Job Description

We are looking for a talented Shipping & Receiving Specialist to join our team on 2nd shift specializing in Logistics for our Cummins Inc. facility in Maxton, NC

Under minimal supervision, coordinates operations through interaction with operations management. Coordinates activities for different areas like Inbound, Outbound, Kitting, etc. based on direction from Operations management.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Enhancing Safety: By stopping work and reporting major injury hazards immediately, you’ll help create a safer work environment.

• Promoting Health: Reporting any work-related injuries, illnesses, incidents, or hazards ensures that health issues are addressed promptly.

• Ensuring Compliance: Adhering to HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations will help maintain a compliant and safe workplace.

• Environmental Stewardship: Recognizing and minimizing the negative impact of your work on the environment will contribute to sustainability efforts.

• Quality Assurance: Performing quality checks and identifying non-conforming materials will help maintain high standards and reduce costs.

• Efficient Delivery: Accurately sorting, labeling, packaging, and storing goods will optimize warehouse space and meet customer expectations.

• Team Collaboration: Communicating effectively with your team and support teams will foster a collaborative and efficient work environment.

• Continuous Improvement: Seeking ways to improve quality, safety, processes, and material flow will drive ongoing enhancements and support business goals.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:
• Collaboration: Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals. This will help create a supportive and efficient work environment.
• Effective Communication: Develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications tailored to the unique needs of different audiences. This ensures everyone is on the same page and can work effectively together.
• Customer Focus: Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, delivering solutions that meet their needs and enhance their satisfaction.
• Decision Quality: Make timely and well-informed decisions to keep the organization moving forward, even in challenging situations.
• Results-Driven: Consistently achieve results by staying focused and determined, even under tough circumstances.
• Accountability: Hold yourself and others accountable for meeting commitments, ensuring that goals and deadlines are met.
• Self-Development: Actively seek opportunities for growth and challenge yourself through both formal and informal development channels.
• Mode Selection: Evaluate and select the appropriate transportation modes and equipment types based on shipment volume analysis to optimize shipping methods, balancing cost, quality, and time.
• Trade Knowledge Application: Apply your knowledge of trade regulations to minimize risks and costs, ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
• Warehouse Inventory Control: Manage physical inventory using control methodologies to maintain accurate inventory levels and meet customer expectations.
• Warehouse Operations: Utilize warehousing tools, systems, and methodologies to meet defined metrics for both inbound and outbound operations.
• Valuing Differences: Recognize and appreciate the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization, fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:
• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
• A two-year University degree from an accredited program in Business, Engineering or a relevant field of study preferred.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:
• Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience in a related field such as logistics, warehousing and third party logistics provider management.

The person(s) chosen for the role is expected to support the Materials Team in the following areas:

• Support Development of a continual improvement, employee involvement culture
• Set high expectations for themselves and the team.
• Hold themselves and team members accountable for superior results.
• Maintain best practice Safety, and housekeeping standards with continuous emphasis on 5S.
• Support Development of the team to work with all levels of the organization.
• Support Development of the team to track key performance data, identify variances, and determine root causes, implement corrective action, and documentation to meet or exceed goals.

The candidate selected for this position is expected to cross train and be able to work in all areas on the floor within the Materials Department based on daily resource needs for these areas; this includes Receiving, Warehouse, Packaging, Shipping, and processing of dunnage. A strong understanding in the importance of inventory accuracy and on-time delivery is essential for this role. A high degree of accountability will be expected in achieving set goals and performance accuracy.

Responsibilities - Essential functions:

• Duties include forklift operations, verifications of part number, quantity, and location accuracy of material in warehouse and on assembly floor.
• Perform system transactions associated with receiving/warehousing/packaging/shipping.
• Continually achieve inventory accuracy, delivery, and production performance goals. Track, measure and provide explanation to variances to goals or metrics daily, monthly, and annually.
• Actively participate on Continues Improvement teams within the Materials department to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and improve quality and safety.
• Cross train and learn all functions and work tasks within the Materials department.
• Maintain accurate process documentation.
• Learn and understand the Laurinburg materials process and functional work requirements.
• Provide support on projects as required.
• Assist team in meeting all daily schedules on time within Receiving, Warehouse, Packaging, Shift Tower, and Shipping.
• Build team disciplines to maintain plant/corporate expectations for policies and procedures, safety, housekeeping (5S) & environmental (ISO 14001); quality TS16964; HR, production, IT, finance, materials, maintenance, and engineering while achieving or exceeding the Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost goals.
• Maintain safety, housekeeping, productivity, and quality goals and provide baseline data for measuring improvements.
• Minimize non-value-added processes, scrap and other manufacturing expenses including excessive overtime.
• Comply with all Cummins-Meritor environmental (ISO 14001) and quality TS16964 policies.
• All other job tasks as required by leadership.

Qualifications:

• Experience in Forklift operations an advantage
• Self-motivated to take actions that meet the goals of the department.
• An accurate knowledge of part numbers, storage locations and quantities
• Computer/Cullinet experience with Receiving/Warehouse/Shipping transactions is an advantage.
• Understand importance of inventory accuracy and on-time delivery of parts
• Excellent attendance, time management and housekeeping skills
• Flexible to work multiple shifts as needed.
• Ability to work well with others in a team-based environment.
• Must be physically able to lift, pick/pull and package parts.
• Cross-train for all logistics area positions up to Level IV
• Demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and urgency in accomplishing tasks.
• Previous experience in material handling and supply chain logistics is an advantage.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to learn and understand materials transactions and impact to the plant operation.
• Ability to give and receive feedback.

Physical Demands of the Job:

• The physical demands representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employee in the position is regularly required to talk, hear, and speak.
• Employee is required to stand, sit, walk, reach, use fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
• This person must frequently lift or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Use prudent judgment and safe driving methods in forklift operations, including proper loading/unloading operations and wearing safety belt on forklift and all other required PPE.

Working Environment

• Climate controlled environment
• Factory type environment

Competencies

• Is committed to the customer.
• Drives for Continual improvement.

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.