Supervisor, Operations

Weber Distribution LLC • Irvine, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary responsibility of this role will be to ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the warehouse with particular emphasis on managing warehouse associates and implementing warehouse action plans. This position involves direct daily supervision of warehouse associates to ensure the safe, clean, and efficient operation of the warehouse. The role requires planning and prioritizing work, developing and delivering effective communications, and holding oneself and others accountable. It also involves managing conflict situations, developing and implementing shipping and receiving schedules, and directing inbound and outbound shipments. The Supervisor will tour the warehouse regularly to solve problems, make recommendations for improvement, and ensure efficient equipment utilization. Interaction with other departmental management and attendance at warehouse planning meetings are also key aspects of the role. The position requires timely preparation and maintenance of records and reports, review of operational goals, supervision of freight checking, and daily review of warehouse operations for neatness, organization, and prevention of damage. Ensuring safety procedures and policies are followed, operating in compliance with OSHA standards, and assisting with physical inventories, cycle counts, and budget development are also essential. The role also includes ensuring Weber SSS (Safety, Security and Sanitation) procedures are trained on and enforced, performing incident root cause analysis, and other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills required.
• Able to work effectively with a wide range of personnel.
• Good analytical skills, as well as, independent thinking/reasoning ability.
• Team oriented with a continuous improvement outlook.
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Working knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems such as Synapse.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a direct supervision capacity.
• Logistics/Transportation industry experience highly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in management/administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct daily supervision of warehouse associates to ensure the safe, clean and efficient operation of the warehouse.
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Provides direction, delegates, and removes obstacles to get work done.
• Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Helpful and cooperative with others.
• Handles conflict situations effectively, with minimal noise.
• Develops and implements shipping and receiving work schedules and assignments to ensure efficient operation.
• Directs and supervises all inbound and outbound shipments to ensure they are correct and carried out in a timely fashion.
• Tours the warehouse regularly to answer questions, evaluate operations and solve problems.
• Makes recommendations to the Operations Manager and/or the Distribution Center Manager on programs to improve warehouse operations.
• Allocates equipment so that it is utilized in the most efficient manner.
• Interacts with other departmental management to achieve goals.
• Attends warehouse planning meetings.
• Ensures that all records and reports regarding warehouse activity are prepared on a timely basis and effectively maintained.
• Reviews operating goals and standards and monitor achievement.
• Supervises checking of outgoing and incoming freight for proper counts and codes.
• Reviews warehouse operations daily to ensure the warehouse is neat and well organized and that damage to product, equipment, and the facility is prevented.
• Ensures that all safety procedures and policies are followed.
• Operates in compliance with OSHA and other appropriate standards.
• Assist in conducting physical inventories and cycle counts as required.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the operational budget as required.
• Ensure that Weber SSS (Safety, Security and Sanitation) procedures are trained on, practiced and strictly enforced.
• Performs incident root cause analysis and identifies corrective action as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree