Warehouse Supervisor

• Supervises personnel at the warehouse for accountability, performance, and productivity and provides feedback, coaching, and training, as necessary.
• Manage the day-to-day duties including outbound/inbound activities, inventory control, budget control, invoices, staffing decisions and employee development.
• Ensure safety, quality and productivity goals are met, and ensure that employees have a positive working environment.
• Assist in the selection of transportation services and the day-to-day management of these services.
• Create and maintain schedules and job assignments of department teammates.
• Conduct routine departmental business and distribution safety meetings.
• Collaborate with all other departments (Inventory Planning, Manufacturing, Customer Care, Transportation companies, Commercial, etc.)
• Serve on and drive the following administrative committee and safety functions:
• • Implement effective checklist and preventive maintenance for Housekeeping, Safety Committee, lift truck training, and warehouse safety training.
• Lead and maintain a clean, professional, and safe working environment.
• Identify and communicate performance issues or operational needs with the Logistics Operations Manager.
• Enforcement of company rules on safety, housekeeping, attendance, and security.
• Identify areas of improvement, cost initiatives and establish innovative or adjust existing work procedures and practices.
• Develop a team environment that values diversity and uses various individual’s strengths to improve team performance.
• Provide input in the administration of performance appraisals, safety reports, monthly operational reports, weekly activity reports, and accident reports.
• Checks emails on a scheduled basis while keeping the priority on spending time on the floor with employees.
• Ensure that all required training is identified and completed by all direct reports.
• Assists in the recruitment, hiring, promoting, and terminating processes as needed.
• Assist in daily operational activities and operates forklift equipment as needed.
• Keeps equipment and tools operating by enforcing operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; requiring preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Organize and ensure accurate and periodic cycle counts and stock takes.
• Maintain customer’s confidence by keeping confidential information.
• Update personal job knowledge and education certificates by participating in educational opportunities, corporate training, and reading professional publications.
• Accomplish company mission statement by completing expected tasks when required.
• Additional responsibilities as requested or required.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends as required.

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 3+ years of previous warehouse experience in a leadership/supervisory role.

• Ability to perform all functions in area of supervision (i.e., assist, monitor, coach, manage conflict, performance improvement plan implementation, discipline, etc.).
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a professional manner, both orally and in writing, at all levels within and outside of the organization
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success in problem-solving and decision-making to overcome obstacles and maximize opportunities.
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
• Strong working knowledge of distribution center operations.
• Ability to safely lift, push or pull up to 100 lbs.
• Must be able to work independently without the need for direction.
• Working knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Packages, Inventory software, Internet Explorer
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must pass background screening, drug test and reference checks.
• Must be forklift certified or have the ability to be forklift certified.
• Must be dependable, reliable and thorough in work performed.
• Ability to stand/bend for extended periods of time.
• Capable of being entrusted with company assets and confidential information.