Warehouse Supervisor

About the position

Responsible for the establishment of personnel, processes and techniques necessary to effectively advance product to customer specification throughout all phases and areas of the operation and to efficiently monitor and make continuous improvements to each factor contributing to the success of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong, flexible, cross-trained and developed department by selective interviewing, hiring, training, rewarding, coaching, documenting, promoting, disciplining and recommending for termination as necessary personnel within the department.
• Plan, organize and deploy manpower on a daily basis to meet operational targets and when appropriate, make suggestions and changes necessary to enhance productivity and exceed operational goals.
• On a daily basis, consistently meet 24-hour order turn/order receipt by continuously looking outside the department and maintaining creativity in achievement of this goal.
• Establish and promote safe, productive procedures, train and enforce their consistent implementation, provide retraining as necessary, follow-up to ensure productivity standards are consistently met.
• Delegate authority and responsibility as appropriate to subordinates and follow-up to ensure completion of assignments in a timely manner.
• Through cooperation with Inventory and Quality personnel, establish and enforce quality standards, require compliance from all subordinates on a daily basis, monitor and report departmental quality and productivity to superiors.
• Accurately evaluate both departmental and employee performance in a timely manner, through the established company evaluation processes, providing clear measurable goals and expectations and ensure achievement of same.
• Provide counseling, training and/or retraining where required.
• Through cooperation with Safety personnel, provide and document equipment training, report mechanical failures, equipment usage and wear on a daily basis.
• Consistently promote improved efficiencies company-wide by expecting from each employee a combination of reduced waste, refined quality, increased productivity and excellent housekeeping skills.
• Cooperate with all peers to establish and maintain a high level of morale with the facility and throughout the company by promoting a teamwork environment.
• Personally comply with, and enforce on a daily basis, all company policies, procedures, rules and requirements.
• Personally ensure maintenance of a clean, well-groomed and efficient work environment that is completely free of damaged or non-useable materials.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of facility automation and equipment.
• Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with Oracle ERP applications, preferred.
• Must have excellent sight, hearing and verbal communication skills both in person and on the telephone.
• Must be able to lift 70 pounds, walk from location to location, sit, stand, lift, bend, stoop, push, pull, reach and/or climb.
• Some college level coursework or a minimum of 5 years prior leadership or training experience in an automated distribution environment or related industry.
• Must be certified in powered lift equipment operation and be able to qualify as an internal Certified Trainer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs.
• 401K plans with employer-matching contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• PTO.
• Paid holidays.
• Volunteer time off.