1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor - Shipping

Simon & Schuster•Riverside, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is seeking a 1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor for its distribution environment in Riverside. The company, recognized on Forbes' list of America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022, is dedicated to providing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction content in various formats to readers worldwide. This role involves overseeing shipping dock operations and ensuring the efficient flow of distribution to domestic and international customers.

Requirements

College degree or commensurate work experience
Supervisory experience
Experience working in a distribution warehouse
Experience delegating work
Experience meeting daily quotas/standards
Ability to work well and effectively under pressure
Shipping dock experience
Equipment certifications: forklift and pallet jack
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Computer skills: EOT, WMS, AL, Scheduling website
MS office, including intermediate Access capabilities.
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to motivate employees
Ability to adhere to all safety standards & company policy/procedures
Ability to stand on feet for entire shift and walk long distances
Ability to lift 50 lbs
Work daily OT and weekends as needed
Schedule flexibility as work dictates

Responsibilities

Supervise 5-10 employees in a distribution environment on a shipping dock, responsible for palletizing cartons, metering orders, manifesting paperwork, wrapping, staging, loading, working reports, following company policy/procedures & safety measures, and staying for OT as required.
Monitor the continuous flow of distribution to customers both domestic and international.
Prepare and ship orders according to the work flow agenda (wave schedule), meeting daily financial projections.
Participate daily in all work-related department tasks when and where needed to reach projections.
Responsible for scanning on the dock.
Oversee all departments/employees from 3:00 am - 5:00 am.
Oversee Full Case duties on Saturday and when needed throughout the week.