Distribution Supervisor

About the role

The Distribution Supervisor leads and coordinates all activities of assigned hourly personnel within a production/distribution area. They plan and coordinate workflow and manpower to meet daily production/shipping schedules. Responsibilities include productivity, quality, scrap/rework, safety, housekeeping, and ensuring appropriate communication between shifts.

Responsibilities

• Plans and assigns manpower in a fair and impartial manner.
• Captains general housekeeping efforts.
• Ensures appropriate communication between shifts.
• Routinely communicates information to hourly work force.
• Maintain employee attendance records, properly codes and signs payroll records.
• Provides positive reinforcement and motivates employees.
• Participates with supervisor in formal evaluations of hourly employees and administration of merit pay system.
• Participates with supervisor in conducting disciplinary action as required by the work rules.
• Aids in planning and execution of schedule requirements.
• Ensures employee safety utilizing preventative measures.
• Provides employee training and development.
• Ensures that the appropriate production/shipment levels are efficiently achieved.
• Supports all operating and management principles identified by the company.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises 35 to 40 employees.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Trains employees; plans, assigns, and directs work.
• Makes recommendations to supervisors regarding appraising performance.
• Rewards and disciplines employees.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience:
• Manufacturing: High school diploma or GED required. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Must have working knowledge of all equipment and processes in the assigned area.
• Knowledge of quality specifications and requirements.
• Previous effective leadership experience required.
• Must have experience/ability to use Microsoft Excel, SAP and other computer software and systems as necessary to track department metrics and report on department productivity.
• Language Skills:
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of organization.
• Mathematical Skills:
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability:
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• None
• Physical Demands:
• Frequent standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Frequent talking or hearing.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat.
• Required personal protective equipment includes safety glasses, steel toed safety shoes, and hearing protection.
• Protective sleeves and gloves must be worn when handling in-process parts or finished goods.
• Hard hats are required in all distribution rack areas.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat.
• Noise level in the manufacturing work environment is usually loud.
• Required personal protective equipment includes safety glasses, steel toed safety shoes, and hearing protection.
• Protective sleeves and gloves must be worn when handling in-process parts or finished goods.
• Hard hats are required in all distribution rack areas.