Warehouse Supervisor, 1st Shift

VinLux•American Canyon, CA

7d•$70,304 - $94,380•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for managing a team of warehouse workers whose duties include order picking, restocking, loading and unloading of all cased goods for delivery to our customers through the safe operation of electric forklifts and their designated attachments. The warehouse supervisor is responsible for ensuring that these duties are performed correctly, accurately and timely in compliance with service level commitments made to the customer. Responsibilities also include meeting or exceeding company established safety, service standards and productivity. The warehouse supervisor will prepare, submit and review operations and service reports needed for the effective management of the operation. Also serves as a liaison between the Warehouse Manager and other warehouse supervisors in transitioning and/or communicating day-to-day assignments and priorities.

Requirements

At least 2 years of recent relevant supervisory experience in a complex warehouse environment.
Distribution/logistics experience including inventory control and cycle counts.
Business degree preferred with equivalent recent work experience.
Ability to read, analyze and understand general business and operational procedures and requirements.
Ability to write reports, professional internal correspondence, and SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures).
Good communication skills and must be able to communicate fluently in English.
Comfortable communicating both verbally and in writing with all levels of management and staff.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Attention to detail a must.
Strong supervisory, administrative and customer service skills.
Demonstrated leadership qualities; lead by example and set a positive tone and work ethic with staff.
Intermediate level for both MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
Ability to create and edit documents in both applications.
Experience with Warehouse Management Systems and barcoding applications.

Nice To Haves

Wine inventory management a plus.
International inventory management a plus.

Responsibilities

Hiring and training warehouse staff.
Planning and assigning daily work.
Addressing performance issues and resolving problems.
Making decisions that impact work production, facilities management and obtaining contingency staff during peak periods and/or unplanned absences.
Developing and managing various reports needed for production and service analysis.
Partnering with other supervisors to coordinate interdependent activities of individual departments to ensure a seamless experience for the customer.
Making recommendations to management to improve quality of service, increase efficiency of department and warehouse team, and equipment performance.
Continuously improving warehouse operations to increase efficiencies.
Ensuring a seamless flow of movement of product between warehouse and drivers, ensuring product and paperwork are on assigned routes.
Reviewing daily plans, priorities, and assignments, and effectively communicating and assigning duties to the warehouse team.
Meeting with the team at the start of every shift to establish or adjust work assignments to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and work flow.
Reviewing any outstanding issues from previous day or shift and determining resolution.
Daily review of one safety item or procedure with team.
Ensuring the team’s accurate picking, labeling and invoicing of all outgoing product.
Implementing controls and training to avoid mispicks, misloads and damages.
Developing and maintaining a Safety-First culture through continuous reinforcement and training of Safety Protocols to prevent both accidents and injuries.
Creating training documentation for operational and safety procedures.
Continuously training personnel on forklift safety and maintaining safety records.
Scheduling maintenance on all equipment.
Communicating immediately any and all safety, operational and service issues and concerns to manager.
Tracking and monitoring progress of team and individual efforts against established work goals.
Ensuring safe and proficient operation of various forklifts and attachments.
Directing team to load and unload trailers, containers, and railcars following all safety procedures.
Daily use of Highjump Warehouse Management System using barcode scanners/readers to process all product movements and transactions.
Utilizing systems to check orders/receipts/inventory in Highjump as needed.
Completing all receivers thoroughly and accurately and submitting timely with all appropriate paperwork and attachments (including pictures if required).
Directing Warehouse team in accomplishing staging and stacking all products square and straight according to the requirements provided by each specific account and by the Vinlux procedures.
Accurately pulling appropriate product from assigned locations.
Verifying all aspects of outbound orders prior to loading.
Loading all outbound orders following load diagrams specific to the product being shipped and various trailer limitations.
Manually stacking and wrapping product for shipment.
Filling in by performing warehouse operational duties during emergencies or unforeseen situations.
Participating in inventory cycle counts.
Maintaining high level of housekeeping and organization throughout the warehouse.