Warehouse Supervisor

STERIS•El Paso, TX

12d•$60,500 - $77,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor in the Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST) El Paso, TX warehouse supervises shipping and receiving employees and functions of the warehouse to deliver products and services in a safe and efficient manner. Maintains communications with Customers, vendors, and internal staff regarding product transportation issues. Ensures that material handling equipment is safe and in good working order through a preventative maintenance program. This position requires working onsite in our El Paso II facility Monday through Friday 6 am to 4 pm, with occasional weekend coverage based on business need.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of lead or supervisory experience in a warehousing and logistics position.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in an FDA and/or ISO regulated environment with a strong Customer focus.
In lieu of a degree, a high school diploma / GED, 8 years of relevant experience.
Ability to effectively read, write and verbally communicate.
Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
Operate industrial trucks including but not limited to forklifts, yard truck motorized pallet jacks.
Requires computer literacy to include word processing, spreadsheet, and software capabilities.
Effective interpersonal skills as demonstrated through prior experience.
Above average organizing and analyzing skill and Level 2 math skill (four basic arithmetic functions in all units of measurement, decimals ratios, rates, percentages) to determine organizational, Customer and regulatory problems and formulate corrective action plans; attention to detail.
Ability to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.
Ability to influence people in their opinions, attitude, or judgements; to generalize, evaluate and make decisions in stressful situations.
Normal hearing range sufficient to hear alarms, bells, horns, etc.

Nice To Haves

People management skills.
Experience with logistics systems (working with inbound and outbound carriers) and logistics planning.
Experience working with MS Office applications including Excel.

Responsibilities

Leads warehouse staff by; assigning responsibilities, delegating authority, and selecting, orienting, and training direct reports; coaching, counseling, motivating, and disciplining as needed; plans, monitors, and appraises job results; directs and maintains activities designed to achieve and maintain high employee morale; fosters intra- and inter-department cooperation.
Maintains a safe, clean and secure working environment by; establishing and enforcing procedures, rules and regulations; drives safe working behavior by demonstrating and promoting safe work performance; identifying and anticipating safety training needs; monitoring all safety and security systems and procedures on a regular basis; providing personal protection to employees by promoting use of PPE; issuing monitoring devices in hazard areas as required by safety rules; supporting plant safety meetings that evaluate plant machinery, equipment and working conditions.
Ensures compliance with corporate QSRC and GMP procedures by initiating and monitoring related training programs; monitoring transportation of product and scheduling activities on a daily basis; supporting daily warehouse activities and transactions as needed; maintaining frequent contact with Production, Quality and Maintenance staff.
Achieves financial objectives by scheduling expenditures, initiating corrective actions; requesting and studying new regulations affecting the transportation field; advising management of needed actions.
Strives for continuous improvement by analyzing new or alternative ways to improve operations; incorporates staff suggestions into analysis; investigates deviations and Customer complaints and recommends and/or implements corrective action within area of responsibility; responds to audit activities in a constructive manner and uses findings to improve operations where possible.
Analyzes daily inventory that supports prioritizing the load schedule and may communicate data internally and externally.
Contributes in a team effort by performing in accordance with all STERIS policies, GMP, Lean principles and other directives; supports the directives and decisions of higher-level management and performs other duties as assigned.