Supervisor, Warehouse

Resonetics•Fridley, MN

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor leads day-to-day warehouse operations in a regulated medical device environment. The role ensures accurate receipt, identification, storage, movement, picking, staging, and shipment of materials and finished goods. The supervisor oversees warehouse personnel, maintains inventory integrity and traceability, supports production and customer requirements, and ensures operations follow approved procedures, quality system requirements, safety expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements. The position works with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Customer Service, and other functions to support material flow and resolve operational issues. It also helps maintain an organized, audit-ready warehouse and supports company departments as needed to ensure compliance. Resonetics describes itself as a global leader in advanced engineering, prototyping, product development, and micro-manufacturing for the medical device industry.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least 3 years of warehouse, distribution, inventory control, logistics, or material-handling experience.
Prior lead or supervisory experience involving work assignment, employee training, and management of daily execution.
Working knowledge of inventory controls, lot/batch traceability, material-status controls, cycle counting, shipping and receiving practices, and warehouse documentation.
Experience using ERP, warehouse management, inventory, barcode, or similar transaction systems.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to read, understand, and consistently follow procedures, work instructions, specifications, and quality-system documentation.
Strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
Ability to investigate discrepancies, make sound operational decisions, and appropriately escalate quality or compliance concerns.
Ability to handle and be trusted with confidential and/or sensitive information.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment and manage multiple priorities in an organized, timely manner.
Ability to regularly stand and walk in a warehouse environment and periodically sit and work at a computer.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds at times, using appropriate material-handling practices and assistance when required.
Ability to bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, and handle materials during routine warehouse activities.
Ability to safely operate or work around pallet jacks, carts, forklifts, and other material-handling equipment, subject to required training and authorization.
Ability to work in warehouse areas with varying temperatures, noise levels, and activity levels as applicable.
Must wear required personal protective equipment and applicable gowning, gloves, safety footwear, eye protection, or hearing protection.
Ability to differentiate labels, part numbers, lot/batch information, status identification, and other material-control markings.
Must already be legally authorized to work in the United States without needing visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor degree in supply chain, logistics, operations, business, or a related field.
Experience in a medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or other regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Supervise, train, schedule, and provide daily direction to warehouse personnel to ensure safe, accurate, and timely execution of warehouse activities.
Oversee receiving, material identification, put-away, storage, inventory control, picking, staging, internal material movement, and shipment of raw materials, components, work-in-process, and finished medical devices.
Ensure warehouse transactions, material status, lot/batch information, and records are complete, accurate, traceable, and entered into applicable inventory or ERP systems in a timely manner.
Ensure materials are segregated and controlled according to status, including released, quarantined, rejected, nonconforming, returned, and expired materials, in accordance with approved procedures.
Maintain warehouse conditions and material-handling practices appropriate for product protection, cleanliness, environmental controls, labeling, and prevention of damage, contamination, deterioration, or mix-ups.
Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventories, investigate inventory discrepancies, and drive corrective actions to improve inventory accuracy.
Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Customer Service, and other functions to prioritize material flow and resolve receiving, inventory, and shipping issues.
Ensure only appropriately released materials and finished goods are issued or shipped, and support required documentation and traceability activities.
Monitor warehouse performance, staffing, workload, and priorities; escalate capacity, service, safety, quality, or compliance risks to management.
Ensure warehouse employees are trained to applicable procedures and work instructions before performing assigned activities, and maintain required training discipline.
Support investigations, nonconformance activities, CAPA actions, audits, inspections, and continuous improvement activities related to warehouse operations.
Promote safe material handling and compliance with company environmental, health, and safety requirements, including proper use of material-handling equipment and personal protective equipment.
Maintain organized, audit-ready warehouse areas using appropriate housekeeping and visual management practices.
Support company finance, accounting, human resources, quality, regulatory, and clinical departments as necessary to ensure compliance with requirements.