Warehouse Supervisor 1st Shift

High Liner Foods (USA), Inc.•Portsmouth, NH

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor supports production by ensuring on-time, accurate delivery of production ingredients and packaging. The role maintains effective use of the High Liner Operating System while meeting customer requirements, coaching and training direct reports, and setting expectations and processes to achieve performance targets. The supervisor ensures daily and weekly warehouse schedules are customer-focused and cost-effective. The position is responsible for inventory stewardship, including processes that prevent product damage, maintain FIFO rotation and inventory accuracy, and address inventory adjustments through investigation and corrective action. The supervisor ensures SQF and food security practices, safe working conditions and practices, and compliance with company policies and procedures. The role also directs the crew and implements changes and improvements in support of strategic goals, while ensuring nightly work-order closure and accurate work-order transactions to reduce recounts.

Requirements

3–5 years of warehouse coaching experience.
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
Knowledge of JD Edwards and/or Enterprise 1, Microsoft Office Suite, and Reports Now.
Ability to establish and meet productivity targets and report on results.
Ability to work independently and as a team player.
Flexibility to shift hours and/or rotate shifts as operational needs require.

Nice To Haves

Post-secondary education.
Familiarity with an Advanced Warehouse Management System.
Stand-up forklift experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure on-time and accurate delivery of production-related ingredients and packaging.
Demonstrate and maintain the effective use of the High Liner Operating System while meeting customer requirements.
Coach and train direct reports.
Set expectations and maintain processes that meet performance targets.
Ensure daily and weekly warehouse schedules for areas of responsibility meet customer needs and are cost-effective.
Establish and monitor shop-floor processes that minimize damaged product, maintain FIFO inventory rotation, and ensure inventory accuracy.
Investigate inventory adjustment issues and implement corrective actions.
Ensure proper SQF and food security practices are followed.
Ensure employees follow safe work practices and that safe working conditions are maintained.
Ensure High Liner Foods policies and procedures are followed.
Direct the crew and implement changes and improvements to support company strategic goals.
Ensure nightly work-order closure and accurate work-order transactions to minimize and ultimately eliminate next-day recounts.