Dock Supervisor

Aarons•Belcamp, MD

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dock Supervisor works closely with the FC Assistant Manager to coordinate, facilitate, and oversee warehouse daily assignments and ongoing projects by directing the activities of warehouse personnel and taking the lead in performing loading/unloading, product stocking, and product picking duties. The Dock Supervisor utilizes available resources such as manpower and equipment to move freight in the safest and most cost effective manner to meet or exceed customer expectations, FC goals, and company standards.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent
Effective organizational, planning and prioritization skills
Human relations skills (stress management, conflict resolution, empathy)
Critical thinking – applying safety, compliance, and policy to everyday situations
Learn and use various computer applications (software)
Problem solving, adapting and responding to the unexpected
Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Leadership and supervisory skills (motivation, direction, accountability)
Ability to work with and take direction from managerial personnel
Must be flexible, willing to work any schedule, including weekends and holidays, in all types of weather

Nice To Haves

Associates’ Degree or equivalent experience preferred in transportation, business or related area

Responsibilities

Passcode & Key Holder
Leader on the floor and example to all associates in conduct, work ethic, respect, and overall knowledge of operations
Assigns, directs and supervises FT and Temp warehouse employees in his/her department to daily tasks and ongoing projects with an eye on production, safety, organization (consolidation, neatness, and aging rotation), loading/unloading standards, and product handling
Understands and is able to perform ILS system functions for their department
Understands and is able to operate RF Scanner functions for warehouse
Operates PIT’s: picks, stages, and/or put away as needed
Signs BOLS, seals outbound loads, releases drivers as needed
Complete daily inspection as requested
Perform monthly fire extinguisher inspection as requested
Participates in the evaluation process of temporary associates for hiring potential
Knowledge of and maintain compliance with Aaron’s Safety Rules – Training is provided
Assist with Associate Orientation and Training: General warehouse procedures, Safety, and PIT Certifications
Collaborate with Inventory Control for item location, consolidation and issue resolution
Gathers and checks all shipping paperwork for errors; such as lane assignments keyed incorrectly, order assigned to the wrong driver, stops listed correctly, etc.
Ability to create loads and route drivers. This will require the supervisor to know and understand “cubing a trailer”
Additional duties as needed including but not limited to filling in for an Assistant Manager in their absence
Supervise and observe the loading of trucks to determine conformance to loading patterns to prevent damage to freight during transit and that the safe operation of the truck will not be jeopardized