Outbound Warehouse Supervisor

About the role

This is an Operations position responsible for supervising the activities associated with night warehouse operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the supervision of order selection, product replenishment, order loading, ensuring safety and security of the warehouse and providing management and direction to assigned warehouse staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily work and safety of employees engaged in order selection, product replenishment, order loading, including all warehouse functions, selectors, loaders and night forklift operators.
• 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.
• Covers 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 audit daily ensuring all required documentation is accurately completed (including HAACP, food safety, and catch-weight documentation) and that material is handled and stored correctly with a minimum potential for loss.
• Aid with the monitoring of sanitation and facility/racking damage to ensure a safe and clean warehouse.
• Aid with the training of new associates, including cross-training of existing associates.
• Preserve associate relations through regular department or pre-shift meetings.
• Maintain open communication channels with associates by answering questions and explaining policies and procedures.
• Maintain monitor associate morale.
• Submit and respond to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement.
• Interpret and consistently enforce Company policies and procedures.
• Organize efforts with the Safety department to aid in training, conducting associate observations, updating preferred work methods, conducting accident investigations to determine root causes and routine safety inspections.
• Make recommendations for disciplinary action and/or behavior modification where required.
• Execute management functions of staff selection, development, discipline, performance reviews and/or terminations.
• Perform the duties of employees supervised and other related duties as needed.
• Comply with local, state and federal regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, AIB, FDA, USDA, etc.)

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience: 1-3 years related experience and/or training.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Obtain a Powered Industrial Equipment Certification from Sysco within 3 months.
• Professional Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; write effectively; write clearly; write persuasively; write concisely; write efficiently; write accurately; write legibly; write neatly; write legibly; write clearly; write accurately; write concisely; write efficiently; write persuasively; write clearly; write accurately; write legibly; write neatly; 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; interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form; demonstrate knowledge of spreadsheet software and Word Processing software, and ability to learn Sysco technology software and programs; successfully engage and lead individual and team discussions and meetings; apply all relevant policies in a consistent, timely and objective manner; capable of working with peers and associates from other departments and shifts proactively and constructively; work in a disciplined manner and capable of following established procedures, practices and comply with local, state and federal regulations; report to work promptly and regularly; work well with others; display the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Physical Demands: Regularly required to talk or hear; frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance; occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus; Regularly exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; and moving mechanical parts; The employee works non-traditional business hours including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays; May occasionally be required to travel to other Operating Companies or the corporate office as business needs dictate (i.e. training, business continuation, etc.); Periodically exposed to high, precarious places; sometimes exposed to fumes or airborne particles; The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.