2nd Shift Assistant Shipping Supervisor

Who is Klauer Manufacturing Company? 

Founded in 1870, Klauer was built on hard work, quality products and service. Klauer’s mission is to enable our customers in the building products industry to win through the quality, consistency, and predictability of everything we do. We have three locations in Dubuque, IA, where our goal is to provide a safe and family-oriented working environment for our employees. As a team, we maintain our mission through our cultural values and company priorities: safety, attitude, effort and accountability. 

What can you expect from Klauer Manufacturing? 

You can expect to feel part of the Klauer Manufacturing family, which is inclusive, regardless of gender, background, disability, or status. We offer a generous benefits package for all team members, including work-hour flexibility, health, vision, dental, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) retirement plan, 10 paid holidays, 2 weeks’ vacation, paid funeral leave, and paid jury duty leave. Discretionary bonus potential up to 10% based on company and personal performance.

General Purpose
Assist in the supervision of employees to help ensure safety, efficiency and productivity. Perform administrative tasks under the guidance of the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor, such as documenting and implementing procedures and guidelines. Coordinate shipment planning and loading functions.

Core Responsibilities

• Assign and direct the job assignments of associates throughout the shift to maximize efficiency within the Shipping and Receiving department
• Support cross training measures to ensure associates’ ability to perform all tasks within their department.
• Assist and coach shipping associates in their day-to-day work, safety, and overall performance to promote productivity and teamwork.
• Enforce all company factory rules, policies, and progressive discipline process.
• Monitor the production and shipping schedules to ensure acceptable on-time loading and deliveries.
• Implement processes to reduce loading times, shipping damage, inventory processing errors and other departmental goals.
• Responsible for observing and enforcing all applicable safety requirements.
• Support Shipping and Receiving Supervisor and Manager as needed to maintain material flow.

Key Competencies

• Communication Skills
• Conflict Resolution
• Leadership
• Critical Thinking
• Time and Priority Management
• Problem Solving

Education and Experience

• Associate Degree preferred
• 1-3 years in a leadership role

Physical demands for this job require standing, walking, pushing, pulling, bending and stooping. Strength rating for this job is L – Light Work – exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work.

Class II – Light (Dictionary of Occupational Titles 4th Edition Vol. I & Vol. II)