Shipping Lead

3 days ago

Houston, TX, United States Hood Container Corporation Full-time
Shipping Lead

Lead the team that keeps customer shipments moving. As Shipping Lead, youll combine hands-on leadership and organization to help finished products reach the right destination on time and damage-free. When you join our Hood Container Houston team you will be supporting one of the largest corrugated box facilities service East Texas.

Shifts:

  • First Shift (6 Am - 2 PM, Monday - Friday)
  • Second Shift (2 PM 10 PM, Monday Friday), $2/hr Shift Differential
  • Third Shift (10 PM 6 AM, Monday Friday), $1/hr Shift Differential

What Youll Do

  • Coordinate shipment preparation, staging, unloading, palletizing, banding, wrapping, and loading to ensure freight reaches the correct destination on time and damage-free.
  • Route and assign local deliveries, transfers, and pickups.
  • Lead and coach team members, ensuring they are on time, ready for assigned work, and equipped to perform tasks safely.
  • Communicate shipping delays, product damage, or shortages to Customer Service and management.
  • Complete shipping documentation, administrative paperwork, and data entry accurately.
  • Lead and complete unitized inventory counts, cycle counts, and related reports; confirm results with the Shipping Manager.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shipping area.
  • Support additional duties and projects as assigned.

What Youll Bring

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience leading and coaching a team in a shipping, manufacturing, or warehouse environment to meet shipping and safety objectives.
  • Computer proficiency to complete shipping paperwork and data entry.
  • Proficiency in operating the equipment required for shipping functions.
  • Ability to work inside the facility in temperatures ranging from 40 to 120 degrees for several continuous hours.
  • Ability to lift, push, and pull 50 lbs.

Here's why you'll love working at Hood Container:

  • Competitive pay & benefits: We offer a competitive hourly wage, a quarterly bonus program, and a comprehensive benefits package to keep you healthy and happy.
  • Continuous learning: We invest in training and development to help you grow your skills and advance your career.
  • Caring & Empowering Company Culture: Supportive & collaborative team dedicated to seeing you unbox your potential to help make a difference & make customers happy.
  • Growing: Company in a Sustainable Industry: Consider a Future in Corrugated Packaging

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.