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We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.\nWhile reporting directly to the Plant Manager, the Shipping Supervisor fully manages the Finished Goods warehouse and Shipping Department.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nCompletes safety related assignments and training with employees.\nManages safety incident initiation and reporting\nLogs all daily Fork Truck inspections and report any work requests & repairs\nTake after hours and weekend calls for employees & shipping related questions.\nCreates load plans for outbound deliveries of finished product, approximately 300 tons per day - 7 days per week.\nShipment releases all outbound loads, daily and potentially weekend activity as needed.\nSchedules and plans for all cycle counts to be performed by hourly employees each day.\nWorks with the Centralized Order Fulfillment team to ensure delivery of all customer orders.\nWorks with 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