Night Warehouse Supervisor - Distributor of Wine & Spirits

Empire Merchants North•Town of Lyons, NY

4d•$29 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Empire Merchants North is seeking a high-energy, motivated Night Warehouse Supervisor for its Lyons, New York distribution center. The role oversees night-shift warehouse operations and helps achieve the company’s production and distribution objectives through supervision, coaching, and employee development. The supervisor is responsible for training warehouse personnel and ensuring products are moved accurately, on time, and without damage. The role promotes teamwork, effective communication, safe work practices, proper truck loading, and control of breakage and damaged products to support customer satisfaction. The supervisor also learns night-shift management processes and serves as a backup to night managers. This includes shift production setup and, when needed, waving, label creation, job assignment, invoicing, and other administrative tasks required to complete the night shift successfully. The position supervises union warehouse employees and works with management to direct workflow efficiently and professionally. It provides leadership, direction, coordination, and evaluation of the department, including training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; recognizing and rewarding performance; coaching; addressing complaints; and resolving problems. The schedule is full-time nights, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The hourly rate is $28.85–$30.00. Compensation offers take a candidate’s education, skills, and experience into consideration.

Requirements

Ability to multitask and manage highly complex processes involving a large amount of data.
Ability to maintain composure and focus under stress.
Ability to identify problems early, communicate effectively, and troubleshoot to resolve them.
Good communication skills, including keeping night management apprised of situations.
Working knowledge and thorough understanding of the Collective Bargaining Unit Contract.
Knowledge of SAP, Lucas, and warehouse management systems.
Ability to supervise warehouse union employees.
Ability to follow procedures, rules, and regulations to maintain a safe and clean working environment.

Responsibilities

Supervise night warehouse employees and direct workflow in coordination with management.
Train and develop warehouse personnel to support accurate, timely, and damage-free product movement.
Coach employees for improvement and recognize good performance.
Work with hourly employees to ensure accurate order picking and proper truck loading.
Promote safe work practices and maintain a safe, clean working environment by following procedures, rules, and regulations.
Help control breakage and damaged products and support high levels of customer satisfaction.
Serve as backup to night managers by supporting shift production setup, waving, label creation, job assignment, invoicing, and other administrative tasks as needed.
Plan, assign, and direct work; address complaints; and resolve problems.
Identify operational or system problems early, communicate them, troubleshoot, and contact technical support when needed.
Keep night management informed of situations that arise.
Provide overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the department.