Group Lead Shipping/Packing 2nd shift - Jenkintown, PA

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Position Summary:

Direct a group of warehouse, shipping and receiving personnel to receive, store, issue and ship work-in-process inventory to other departments or vendors and finished goods to customers. 

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Schedule and assign work within the area
• Review receipts from Packing to determine shippable quantities including over-ship quantities.
• Complete transactions to ship or locate all finished goods items.
• Generate shipping papers using established procedures as required. Allocate on-hand inventory to customer requirements.
• Apply knowledge of customer requirements such as bar coding, weight restriction, source inspection, carriers and modes of shipment.
• Prepare weekly list of shipments by allowed shipping date.
• Coordinate with Production Planning on critical items to ensure shipment on a timely basis.
• Review credit holds before creating shipping papers when orders are released for shipment.
• Coordinate conveyor and platform function, consolidating shipments by customer and carrier.
• Prepare paperwork for bills of lading for Shipping Office.
• .  Invoice customer orders in OP (Function K) for all UPS, RPS truck and air shipments.  Record inventory transactions to maintain accurate WIP reporting.  Record items with no requirements into special inventory for disposition by Sales. 
• Coordinate certifica­tions with Lab. Prepare weekly stock dollars report for current month.
• Ensure timely stocking of jobs from blanks. Maintain appropriate inventories of shipping cartons and supplies.
• Process all customer returns on a timely basis.
• Coordinate special requirements with Sales and Production Planning.
• Instruct, train, demonstrate, direct, assist and advise as to methods, schedules, and procedures.
• Promote harmoni­ous employee relations and recommend to supervision action regarding employee performance and violation of Company rules.

Required Skills:

• Must have demonstrated proficiencies in skills and essential functions required for any shipping position as listed above.
• Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Must be able to work daily and weekend overtime when required, especially during heavy shipping periods.
• Must have thorough knowledge of shipping papers, stock status reports, customer specifications, bounce reports, over-run cards, method sheets, on-line systems, verbal instructions.
• Must be able to communicate well with others in the department and personnel on other shifts.
• Knowledge of SPS mainframe a must such as shop floor control, order processing, QC system, Purchasing system, etc. Must know how to navigate websites such as GE and Pratt & Whitney. Knowledge of MicroSoft, especially Excel, a necessity.
• Must be capable of frequently moving heavy workloads between 25-50lbs.

Required Experience:

• 3 to 5 years in Shipping expected

Level of Education:

• High School diploma or GED is expected.

ITAR Requirements:

Our organization has a responsibility to comply with all applicable requirements set forth by International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”, 22 CFR 120-130). As such, this position may have access to ITAR controlled information and must meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States.

Precision Castparts Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other status protected by applicable law.