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Team Lead- Shipping
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Posted on Nov 7, 2026
The Impact You'll Make
As a Shipping Team Lead, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring products move safely, accurately, and on time from the manufacturing floor to customers. Your leadership will help maintain smooth operations, support customer satisfaction, and drive overall business success.
In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll coordinate shipping activities, guide a team of shipping professionals, and partner closely with Production, Warehouse, Inventory Control, Quality, and Customer Service teams. Your ability to balance accuracy, efficiency, and safety will directly impact operational performance and customer delivery expectations.
You’ll also have the opportunity to identify process improvements, strengthen team performance, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that support long-term operational excellence.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead, coach, and support the shipping team while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and quality.
- Ensure customer orders and finished goods are accurately picked, packed, labeled, documented, and shipped according to requirements and delivery commitments.
- Coordinate daily with Production, Warehouse, Inventory Control, and Quality teams to maintain product flow and resolve inventory, shipment, or scheduling issues.
- Oversee shipping documentation, carrier coordination, and shipment tracking to ensure compliance, accuracy, and on-time delivery performance.
- Drive operational improvements by monitoring key metrics, reducing shipping errors, improving efficiency, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in shipping, warehouse, distribution, receiving, or manufacturing operations, including team leadership responsibilities.
- Working knowledge of shipping procedures, inventory control practices, and warehouse operations.
- Experience using SAP and managing shipping documentation such as packing lists, bills of lading, and shipment records.
- Ability to safely operate or oversee the operation of forklifts and material-handling equipment.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize work and make sound decisions in a manufacturing environment.
What You'll Get from Us
- We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
- You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
- We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
- You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
Our Commitment to Transparency
Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.
The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
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