Warehouse Supervisor

Biagi Bros Transportation•Waddell, AZ

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor serves as a liaison between the Assistant Warehouse Manager and forklift operators and warehouse laborers, communicating daily assignments and priorities. The role supervises warehouse and temporary staffing crews, supports safe and timely warehouse operations, and operates propane forklifts and their attachments to unload, stack, and pick products accurately. The supervisor also performs warehouse management system transactions, inventory control, safety and security duties, and housekeeping work in support of food-grade warehouse requirements. The position reports directly to the Assistant Warehouse Manager and may require occasional travel to other Biagi Bros locations, coverage of other shifts, work over eight hours in a day, and weekend work. Regular attendance and punctuality are mandatory.

Requirements

1 to 3 years of supervisory experience in a warehouse environment.
Experience with inventory control and cycle counts.
Sound communication skills and fluency in English; bilingual ability is a plus.
Basic computer skills, including email correspondence.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Ability to repetitively lift 50 pounds.
Punctuality and regular attendance are mandatory.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RF systems is highly valued.
Bilingual ability is a plus.

Responsibilities

Understand the daily plan, priorities, and assignments and communicate them effectively to the warehouse crew; ask questions and suggest solutions.
Provide leadership and set a positive example and work attitude for warehouse staff; train, develop, coach, and discipline supervised employees.
Supervise forklift operators, warehouse crew members, and temporary staffing.
Report inventory anomalies, facility-security breaches, and employee safety issues.
Safely and proficiently operate propane forklifts and attachments to load and unload trailers, containers, and railcars, and to stack and pick products.
Use WAX/AX Warehouse Management Systems and barcode scanners/readers to process product movements and transactions; use computers to check orders, receipts, and inventory as needed.
Complete receivers accurately and thoroughly, including required paperwork, attachments, and pictures when required.
Stage and stack products according to account requirements and company procedures; accurately pick products from assigned locations; verify outbound orders and load them according to load diagrams and trailer limitations.
Manually stack and wrap product for shipment; participate in inventory cycle counts.
Attend and participate in safety and staff meetings; complete daily forklift safety checklists.
Remove seals from railcars, trailers, and containers using appropriate tools and PPE; ensure outside carrier drivers are accompanied by a Biagi Bros employee inside the warehouse.
Keep bay and pedestrian doors accessible and closed during breaks and lunches, and secure them at the end of each shift.
Perform housekeeping for food-grade warehouse requirements, including cleaning warehouse floors, trailers, containers, railcars, exterior docks, and railroad-track areas; follow break-room cleanup and garbage-removal schedules.
Operate floor scrubbers safely for dry and wet applications and recycle broken pallets, plastic, and cardboard according to established guidelines.
Perform periodic, bi-monthly, annual, secondary, and cycle inventories as directed; report inventory anomalies and document product damage using designated forms.
Follow FIFO or assigned product codes and lots.
Maintain professional relationships and represent Biagi Bros appropriately in communications with owners, management, coworkers, employees, accounts, customers, carriers, and suppliers.
Occasionally travel by car or plane to other company locations and cover other shifts and their specific responsibilities.
Schedule manpower, track attendance, and use customer- or company-directed systems.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Warehouse Manager, Supervisor, or Facility Manager.