Warehouse Supervisor

About the Role

Supervises the overall functions of the warehouse, including shipping and receiving, inventory control, issuing materials, putting away materials, and tracking in the ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Oversee receiving, warehousing, and distribution.
• Supervise inventory control, shipping and receiving, and material issue and put-away.
• Comply with Sterling Foods food safety procedures, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforce adherence to requirements and advise management on needed actions.
• Safeguard warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures.
• Maintain the physical condition of the warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacements.
• Achieve financial objectives by assisting in preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Control inventory levels by conducting physical counts and reconciling with data storage systems.
• Complete warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Enforce policies and maintain warehouse results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

Supervisory Responsibility

Seven (10) direct reports.

Equipment Used

• Forklift
• Pallet jack
• Other warehouse equipment as needed

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (College or technical school preferred).
• At least 3 years of warehouse experience, including supervisory experience.

Employee Safety

• Employees are encouraged to take an active role in improving operations and communicate any unsafe work practices or safety hazards.
• All incidents must be immediately reported to the supervisor on duty.
• Failure to comply with safety policies may result in disciplinary action, up to and including separation of employment.
• The primary responsibility is to perform duties in a safe manner to prevent injury to themselves and others.

Food Safety

• Employees must work under high food safety standards to maintain a healthy and safe working environment.
• Demonstrate an active role in maintaining a clean and hygienic work environment to minimize the risk of product contamination.
• Failure to comply with food safety policies may result in disciplinary action, up to and including separation of employment.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to supervise warehouse staff across shifts.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software (e.g., SAP, Ross, Oracle).
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong customer service skills (internal and external).
• Strong mathematical aptitude.
• Ability to multitask.
• Attention to detail.
• Supervision, developing budgets, safety management, developing standards, managing processes, inventory control, reporting skills, analyzing information, equipment maintenance, judgment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work hours may exceed forty (40) hours per week.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Exposure to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Expected to adhere to all policies and act as a role model in adherence.