Warehouse Supervisor

UDL Career•Glendale, AZ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor oversees warehouse activities, including shipping and receiving, inventory maintenance, and daily warehouse and shipping operations. The role includes personnel hiring and selection, labor planning and workload allocation, training and professional development, performance appraisals, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems. The supervisor maintains equipment and warehouse premises, promotes customer service, coordinates with drivers, customers, and warehouse personnel, and ensures accurate, timely, and safe handling of goods in accordance with customer and company procedures. The position also involves enforcing safety regulations and recommending improvements to service quality and departmental efficiency. The work takes place in a non-heated and non-air-conditioned warehouse throughout all seasons, with exposure to outside environmental conditions. The employee must follow strict safety regulations and wear goggles, gloves, and a vest when required. Duties involve extended periods of standing, walking, sitting, and handling objects, as well as occasional reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pulling, lifting, moving inventory, climbing ladders, and operating forklifts.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience managing within a warehouse environment.
At least 3 years of experience operating a forklift.
Forklift certification.
High school diploma.
Broad knowledge of warehouse operations.
Effective oral and written communication skills for supervision, counseling, and discipline at all levels.
Strong leadership and management skills.
Ability to prioritize and delegate work effectively.
Proficiency with computers.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating procedures, and maintenance instructions.
Knowledge of general business computer software and aptitude to learn new software applications.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, and use hands for extended periods; talk and hear frequently; and occasionally reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, maintain balance, pull, lift up to 50 pounds (group lift up to 70 pounds), move inventory, climb ladders, and use forklifts.
Ability to work in a non-heated and non-air-conditioned warehouse throughout all seasons and be exposed to outside environmental conditions.
Must adhere to strict safety regulations and wear goggles, gloves, and a vest when required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with single-double, clamp, and other specialized forklift attachments.

Responsibilities

Supervise and assist in daily warehouse and shipping operations.
Manage periodic maintenance of warehouse equipment, fixtures, and fabric on the premises.
Develop and maintain a productive work team through training and professional development.
Establish, maintain, and promote high standards of customer service.
Liaise with drivers, customers, and warehouse personnel.
Maintain effective internal control over product flow and inventory.
Ensure adherence to customer and company standard operating procedures for accurate, timely, and safe handling of goods.
Interpret company policies for workers and enforce safety regulations.
Recommend measures to improve service quality and departmental efficiency.
Participate in personnel selection, recruit and hire warehouse personnel, and train incoming personnel.
Plan labor and allocate workloads.
Conduct performance appraisals, address performance issues, and resolve problems.
Perform other duties as assigned by Warehouse Management.