Shipping Supervisor - Taylorville, IL

The North America team is currently looking for a Shipping Supervisor to join our Taylorville, IL facility. · The Shipping Supervisor will lead day to day operations of the Shipping department to ensure materials are accurately stored, staged, and delivered to meet production and ...

Job description

The North America team is currently looking for a Shipping Supervisor to join our Taylorville, IL facility.

The Shipping Supervisor will lead day to day operations of the Shipping department to ensure materials are accurately stored, staged, and delivered to meet production and shipping schedules. Supervise a team of hourly employees, drive a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement, and collaborate cross functionally to achieve business goals.

Your Impact

1) Operational Execution

• Achieve on time delivery targets for material movement and execute daily/weekly/monthly schedules.
• Maintain material flow and inventory integrity through cycle counts, adjustments, and accuracy audits.
• Ensure standard work, daily start up checks, KPI visibility, and 5S compliance.
• Maintain a strong floor presence to coach and verify process adherence.

2) People Leadership

• Staff, assign work, onboard, coach, and manage performance of team members.
• Maintain skills matrix; lead cross training to strengthen workforce flexibility.
• Lead communication routines including stand ups and shift handoffs.

3) Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Apply Lean and Quality Management Systems; maintain standard work.
• Lead problem solving (5 Whys, RCCA) and complete scrap reporting.

4) Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Safety, HR, Maintenance and others departments to achieve objectives.

5) Metrics & Reporting

• Monitor and communicate daily KPIs (safety, quality, delivery, inventory, 5S).

Safety Responsibilities

• Enforce safety rules and PPE compliance.
• Ensure employees complete required safety training.
• Conduct audits, lead safety walks, and take corrective actions.
• Report and investigate incidents, near misses, injuries, and property damage.
• Lead 5S+1 audits and promote safety programs.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing leadership experience supervising hourly teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with SAP and FlatWorld preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (assembly, welding, machining, etc.).
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions.
• Supervise, coach, and develop hourly employees.

Your Compensation and Benefits

• Expected total compensation for this role will be $54,797 to $110,000 annually depending upon job related knowledge, experience, and skills
• Eligible for annual bonus
• Benefits include the ability to elect health care and wellness plans, dental and vision plans, 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, health savings and flexible spending accounts, reimbursement for continuing education, life insurance, and other supplemental insurance plans

Work Environment

• Office and plant/warehouse settings with possible loud noise and environmental variation.
• Regularly required to talk/hear; frequently stand, walk, use hands, and reach. Occasional climbing, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus.
• Minimal travel required.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now

Grain & Protein Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Grain & Protein Technologies is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of reliable, durable, and innovative equipment solutions for grain, seed, poultry, egg, and swine production. Generating $1.1 billion in annual revenue, the Company serves farmers and agribusiness managers in over 100 countries and currently operates 19 manufacturing facilities across 5 continents, employing more than 3600 people.

The Company goes to market with its strong portfolio of industry leading brands – GSI, Cumberland, AP, Tecno, Cimbria, Aerotech, Reventa, and Euroemme. With its Company Purpose of "Feeding the World Better", Grain & Protein Technologies emphasizes advancing smart technologies and offering innovative technical solutions to make farmers and agribusiness managers more productive and profitable in a sustainable way.