Warehouse Supervisor - Weekend Night

Holman Logistics•Commerce, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor directly oversees daily shift operations, including selection, shipping, receiving, cross-docking, interleaving, and trailer loading operations. This role involves reviewing orders and shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences, and conferring with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and resolve problems. The supervisor is responsible for managing the daily activity of warehouse and dispatch Team Members, assigning work, and monitoring productivity to ensure high standards of quality, accuracy, housekeeping, product damage minimization, safety, and overall efficiency. They also plan assignments and monitor activities to ensure proper paperwork flow, product consolidation, and locating of missing product to enhance customer satisfaction. Additionally, the role involves planning assignments, coordinating, and monitoring operations to ensure on-time deliveries and reduce irregularities and damage. A key aspect is promoting safety through work processes and Team Member performance, educating Team Members, and ensuring a safe work environment by enforcing safety rules and regulations. Communication of policies, safety regulations, and SOPs to Team Members, with follow-up for compliance and corrective action, is essential. The supervisor conducts start-up shift meetings, ensures the facility is maintained cleanly and in an orderly fashion, and works to minimize product damage and maintain high Team Member morale and recognition. This position is responsible for the training, coaching, and feedback of warehouse and dispatch Team Members, including regular evaluations. They coach and counsel Team Members on job performance, task methods, and safety, and resolve Team Member relations issues. The supervisor investigates operational errors, recommends corrective actions, and, in conjunction with the Operations Manager, carries out disciplinary actions. They also create, manage, and support recognition and communication programs to foster teamwork. Collaboration with management personnel is required to establish and maintain inventory accuracy and quality control standards. Coordination of shift handoff activities is necessary for optimal distribution and utilization of resources. The supervisor reviews and ensures the accuracy of timesheet records and informs Warehouse Senior Management of operating issues and problems, making recommendations for corrective action. Reporting on work activities, operations, and accidents is also a responsibility. Finally, the role may involve driving vehicles or operating machines/equipment to complete assignments, requires reliable attendance, and adherence to safety and security standards.

Requirements

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
One - two years previous work experience in fast paced warehouse environment.
Basic personal computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
Strong working knowledge of MS Office to include Excel, Outlook and Word.
Ability to master internal computer systems.
Valid State Driver’s License
Forklift Certification
Ability to work required schedule and arrive at work on time and work alternative schedules to accommodate the needs of the business.
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally in a courteous and professional manner with others.
Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instruction.
Ability to select and use appropriate communication methods.
Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, co-workers and management.
Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feeling of others.
Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
Ability to perform basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as receivers, invoices, operating instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, Team Members and management.
Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task and prioritize tasks.
Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
Ability to understand and interpret financial information.
Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation.
Ability to prioritizes and plans work activities; use time efficiently; plan for additional resources; set goals and objectives; organize or schedule other people and their tasks; develop realistic action plans.
Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to be dependable and trustworthy.
Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
Ability to develop a vision for the future and create a culture in which the long-range goals can be achieved.
Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect Team Member safety.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Directly oversees daily shift operations to include selection, shipping, receiving, cross docking, interleaving and trailer loading operations.
Reviews orders, shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences.
Confers with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and to resolve problems.
Supervises daily activity of warehouse and dispatch Team Members.
Assigns work and monitors productivity to ensure high standards of quality, accuracy, housekeeping, product damage minimization, safety and overall efficiency.
Plans assignments and monitors activities to ensure the proper paperwork flow, consolidation of product and the locating of missing product to enhance customer satisfaction by reducing irregularities.
Plans assignments, coordinates and monitors operations within the warehouse and dispatch to ensure on-time deliveries are achieved, reducing irregularities and damage.
Promotes safety in work processes and Team Member performance by supporting company and/or facility safety programs by educating Team Members, and by ensuring a generally safe work environment.
Enforces safety rules and regulations.
Communicates policies, safety regulations and SOPs to warehouse and dispatch Team Members; follow-up to ensure compliance and consistency; takes corrective action as necessary and documents the issue and actions taken.
Conducts start-up shift meetings.
Ensures that facility is maintained clean and in an orderly fashion.
Ensures that product damage is kept to a minimum.
Works to maintain high level of Team Member morale and recognition.
Responsible for the training, coaching and feedback of warehouse and dispatch Team Members, and performs regular evaluations of Team Members through factual data and subjective observations.
Coaches and counsels Team Members regarding job performance, methods of performing job tasks and safety.
Resolves Team Member relations issues that arise during shift.
Investigates operational errors to determine the cause and recommend corrective action where needed.
In conjunction with the Operations Manager, carries out disciplinary actions as appropriate.
Creates, manages and supports recognition and communication programs that foster an environment of teamwork for Team Members and peers.
Confers with management personnel to establish and maintain inventory accuracy and quality control standards.
Coordinates shift handoff activities to obtains optimum distribution and utilization of human resources, machines, equipment and material.
Reviews and ensures accuracy of timesheet records and submit to Human Resources for timely processing.
Informs Warehouse Senior Management of all operating issues and problems and make recommendations for corrective action to ensure quality warehouse operations and customer service.
Prepares, compiles, and submits reports on work activities, operations, and work-related accidents.
Drives vehicles or operates machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.
Reliable attendance at scheduled shifts.
Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
Performs all other duties as assigned or needed.