Warehouse Supervisor - 2nd Shift
creative werks · Elk Grove Village, IL · 2 days ago
ManagementFull-time
Oversee a wide variety of warehouse activities including shipping and receiving materials and/or finished goods, maintaining inventory accuracy, completing and filing required documents for record keeping, and equipment records. Focus on safety policy and procedure compliance while ensuring safety, quality, and cost metrics meet management and business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Supervise forklift lead, operators, and warehouse clerks in warehouse activities.
- Oversee and assist in daily tasks: filling and shipping orders, ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation, receiving material and routing to appropriate area or personnel, and providing production support as needed.
- Measure and report the effectiveness of department activities; provide daily summaries and status reports.
- Enforce company rules regarding safety, discipline, cooperation, and teamwork.
- Coach, train, mentor, and develop team members to meet current and future business requirements.
- Responsible for annual training of forklift operators after completing a train-the-trainer certification class.
- Facilitate seamless handoffs between shifts and communicate key information to peers, team members, and management.
- Understand internal and external client systems reporting requirements to ensure timely compliance of transactions.
- Schedule direct reports in response to rapidly changing product mix and seasonal demand.
- Ensure correct items are on hand and stored properly for daily production requirements.
- Coordinate with other supervisors to align department activities and serve internal customers.
- Attend all food safety training sessions (GMP, SQF, HACCP, Allergen, Food Facility Security, Preventing Foodborne Illness).
- Participate in company GMP walks.
- Regularly inspect warehouse and facility for compliance.
- Enforce company rules regarding food safety and monitoring.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- Knowledge of conventional management and warehouse fundamentals, including working knowledge of a Warehouse Management System (WMS).
- ERP software experience; knowledge of SAP is a plus.
- Inventory Management experience, including Cycle Counting management preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
- SQF / Food Safety Knowledge highly desired.
- Sit-down and/or Reach Forklift experience.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
Qualifications
Associates degree or five years of warehouse experience with two or more years of experience in a leadership role.
Working Conditions
- Office setting and warehouse environment with temperature range of 55 – 80 degrees.
- May require being on-call to respond to emergencies.
- Ability to work weekends or shifts other than their own to meet business needs.
Physical Requirements
- Operate standard office equipment.
- Reach with hands and arms.
- Lift up to 25 pounds.
Pay
$60,000 - $90,000 plus an 8% bonus opportunity.