Warehouse Supervisor - 1st Shift

About the role

Readerlink sells 1 of every 3 trade print books sold in the United States to a blue-chip customer base including the biggest names across multiple retail channels. In the past few years, Readerlink has become the #1 book distributor in the U.S. by doubling its annual sales to over $1 billion through the distribution of 300 million books per year to over 70,000 store locations nationwide. Readerlink ships via its extensive logistics network of 6 national distribution facilities totaling 50 acres of building capacity. Readerlink also publishes under the name Printers Row Publishing Group with four unique imprints: Canterbury Classics, Portable Press, Silver Dolphin Books, Thunder Bay Press, and Dreamtivity.

The Operations Supervisor plans, organizes, and monitors employees to achieve stated production goals at the desired level outlined by the Operations Manager.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 3:00pm

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Plan ahead and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• Conduct employee performance reviews and discipline.
• Develop a positive work environment.
• Ensure shipping, receiving, storage, distribution, and production are performed in an efficient manner.
• Make employee decisions including interview, selection, and retention of employees.
• Conduct employee training, career counseling, and development.
• Continually review production requirements and assign employees to the correct work area.
• Balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.
• Resolve employee issues through problem solving.
• Measure and maintain accuracy of inventory.
• Manage multiple problems.
• Coordinate daily workflow with other management personnel.
• Perform accident and near-miss investigations.
• Conduct employee team meetings.
• Be available to work in all areas of the operation.
• Promote accurate, timely communication up and down the organization to ensure priority issues are addressed.
• Set an example to co-workers.
• Coordinate daily workflow with other warehouse personnel.
• Ensure the work areas are appropriately maintained and correct any unsafe conditions immediately.

Other duties may be assigned, directed, or requested.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum of 3 years warehouse experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules as required, which may include working off shifts and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency in English and Spanish oral and written communication.
• At least 1 year experience utilizing a warehouse management system.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to speak with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Proficient in mathematics, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations using American money, weight measurements, volume, and distance.
• 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.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand up to 10 hours in a day.
• Must be able to walk up to 8 hours.
• Will continuously reach up and out.
• Will occasionally climb.
• Will occasionally push/pull from 11-25 pounds.
• Will frequently bend, stoop, reach up and out, crouch, kneel, and push/pull from 36-50 pounds.
• Will frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds.
• Will occasionally have repetitive foot movement.
• Will frequently have repetitive hand/arm movements for simple reaching, simple and firm grasping, and/or fine hand manipulation.
• Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to stand; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to wear gloves occasionally.

Work Environment

• The work performed is in a warehouse environment.
• The employee is frequently exposed to vibrations and dust and will be working around moving machinery.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at low decibels.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, team environment.

Pay

$65,000 - $75,000

Benefits

• Health Plans - Medical, Dental & Prescription.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Health & Dependent Care.
• Disability, Life, and Accident Insurance.
• Vacation Pay & Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) with Company Match.