Branch Operation Supervisor

First Federal Bank Of Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

The Branch Operations Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operational activities within the branch, ensuring compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements, and providing technical expertise to support personal bankers and universal bankers. This role serves as the manager on duty, supervises branch staff, and acts as a key liaison between Branch Operations and the Deposit Operations teams. The position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to lead and train team members effectively.

Requirements

Two year degree or equivalent experience.
Two years branch staff experience, supervisory experience and progressive Bank experience.
Sound knowledge of financial services, Bank Philosophy, time management and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as Manager on Duty, ensuring daily branch operations
Supervise and support branch staff, providing guidance on operational procedures and compliance.
In collaboration with Branch Managers and Lead Branch Manager, manage branch schedule to ensure adequate coverage on a weekly basis.
Manage appointments/bookings for both consumer and commercial staff to ensure customers are taken care of within 1 hour of submission.
Foster close collaboration between the Deposit Operations and consumer branch staff teams by aligning strategic bank initiatives with team priorities, as directed by Lead Branch Manager and SVP Operations
Resolve complex operational and customer issues as needed
Primary responsible for managing and responding to Consumer Help inbox, responding within 24 hours to all inquiries
Assist Deposit Operations team with requests and delegate to branch staff as needed
Write, update and maintain consumer banking procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance and train staff as needed
Manage cash orders and maintain adequate cash level
Gather potential process improvements and efficiencies and bring detailed plans for remediation to the Consumer Support Manager for prioritization
Work with Fiserv as needed to identify potential efficiencies in the bank processes
Approve wire transfers in accordance with assigned approval limits
Approve fee refunds and waivers within authorized limits
Monitor and manage processing of legal and regulatory notices (levies, subpoenas, bankruptcies garnishments)
Ensure accurate reporting of all customer complaints in the Complaint Log
Serve as second reviewer for each new deposit account opening, ensuring correct documents and timely submission
Processing and maintenance tasks with accuracy
Bounced eStatement email processing
Certificate of Deposit (CD) maturity notices
Manage branch Currency orders
Perform Escheatments and unclaimed property processing
Process Foreign currency orders
Foreign checks processing
Ensure Overdraft notices are sent out daily
Handle Return mail processing
Process Verification of Deposit (VOD) requests
Research and resolution of stale-dated checks
Safe deposit box administration
Coordinate daily mail processing, logging and internal distribution
Debit card maintenance, ordering, and expedited/instant issue oversight, tranblocker and travel notices
Support Client 360 requests and Partner Care escalations
Coordinate Transends processing
Open, track, research and resolve Fiserv cases as needed
Follow and enforce First Federal Bank of Wisconsin policies and procedures.
Follow and enforce all state and federal banking regulations.