Warehouse Supervisor

About the role

Oversees warehouse operations and supervises warehouse workers.

Essential Functions

• Enforces operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current.
• Inspects physical condition of warehouse and equipment.
• Coordinates repairs for equipment with outside vendors and/or forklift mechanics.
• Oversees warehouse in absence of Warehouse Manager.
• Reports high cost repairs to department manager.
• Works with production supervisors to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, records control, and purchasing.
• Reports higher level issues to management.
• Oversees receiving and cycle count activities.
• Trains all new warehouse employees and re-evaluates training needs based on individual performance.
• Coordinates staffing requirements to cover attendance shortage.
• Directs salvage of damaged or used material.
• Performs month end inventory and cycle counts to ensure physical inventories reconcile with books.
• SuperUser (Advance team member) for Warehouse WMS system
• Ensures maintenance of clean, orderly and safe warehouse.
• Participates in planning personnel safety and plant protection activities.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 4 Years – Experience in Position
• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Preferred:

• 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years – Experience working in Position
• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Education

Minimum: High School Diploma

Preferred: Associate's Degree in Logistics, Business Administration or other related field

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

Lead Like an Owner

• Identifies safety issues and takes prompt corrective action
• Coaches/corrects unsafe team behavior
• Effectively prioritizes quality, productivity, and cost
• Encourages honest feedback from direct reports, peers, and up-line manager
• Uses customer feedback to improve service levels and internal/external customer relationships

InnovACT

• Understands the concepts of process consistency and waste minimization
• Modifies goals based on changing business needs
• Promotes sharing of opposing viewpoints

Find a Way

• Anticipates problems and opportunities within functional area, and recommends proactive solutions
• Uses technical knowledge to coach team performance and educate others
• Leverages technical know-how to solve challenging problems
• Encourages and models teamwork to demonstrate behavioral expectations for Team Members
• Builds relationships up, down, and across effectively

Empowered to be Great

• Provides effective coaching and feedback to improve individual and team performance
• Provides positive recognition for Team Member results
• Assigns responsibilities to maximize team strengths
• Resolves team conflicts with a calm demeanor and skill
• Effectively communicates team and individual expectations and follows up appropriately

Benefits

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more! https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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