Shipping Manager

Join Dura-Line, an Orbia business, in leading the charge for global connectivity! As the premier manufacturer of plastic conduit pipes, we create pathways that connect people and information worldwide in various markets. Every part of the manufacturing process is monitored with environmentally friendly sustainable efforts in mind. Quality, sustainability, and safety are paramount values at Dura-Line. Be part of our mission to Advance Life Around the World.

Dura-Line, an Orbia Business, Shipping Manager in Gainesville, Texas.
Join the Dura-Line team at our Gainesville site as an experienced Shipping Manager and play a vital role in the seamless supply chain and logistics operations of our industry-leading products and accessories.

What You'll Be Doing:
•    Prepare and report operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring comprehensive cycle counts and accurate inventory levels (on-hand and enroute) for uninterrupted operations.
•    As a proven leader, mentor, and build a dedicated team committed to excellence, balancing quality, safety, morale, productivity, and cost to achieve positive results across all areas.
•    Drive continuous improvement projects, such as optimizing the reel return process, and prioritize safety as our top priority within a collaborative team environment.
•    Be accountable for meeting key metrics, including productivity, scrap percentage, labor and material utilization, On-Time Delivery, track OTS, material inventory levels, and reducing customer complaints.
•    Develop key programs, execute best practices, monitor stock levels, distribute supplies, work with external vendors, and collaborate with the account representative team on order management to meet customer delivery expectations.

What You'll Bring Along:
•    High organizational skills and excellent communication to ensure on-time deliveries while minimizing inventory costs and maximizing accuracy.
•    Expertise in overseeing inventory supply levels (on-hand and enroute) for continuous operation in a lean manufacturing environment.
•    4 years of firsthand experience in supply chain/logistics within a manufacturing setting, overseeing inventory, expenses, shipping, purchasing, cycle counts, and managing multiple projects.
•    Experience implementing a visual Kanban system for raw material inventory, managing finished goods master schedules, initiating just-in-time programs, and coordinating purchasing and supplier activity with production schedules.
•    Tech-savvy with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and communication tools; knowledge of ERP systems, with SAP experience preferred (Shipping Module).
•    Lean manufacturing mindset with training or implementation experience, six sigma, and a continuous improvement mindset. Execute lean manufacturing practices, including ISO, 5S, TQM, and Q12, utilizing data to drive corrective actions.
•    A minimum of 4 years of management/supervisory experience, showcasing your ability to coach and lead a team, manage shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory control functions.

What We Offer You for All Your Hard Work:
•    The compensation for this position will typically range from $84,000 to $155,500/yearly.  The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.   
•    The compensation package may also include short and long-term incentive compensation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, parental leave, short- and long-term disability leave, and an employee assistance program. At Orbia, we are committed to taking care of our employees and believe in providing comprehensive support so you can thrive at work and home.

All employees are subject to pre-employment Background Check and Drug Screening and employment is contingent upon successful clearance of both. Dura-Line is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the federal E-Verify program to verify the work eligibility of all new hires.

Dura-Line will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)