Shipping & Receiving Supervisor

Job Title: 2nd Shift Shipping & Receiving Supervisor

Job Description

The 2nd Shift Shipping & Receiving Supervisor oversees daily inbound and outbound material shipments and provides hands-on leadership for the shipping team and warehouse on 2nd shift. This role ensures sales orders are shipped on time and in full, maintains accurate inventory and shipping metrics, and drives effective communication between shifts and with other departments. The supervisor is responsible for team performance, process compliance, and continuous improvement of shipping operations in a unionized, metal manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate all daily inbound and outbound shipments to ensure sales orders are shipped on time and in full.
• Print and distribute sales orders and picking tickets to the shipping department, ensuring all documentation is accurate and complete.
• Monitor the shipping schedule and take corrective action as needed to maintain on-time and in-full shipment performance for all sales orders.
• Effectively supervise 2nd shift shipping production teammates in a union facility, including day-to-day oversight of the shipping team and warehouse.
• Interview, onboard, and train new teammates, ensuring they understand job expectations, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Conduct teammate performance reviews, manage scheduling, and establish cross-training across different areas of the shipping function to maintain flexibility and coverage.
• Hold teammates accountable to performance, process, and safety standards, partnering with HR to implement disciplinary action when necessary.
• Ensure shipping teammates are properly trained and signed off on the jobs they perform and that they consistently follow established processes, procedures, and methods.
• Promote and enforce safe work practices at all times, ensuring adherence to all safety rules and guidelines.
• Ensure scanning equipment and ERP systems are used correctly on a daily basis, and verify that shipping and receiving scans are accurate in the ERP system.
• Ensure the shipping team completes all paperwork correctly and follows proper documentation processes for shipping and receiving activities.
• Monitor Paycom daily to approve paid time off, update and approve timecards, and record attendance in accordance with company policy.
• Drive continuous improvement in the Shipping department to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Maintain 5S standards in the shipping area, ensuring the warehouse remains clean, organized, and compliant with established 5S guidelines.
• Coordinate with other departments and shifts to communicate shipping status, inventory updates, and key shipping metrics.
• Occasionally visit a nearby facility to check in on the shipping and receiving crew and ensure alignment with processes and standards.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a leadership role within a shipping or receiving environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience related to logistics, operations, or a similar field.
• At least 2 years of supervisor experience, including direct oversight of warehouse or shipping teams.
• Ability to operate a forklift safely and effectively, including sit-down and stand-up forklifts and reach trucks.
• Hands-on experience with material handling and warehouse operations in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong knowledge of computerized ERP systems and the ability to use them for shipping, receiving, and inventory transactions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook for reporting, communication, and documentation.
• Experience using RF scanners for shipping, receiving, and inventory management.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise in a union facility, including working within established policies and procedures.
• Proven skills in inventory management, shipping and receiving, and logistics coordination.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement initiatives within a warehouse or shipping department.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in managing paperwork, schedules, and timekeeping systems such as Paycom.
• Ability to work 2nd shift hours and adjust start times as needed to support operational requirements.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a metal manufacturing environment or similar industrial setting.
• Experience in 5S or other lean manufacturing and workplace organization methodologies.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume shipping and receiving operation.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating with multiple departments and shifts.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members to improve performance and cross-functional skills.
• Experience managing attendance, timecards, and paid time off approvals through systems such as Paycom.
• Capability to interpret and apply company policies consistently while maintaining positive employee relations.
• Experience participating in or supporting quarterly sales or production meetings by providing shipping and inventory insights.

Why Work Here?

Employees join a stable, employee-owned organization with a genuine family feel and strong operational discipline. The union shop environment offers structure and consistency, while regular quarterly sales and production meetings keep everyone informed about company performance and future direction. Team members benefit from a clean and well-run metal manufacturing facility, predictable annual raises, and a culture that values long-term stability, continuous improvement, and shared success.

Work Environment

This role is based in a manufacturing and warehouse setting on 2nd shift, typically from around 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with some flexibility to start slightly earlier than the standard 3:00 p.m. shift. Overtime is currently voluntary but may be mandated when operational needs require it. The primary work location is a production facility in Madison, WI, with occasional visits to a nearby site approximately 10 minutes away to support and check in on another crew.

The work environment includes regular exposure to moving mechanical parts and occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration. Noise levels are usually loud, consistent with metal manufacturing operations. Employees work in a fairly clean facility for metal manufacturing and must follow established safety practices at all times. Required attire includes safety eyewear with side shields, safety steel-toed shoes, and safety gloves and sleeves when handling sharp parts. The role is predominantly on the warehouse floor and shipping area, using equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks, RF scanners, and ERP systems to manage shipping, receiving, and inventory activitie

This is a Permanent position based out of Sun Prairie, WI.

The pay range for this position is $62000.00 - $70000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Union shop Employee owned, family feel and very well ran companyFairly clean facility for metal manufacturing3.5% raise every year!Very stable companyQuarterly sales/production meetings to discuss where the company is at

This is a fully onsite position in Sun Prairie,WI.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.