Warehouse Supervisor - Receiving & Put Away

FoodPro Corporation•Frederick, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor oversees day-to-day receiving and put-away operations in a broadline food distribution warehouse, leading approximately 25 employees. The position is accountable for staffing, scheduling, workflow coordination, employee performance, receiving accuracy, and timely product placement. It ensures inbound products are received, inspected, documented, and stored accurately and efficiently while maintaining product integrity, inventory accuracy, food safety, and workplace safety. The supervisor provides hands-on leadership, resolves routine operational issues independently, and coordinates with the Senior Warehouse Coordinator and operations leadership on matters requiring additional support, approval, or direction. The role directs inbound receiving and product storage, employee supervision and development, warehouse-system transactions, safety and food-safety practices, and operational performance improvements. It monitors productivity, accuracy, timeliness, labor utilization, and service levels; identifies workflow issues; implements approved process changes; and communicates results and concerns to relevant leaders and departments. The supervisor works in an active warehouse that may include ambient, refrigerated, and freezer areas, and is expected to work the established schedule and additional hours as operational needs require.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Previous warehouse experience in food distribution, grocery distribution, or a similar high-volume distribution environment required.
Prior warehouse supervisory experience, including responsibility for employee scheduling and performance management, required.
Knowledge of receiving, put-away, inventory handling, warehouse organization, and material-handling practices.
Familiarity with warehouse management systems, barcode scanning, inventory transactions, and receiving documentation.
Understanding of food safety, temperature-controlled storage, product rotation, and warehouse safety practices.
Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize competing demands, make timely decisions, and resolve operational issues.
Ability to operate or become qualified to operate applicable material-handling equipment.
Ability to work in an active warehouse environment that may include ambient, refrigerated, and freezer areas.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and move throughout the warehouse during the workday.
Ability to bend, reach, climb, and perform other physical activities reasonably associated with warehouse supervision.
Ability to lift or move materials as reasonably required by the position, consistent with company safety practices.
Ability to work around moving equipment, dock operations, and active warehouse traffic.
Ability to work the established schedule and additional hours as operational needs require.

Nice To Haves

Additional education or relevant training.
Experience leading a sizable warehouse team.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily receiving, including unloading, inspecting, verifying, and documenting incoming products against purchase orders, bills of lading, and other applicable documents.
Verify product quantities, descriptions, lot information, expiration dates, and condition; identify and address shortages, overages, damage, temperature discrepancies, and other receiving issues.
Complete receiving transactions and documentation accurately and promptly, coordinate resolution of discrepancies with purchasing, inventory control, vendors, and other departments, and maintain an organized receiving dock.
Direct put-away activities to ensure products are promptly placed in appropriate ambient, refrigerated, or frozen locations and that FIFO or FEFO rotation is followed as applicable.
Monitor put-away completion, location accuracy, and system updates; minimize damage, misplacements, unnecessary handling, and congestion; and coordinate product availability with order-selection functions.
Directly supervise approximately 25 receiving and put-away employees; prepare schedules, assign responsibilities, set priorities, and adjust staffing according to inbound volume and business needs.
Monitor attendance, punctuality, productivity, work quality, and compliance with company policies; train, coach, develop, onboard, and cross-train employees; and address or escalate performance and conduct concerns.
Promote accountability, teamwork, professionalism, clear communication, and a safe and productive work environment.
Ensure receiving and put-away transactions are entered accurately and promptly into the warehouse management system or other applicable systems; partner with inventory control and the Senior Warehouse Coordinator to resolve discrepancies and variances.
Maintain proper labeling, scanning, identification, transaction controls, and receiving records; identify recurring errors and recommend corrective actions.
Enforce safety policies and safe equipment procedures; ensure material-handling equipment is used only by trained and authorized employees; and maintain food safety, sanitation, temperature-control, and product-handling practices.
Maintain clean, organized, hazard-free receiving docks, aisles, storage areas, and equipment; report injuries, malfunctions, unsafe conditions, and potential product contamination; and support inspections, audits, and regulatory requirements.
Monitor receiving and put-away productivity, accuracy, timeliness, service levels, and labor utilization; ensure inbound products meet established processing timeframes.
Identify workflow bottlenecks and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs; implement approved process changes and follow through on corrective actions.
Manage routine daily operations and resolve issues within company policies and delegated authority; escalate issues exceeding the supervisor’s authority while monitoring progress and communicating updates through resolution.
Communicate operational results, staffing needs, receiving priorities, workflow challenges, and performance concerns to the Senior Warehouse Coordinator, relevant operations leadership, and other departments.
Coordinate with inventory control, purchasing, transportation, vendors, and other warehouse functions to support efficient product flow; perform other related duties as assigned.