Supervisor (1887)

NOVO BUILDING PRODUCTS•Colonial Heights, VA

1d•$70,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor will be responsible for managing their assigned shift, ensuring stockers keep the inventory accurate and restocking in the aisles throughout the facility is completed, the order pullers are fulfilling goals and target weights, and the banders and loaders are confirming loads are ready and secure for transport. They will train and evaluate the job performance of employees and meet productivity goals. The Supervisor will also approve timecards, authorize PTO requests, and ensure safety and efficiency is being followed within the warehouse.

Requirements

Three to five years’ supervisory experience in a warehouse/distribution operation or similar industry.
Capacity to communicate efficiently with all levels of employees, management, customers, and vendors both verbally and in written form.
Established ability to multitask, strong conflict resolution skills, and willingness to work collaboratively as a team.
Basic math skills, analytical skills, sensibility, decisiveness, flexibility, and resourcefulness.
Ability to obtain a forklift license.
Effectively performs all essential functions, including physical requirements.
Use of proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and company approved tools while remaining aware of hazards and maintaining a safe work environment.
Ability to move awkward product lengths and weights.
Flexibility in scheduling – able to work overtime as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Prior experience in distribution or manufacturing environment.
Prior experience driving industrial powered equipment.
Knowledge of product inventory and profiles as well as the warehouse layout and operations.

Responsibilities

Oversees the activities of all warehouse employees on assigned shift.
Evaluates performance of department employees, recommends, and initiates disciplinary actions and pay increases as warranted.
Monitors and approves or denies employees’ hours and paid time off requests based on needs of business.
Trains new team members on job, safety and company policies and procedures, delegating training tasks to Team Lead as needed.
Oversees and manages the distribution of work assignments of assigned shift team, assisting in Order Puller/Banding/Loading duties as required.
Motivates and encourages team to ensure set productivity targets are met.
Identifies and makes suggestions to improve safety, productivity, and accuracy.
Assists team with questions, issues or problems that may arise, monitoring for overall safety of department.
Ensures team has completed their daily equipment inspections.
Make certain employees are pulling/stocking/banding/loading appropriate product in a safe and effective manner.
Communicates any discrepancies, product issues or safety issues with Operations Manager.
Confirms team is correctly and effectively scanning all products pulled for the order using a Radio Frequency Scanner and Certifies all units are organized, leveled, and tightly built for transport and in designated area once order fulfilled.
Reviews and assigns orders to team to best and most efficiently fulfill customer requests.
Directs and documents the routine inspection of the tuggers, jigs, and forklifts at the beginning of the shift and reports any equipment malfunctions or damages to Operations Manager.
Trains and develops team to successfully pass all Novo tugger training and operates a tugger following all safety requirements established within Novo.
Oversees the use of proper PPE and company approved tools while remaining aware of hazards and maintaining a safe work environment.
Ensures team is maintaining a clean work area, sweeping, rebinding loose bundles, etc.
Performs other duties as assigned.