Distribution Supervisor - 3rd shift

Medtronic•Memphis, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. Medtronic is hiring in our Memphis Airways Distribution Center, where our employees are helping us deliver on the extraordinary. We require fresh ideas and inclusive insights to maintain our position as an innovative industry leader. That’s why we actively seek, attract, and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who reflect the wide variety of life experiences found among our patients. We’ve been on a three-year journey to modernize our U.S. distribution network and transform how we distribute our products. We’re aiming to elevate the customer experience and generate cost savings with state-of-the-art technology and standardized processes. But none of it can happen without you – the people who power our operations and ensure that our customers receive our life-saving therapies when they need them. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Requirements

Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution.
Requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline.
Requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Requires 1+ years of experience with a high school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supervising hourly or frontline teams
Experience in high‑volume distribution or fulfillment environments
Hands‑on experience with WMS and RF scanning tools
Exposure to inventory control, cycle counts, or quality audits
Experience supporting safety programs or compliance initiatives
Strong communication skills and ability to resolve floor‑level issues

Responsibilities

Oversees a combination of manual and clerical shipping and receiving duties; may work out of a central warehouse.
Uses computer system for tracking, logging, verifying and reporting.
Follows shipping practices and procedures, and transportation routing, schedules and requirements.
Receives incoming materials or prepares materials for shipment.
(un)packs or (un)wraps items such as finished products, raw stock, assemblies, parts, building materials, office supplies, equipment, etc.
Verifies quantity, weight, and conformance of materials to stated identifications; logs receipt of items on system, processes freight bills, packing sheets, and other documents; reports materials shipped and bills of lading; posts weight and shipping charges and routes merchandise to destinations.