Outbound Warehouse Supervisor (Nights)

Sysco - Harrisonburg, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Harrisonburg, VA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

This Operations position is responsible for supervising night warehouse activities, ensuring the safety and efficiency of operations, and managing warehouse staff. The role involves overseeing order selection, product replenishment, and order loading while maintaining compliance with safety regulations and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily work and safety of employees engaged in order selection, product replenishment, and order loading.
• Manages labor hours and consumable supplies within budget.
• Prepares work schedules including extra work days and shifts as needed.
• Administers the proper utilization of Company assets in support of the warehouse.
• Coordinates required repairs with proper departments as necessary.
• Reviews night warehouse functions and various warehouse productivity reporting.
• Suggests efficiency ideas, cost reduction measures, and assists with implementation of changes within night warehouse.
• Conducts shipping and loading audits daily ensuring all required documentation is accurately completed.
• Assists with monitoring sanitation and facility/racking damage to ensure a safe and clean warehouse.
• Aids with the training of new associates, including cross-training of existing associates.
• Preserves associate relations through regular department or pre-shift meetings.
• Maintains ongoing interaction and keeps open communication channels with associates.
• Monitors associate morale and submits ideas to improve engagement and enablement.
• Interprets, trains, and consistently enforces Company policies and procedures.
• Organizes efforts with the Safety department to aid in training and conducting safety inspections.
• Makes recommendations for disciplinary action and/or behavior modification where required.
• Executes management functions of staff selection, development, discipline, performance reviews, and/or terminations.
• Performs the duties of employees supervised and other related duties as needed.
• Complies with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 1-3 years related experience and/or training.
• Obtain a Powered Industrial Equipment Certification from Sysco within 3 months.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Can add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Demonstrate knowledge of spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Nice-to-haves

• 2 or 4-year college degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or similar major preferred.