Payable Department
- Any other functions as required by manager
- In charge of handling of all inbound receipts, following all company processes.Supervise the receiving union staff, ensuring they follow correct processes
- Responsible for the receipt of all returns, following correct processes
- Assist in researching/resolving problem receipts and on hand inventory variances
- Responsible for overseeing the flow of inbound product to designated areas
- Manage all ticket printing and other value added services needed on inbound merchandise
- Assist manager with special projects, including label printing for orders
- Supervise the receiving area of the site
Qualifications for receiving supervisor
- Ability to coordinate and direct day to day operations prioritizing and multitasking
- Knowledge of Spanish language helpful
- Perform production confirmation and product transfers to distribution
- 2 to 4 year’s experience in a distribution environment
- Proficient in the fundamentals of distribution management
- Proven computer skills using Microsoft Office Applications