Warehouse Supervisor

Position Summary

The Warehouse Supervisor oversees and leads an assigned team through the daily activities in the warehouse to ensure smooth operations and efficient completion of projects. This position carries out team leader responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor all shipping procedures to ensure orders are being processed accurately and trucks are being loaded in a safe, timely manner.
• Ensure that the necessary equipment is available and in working order to complete assignments.
• Lead team in conducting daily safety checks on equipment, including forklift trucks and specific portions of tractor-trailer and yard trucks.
• Inspect quality and quantity of supplies and equipment delivered to the team.
• Verify that outgoing deliveries meet Company quality standards, and that order slips match and have the appropriate signatures.
• Keep team members informed about rules, regulations, policies, and objectives.
• Maintain detailed and accurate work records.
• Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
• Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in orders.
• Ensure the product is stored in appropriate locations and all products are in good condition prior to shipment.
• Communicate with management to support daily production needs.
• Assist shipping coordinators and warehouse personnel as needed.
• Maintain good housekeeping procedures and ensure warehouse is kept in good condition for a safe working environment.
• Recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or disciplinary measures.
• Collaborate with the team to identify ways to improve department effectiveness; implement viable ideas.
• Resolve conflicts that arise among team members and/or other employees.
• Identify inventory discrepancies through cycle counts and alert management of any issues
• Perform monthly and semi-annual inventory counts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent; bachelor's degree preferred
• 2+ years of related work experience

Essential Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of driving for the achievement of business results
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment
• Ability to examine issues both strategically and tactically
• Time management skills
• Proven ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, and present ideas confidently and persuasively
• Strong computer skills that include proficiency with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Dropbox

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write, and speak English; bilingual in Spanish preferred

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or crawl.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
• The individual possesses fine hand manipulation (keyboarding) skills.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position works in a warehouse setting.
• The noise level is usually moderate to heavy.
• The temperature will vary from hot to cold, depending on the weather.