Warehouse Operations Supervisor

CHS, Inc. • Inver Grove Heights, MN

2d

About The Position

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world.  We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world.  Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.SummaryCHS is seeking a Warehouse Operations Supervisor to lead and support daily warehouse activities at our Lubricants Facility in Inver Grove Heights, MN. This role primarily supports first shift operations and provides coordination and leadership support to second shift activities as needed. In this position, you will oversee a team responsible for shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, and storage of packaged lubricant products. You will ensure safe, accurate, and efficient movement of materials while maintaining compliance with safety, quality, and transportation regulations.This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone with strong communication skills, a commitment to safety, and a passion for operational excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing and distribution environment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in warehouse operations, logistics, distribution, or manufacturing operations

Nice To Haves

• High School diploma or GED
• Working understanding of refinery assets, production line and capability
• Demonstrated ability to influence people within and across organizational lines
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills in communicating to supervised employees as well as cross-functional team-members.
• Demonstrated ability and skill to analyze, interpret and use data to make timely and effective decisions
• Demonstrated effective use of computers for communication and data analysis
• Knowledge of products, product quality factors, and equipment capabilities
• Ability to work extended hours as needed to meet business demands
• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily warehouse activities, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, inventory accuracy, and productivity standards.
• Provide leadership continuity and operational coordination across shifts for warehouse activities as needed to ensure alignment across shifts.
• Lead shipping and receiving operations, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of customer orders and inbound material receipts.
• Work with supply, operations and shipping coordinators to ensure efficient warehouse and material handling operations to support customer delivery commitments.
• Ensure compliance with company, customer, DOT, and regulatory requirements related to transportation, hazmat handling, load securement, and storage.
• Develop and post crew schedules to efficiently meet shipping volumes, receiving demands, and inventory cycle count requirements.
• Work with supply, operations and shipping coordinators to ensure efficient operations of warehouse activities and seamless material flow.
• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives focused on warehouse layout optimization, inventory accuracy, dock efficiency, and cost reduction working with supply, operations and shipping.
• Monitor key warehouse metrics such as on-time shipments, inventory accuracy, dock-to-stock time, order accuracy, and safety performance.
• Review operational data and initiate corrective actions to address discrepancies, delays, or performance gaps.
• Ensure proper documentation and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for material handling, storage, labeling, and shipment preparation.
• Support QA programs by ensuring proper product handling, lot control, and traceability throughout the warehouse.
• Diagnose and address warehouse equipment issues and coordinate with maintenance for timely repairs.
• Cultivate and promote a strong safety culture, including forklift safety, pedestrian awareness, dock safety, and hazard identification.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.

Benefits

• CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
• CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED