Shipping Supervisor

  • Full-Time
  • Kent, WA
  • Exotic Metals
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor to join an industry-leading global company that believes in empowering its employees. Are you prepared to use your inquisitive nature and strong work ethic to help our team solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges?

A career at Parker is rife with rewards and opportunities. But a career at Parker is not for everyone. Finding success at Parker requires dedication and an insatiable desire to win. We seek very smart people who also have the equally impressive characteristic of humility. We solve our customer’s challenges as teams, working together to ask the questions that have never been asked before.

Parker understands that solving the world’s greatest engineering challenges requires an inquisitive and intelligent workforce, and we invest in our employees to ensure they are the best in the industry. Our global success relies on empowered employees operating in an environment that breeds ideas and solutions, and we take every possible action to ensure this happens.


Shipping Supervisor

The employee in this role will lead, develop, and oversee a team of shipping employees focused on customer shipments, inventory control, accuracy and customer support. Initiate and sustain process improvements and create and maintain department documentation. Staff, train, develop, and evaluate team members. Support team in meeting company and department performance metrics.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Promote and support shipping and inventory policies and procedures; adapt processes in response to business issues and objectives and in anticipation of growth.
  • Develop staffing plans to meet production requirements.
  • Interface with shop and office personnel company-wide; act as the communication focal for requests and exception processing.
  • Generate, analyze and act on shipping reports utilizing customer portals and ERP system.
  • Comply with all Government requirements including all Export documentation and reporting.
  • Develop processes to validate and control computer and workflow systems affecting shipping and associated systems.
  • Accurately assess situations and take appropriate action; identify problems and research resolutions.
  • Create and maintain shipping and freight documentation and training tools as well as reconcile freight savings opportunities.
  • Design and adapt finished goods stores layouts for optimal protection of parts, use of space and efficiency.
  • Document and monitor 5S objectives, support environmental objectives and ensure a safe work environment.
  • Lead projects and events to enhance shipping control and service objectives and associated processes.
  • Applies continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems to increase efficiency and customer service and to reduce costs.
  • Actively engage with Marketing, QA, Production Control, Business Process, and IT to evaluate, understand and meet customer shipping requirements and deadlines.
  • Prepares moderately complex reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends for monthly reporting.
  • Perform administrative tasks timely and effectively.
  • Conduct daily crew meetings.


Required Skills

Required Experience


Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in business or technical field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
  • Aerospace industry experience is desired.
  • Understand workflow principles.
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent projects.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and recommend solutions in a team environment.
  • Experience working on a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity where analysis of the situation or data requires thorough identification of factors and analysis of impact.
  • Excellent time management skills to handle multiple assignments and tight deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document and present information effectively.
  • Proficient with MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Ability to become proficient in use of a variety of internal and external software applications to control inventory, support shipments and arrange domestic and international freight

Success Factors:

  • Possess proactive, positive attitude and represent the company effectively in all situations.
  • Work cooperatively and effectively with all levels within the organization to resolve conflicting priorities.
  • Be tenacious, goal-oriented, and take the initiative as warranted while demonstrating sound judgment with business and people issues.
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of accountability and responsibility as well as a commitment to company values and the organization.
  • Adapt easily to changing environment.
  • Be technically astute.
  • Be service oriented with both internal and external customers.
  • Exhibit a strong sense of urgency and self motivation with an action-oriented bias.
  • Able to work independently under general supervision.

Exotic Metals Forming Division of Parker Aerospace is committed to non-discrimination in employment and other opportunities. Exotic Metals Forming Division of Parker Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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