Warehouse Supervisor - Overnights

About UNFI

We are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000+ employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices.

About the Role

Supervises Warehouse shipping and receiving activities and associates for a specific shift/area to ensure functions are performed within Company and Distribution Center guidelines. Provides excellent customer service to stores serviced through accurate handling of the inbound and outbound products. Supervisor candidates must be willing to work day and/or overnight shift, holidays, and weekends.

Our Warehouse Supervisor team oversees the daily operations of the warehouse, ensuring that goods are stored, handled, and dispatched efficiently. They are responsible for leading and motivating a fast-paced team, optimizing processes, maintaining safety standards, ensuring inventory accuracy, and utilizing WMS systems for reporting and order management. This role involves coordinating with other departments, overseeing shipping and receiving activities, and implementing strategies for inventory control. Warehouse Supervisors also ensure compliance with company policies, health and safety regulations, and legal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and supervises shipping/receiving associates (crew set up and job assignments)
• Monitors and enforces work rules and policies (Creating and Issuing Discipline)
• Controls production standards, accuracy of shipments and receiving, using proper accuracy programs and systems (DLX reviews, workload vs labor)
• Maintains daily production and accuracy records (throughput evaluation by area)
• Coordinates with Inventory Control associates regarding slotting, product rotation, and space allocation (optimizing slots and space)
• Communicates with Transportation on the flow and receipt of backhauls
• Conducts safety reviews (PIT, Lifting Techniques, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Previous warehouse/logistics Supervisor experience
• Strong general knowledge of all warehousing operations
• Strong leadership abilities, conflict resolution, problem-solving, time management
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available
• Employee development, and the ability to adapt to different personalities and situations, understanding how to guide and motivate a team while ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and to quality standards

Skills & Abilities

• Possess good supervisory skills and the ability to work with and through others to achieve desired results
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to read and interpret computerized reports
• Analytical ability to handle administrative duties and mental alertness to ensure accurate, safe, and thorough completion of work activities
• Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions throughout your day
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs continuously throughout shift
• Basic computer skills required; Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook experience preferred

Work Environment

This position requires the associate to perform all duties at one of our UNFI locations, such as a distribution center or office.

• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or stand for long periods of time at a computer terminal
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephones, and other office equipment in the course of a normal workday
• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in the completion of job duties
• Exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Perishable Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Grocery Operation
• Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist, and hand movements required for maintenance and service procedures
• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Benefits

Candidates hired into this position will be eligible to participate in the following benefits programs:

• Paid Time Off; Sick Time; paid holidays and parental leave
• 401K Program
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance program
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs

For Washington positions (or positions that may be performed remotely from Washington), see Washington-specific paid time off details.