Warehouse Superintendent

Westlake•Columbus, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Westlake offers an entrepreneurial environment where employees work to enhance lives through products and community presence. The Warehouse Superintendent is responsible for leading all warehouse and shipping operations at the Columbus facility, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective receipt, storage, picking, and shipment of finished goods and materials. This role provides strategic and day-to-day leadership to warehouse management and hourly teams while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, service, inventory accuracy, and productivity. The Superintendent partners closely with Operations, Customer Service, Production, Inventory Control, and Transportation to ensure customer commitments are met and warehouse operations align with plant and company objectives. Westlake is a global manufacturer and supplier of materials and innovative products that enhance life every day. Headquartered in Houston, with operations in Asia, Europe and North America, they provide the building blocks for vital solutions across housing and construction, packaging and healthcare, automotive and consumer. Westlake (NYSE: WLK) is a global diversified industrial company that manufactures and supplies essential products that enhance the daily lives of people around the globe. Their products, now under a One Westlake brand, supply the necessary building blocks for everyday products across housing and infrastructure, packaging and healthcare, and automotive and consumer goods. Consumers gain the benefits of materials Westlake produces in products such as food packaging, medical devices, soaps and detergents, car interiors, fashion, toys, shoes, furniture, electronics, siding, stone veneer, windows, outdoor living, roofing, and pipe & fittings. Westlake is proud to contribute to driving a sustainable future through the creation of essential products that are Enhancing Your Life Every Day®.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5+ years of progressive leadership experience in warehouse, distribution, or logistics operations in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience leading supervisors and large hourly teams across multiple shifts.
Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, safety, and continuous improvement principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience in building products, manufacturing, or high-volume distribution environments.
Experience with warehouse metrics, root cause analysis, and process improvement methodologies.
Familiarity with JD Edwards ERP system and data-driven performance management.

Responsibilities

Oversee all warehouse functions including receiving, storage, inventory management, order picking, staging, shipping, and interplant transfers.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve warehouse processes such as replenishment, picking accuracy, staging strategy, layout optimization, and housekeeping standards.
Ensure timely, accurate, and cost-efficient delivery of products to internal and external customers.
Lead, develop, coach, and hold accountable warehouse managers, supervisors, and hourly employees across all shifts.
Establish clear performance expectations, productivity targets, and quality standards; monitor results and drive corrective action as needed.
Support workforce planning, staffing, training, and succession planning within the warehouse organization.
Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA requirements, and environmental regulations.
Facilitate safety training, lead incident investigations, and ensure timely and accurate reporting and follow-up.
Administer company policies and procedures fairly and consistently, including attendance, conduct, and progressive discipline.
Maintain accurate inventory through strong controls, cycle counting, location management, and coordination of annual physical inventories.
Partner with Inventory Control and other departments to resolve discrepancies and drive root-cause corrective actions.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, cost reduction, space utilization, and service levels.
Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Customer Service, and Transportation to align warehouse activities with plant goals.
Support and lead cross-functional problem-solving and best-practice implementation.