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Shipping Supervisor roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the employer documents a specialty occupation requirement, typically a logistics, supply chain, or operations management degree. Employers in freight, 3PL, and distribution regularly file Labor Condition Applications for this role, making verified sponsorship history a practical filter for your job search.
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Job Category: Manufacturing / Truck Driver
Location:
Houston, TX, US, 77064
Be Part of the Future of Sleep!
At Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), we're more than a mattress company, we're a leading global sleep company with a mission to help people sleep better so they can live healthier lives. With a 150-year heritage in delivering industry-leading sleep solutions, we own iconic brands including Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®.
Compensation:
Salary range: $75,000 – $85,000 per year
Final compensation will depend on the candidate's education, certifications and experience.
What You'll Do:
This position oversees and facilitates production operations for assigned area. This includes managing production teams and coordinating production schedules assigning responsibilities, preparing schedules, and coaching employees. This position also ensures optimum material and supply flow to ensure efficient production that is compliant with GMP and SQDC requirements.
What You'll Bring:
Required:
- 4-5 Years in a manufacturing environment
- 3+ years in a leadership role
- Basic knowledge of shipping and receiving
- Forklift experience
- Experience using MRP/ERP
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Applicable knowledge of performance management methods
- Demonstrated ability to identify and develop talent
- Demonstrated ability to employ process problem solving tools to determine root cause and implement countermeasures
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage conflict
- Demonstrated ability to execute against production playbooks
- Effective oral and written communication
Preferred:
- Experience in Lean manufacturing principles, tools, and applications
- Associate’s degree in applicable field and/or equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
How You'll Do It:
- Reviews production schedules and estimates associate hours to complete a job assignment. Reviews and edits corresponding time and attendance management systems. Interprets daily production schedule for associates and delegates duties.
- Holds daily cell meeting and sets expectations for the day.
- Facilitates the execution of the operational plan for the team to meet or exceed all quality and GMP requirements and guidelines. Participates in programs and committees. Initiates and/or suggests improvement to existing GMP guidelines.
- Monitors key activities that drive KPI's (e.g., quality, safety, scrap) and identifies daily production challenges and finds solutions to remove bottlenecks and works with associates to identify to take corrective measures to ensure goals are met to meet production schedules and prevent reoccurrence.
- Assists in identifying best practices and developing corresponding standardized work for operational sustainment. Recommends measures and changes to improve production, equipment, product quality and working conditions.
- Facilitates the acquisition, development, and performance of assigned direct reports as well as leadership succession planning within assigned organization. Develops associates to improve/expand skills and bench strength.
- Serves as a link between associates and management and supports associates through changes.
Travel:
Up to 10% travel.
Why work at Serta Simmons Bedding?
When you join SSB, you become part of a winning and diverse team that is excited and committed to helping people get better sleep. We provide inspiring career opportunities, competitive benefits, employee perks, and the chance to be part of the future of sleep.
Benefits and Perks (USA, Salary non-union- optional):
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Annual employee contribution to HSA
- 401K with company match
- Paid Time Off / Vacation
- 12 company holidays
- Sick days
- Company paid short- and long-term disability
- Paid parental leave
- Discount programs including Friends and family discounts
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
Employees are required to comply with COVID policies established by a vendor or customer.
It is our policy to abide by all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination, with respect to all terms and conditions of employment, based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed/religion, sex (including sexual orientation, or gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth or other related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, military status, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping or expression), genetic information (including family medical history), or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.
SSB will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who need them, as required by law.
The hiring salary range for this position applies to where legally required, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Nearest Major Market: Houston
Req ID: 6881
Job Category: Manufacturing / Truck Driver
Location:
Houston, TX, US, 77064
Be Part of the Future of Sleep!
At Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), we're more than a mattress company, we're a leading global sleep company with a mission to help people sleep better so they can live healthier lives. With a 150-year heritage in delivering industry-leading sleep solutions, we own iconic brands including Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®.
Compensation:
Salary range: $75,000 – $85,000 per year
Final compensation will depend on the candidate's education, certifications and experience.
What You'll Do:
This position oversees and facilitates production operations for assigned area. This includes managing production teams and coordinating production schedules assigning responsibilities, preparing schedules, and coaching employees. This position also ensures optimum material and supply flow to ensure efficient production that is compliant with GMP and SQDC requirements.
What You'll Bring:
Required:
- 4-5 Years in a manufacturing environment
- 3+ years in a leadership role
- Basic knowledge of shipping and receiving
- Forklift experience
- Experience using MRP/ERP
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Applicable knowledge of performance management methods
- Demonstrated ability to identify and develop talent
- Demonstrated ability to employ process problem solving tools to determine root cause and implement countermeasures
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage conflict
- Demonstrated ability to execute against production playbooks
- Effective oral and written communication
Preferred:
- Experience in Lean manufacturing principles, tools, and applications
- Associate’s degree in applicable field and/or equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
How You'll Do It:
- Reviews production schedules and estimates associate hours to complete a job assignment. Reviews and edits corresponding time and attendance management systems. Interprets daily production schedule for associates and delegates duties.
- Holds daily cell meeting and sets expectations for the day.
- Facilitates the execution of the operational plan for the team to meet or exceed all quality and GMP requirements and guidelines. Participates in programs and committees. Initiates and/or suggests improvement to existing GMP guidelines.
- Monitors key activities that drive KPI's (e.g., quality, safety, scrap) and identifies daily production challenges and finds solutions to remove bottlenecks and works with associates to identify to take corrective measures to ensure goals are met to meet production schedules and prevent reoccurrence.
- Assists in identifying best practices and developing corresponding standardized work for operational sustainment. Recommends measures and changes to improve production, equipment, product quality and working conditions.
- Facilitates the acquisition, development, and performance of assigned direct reports as well as leadership succession planning within assigned organization. Develops associates to improve/expand skills and bench strength.
- Serves as a link between associates and management and supports associates through changes.
Travel:
Up to 10% travel.
Why work at Serta Simmons Bedding?
When you join SSB, you become part of a winning and diverse team that is excited and committed to helping people get better sleep. We provide inspiring career opportunities, competitive benefits, employee perks, and the chance to be part of the future of sleep.
Benefits and Perks (USA, Salary non-union- optional):
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Annual employee contribution to HSA
- 401K with company match
- Paid Time Off / Vacation
- 12 company holidays
- Sick days
- Company paid short- and long-term disability
- Paid parental leave
- Discount programs including Friends and family discounts
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
Employees are required to comply with COVID policies established by a vendor or customer.
It is our policy to abide by all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination, with respect to all terms and conditions of employment, based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed/religion, sex (including sexual orientation, or gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth or other related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, military status, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping or expression), genetic information (including family medical history), or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.
SSB will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who need them, as required by law.
The hiring salary range for this position applies to where legally required, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Nearest Major Market: Houston
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Shipping Supervisor Jobs
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
USCIS requires a directly related bachelor's degree for H-1B eligibility. A degree in supply chain management, logistics, or operations management strengthens your case far more than general business credentials when an employer files your petition.
Target freight and 3PL employers with LCA history
Third-party logistics firms, freight forwarders, and large distribution networks file Labor Condition Applications for Shipping Supervisor roles more consistently than retail or manufacturing operations. Use Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified sponsorship history in this sector.
Verify prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role. Run the OFLC Wage Search using the correct metropolitan area before negotiations so you know if the offer clears the threshold.
Clarify H-2B eligibility for seasonal distribution roles
Some Shipping Supervisor positions at peak-season operations, like holiday fulfillment centers, may qualify only as temporary H-2B visa roles rather than H-1B. Confirm with your employer whether the position is permanent year-round before committing to a sponsorship timeline.
Get the job description documented as specialty occupation
Shipping Supervisor roles face scrutiny because some are classified as general supervision rather than specialty occupations. Ask the employer to document that the role requires applying specialized logistics systems, regulatory compliance, or customs coordination requiring a bachelor's degree.
Understand TN eligibility if you hold Canadian or Mexican citizenship
Canadian and Mexican nationals with an industrial engineering or management science degree may qualify for TN visa status as an engineer or management consultant. Confirm your specific degree matches a recognized USMCA profession before your employer invests in an H-1B filing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Shipping Supervisor role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer documents the position. If the role requires applying specialized knowledge in logistics systems, international trade compliance, or supply chain technology and a bachelor's degree in a directly related field is a genuine requirement, USCIS will typically recognize it. Generic supervision duties without that degree requirement put the petition at risk of a Request for Evidence.
What degree do I need to get H-1B sponsorship as a Shipping Supervisor?
USCIS looks for a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, industrial engineering, or operations management. A general business degree is weaker but can support the petition if your employer's job description ties the role directly to specialized logistics functions. Foreign three-year degrees are evaluated case by case and may qualify as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree.
Which industries sponsor Shipping Supervisors for work visas most often?
Third-party logistics providers, international freight forwarders, e-commerce fulfillment companies, and global manufacturing firms with in-house distribution are the most active sponsors. These employers deal with complex customs requirements and cross-border logistics that justify documenting the role as a specialty occupation. You can browse verified sponsors by industry on Migrate Mate.
Is there a green card pathway for Shipping Supervisors?
Yes. An employer can sponsor you through the EB-3 skilled worker category, which requires at least two years of experience and covers roles that don't necessarily require an advanced degree. The employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL first, advertising the position to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, then proceeds to the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS.
Can I work as a Shipping Supervisor on OPT while looking for a sponsored role?
Yes, if your OPT is authorized in a field related to your degree, such as supply chain, logistics, or industrial engineering. STEM OPT can extend that authorization by 24 months if your degree is in a qualifying STEM field, giving you more time to secure an employer willing to file an H-1B petition during the annual cap and selection process.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Shipping Supervisor jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.