Warehouse Supervisor (Night Shift)

Great Lakes Wine and Spirits • Highland Park, MI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Great Lakes Wine and Spirits is hiring a Warehouse Supervisor for the night shift at a depot in the Highland Park/Detroit area. The supervisor oversees operational performance, coordinating daily assignments and covering for other managers and supervisors while accounting for volume, call-offs, and employee training needs. The role requires regular communication with management and team members and includes maintaining payroll and employee records, supporting staffing decisions under management supervision, and completing required reports and forms.

The supervisor trains, develops, leads, counsels, delegates, and coaches employees to meet nightly objectives. The position also supports employee engagement and accountability, conducts meetings on assigned topics, communicates and enforces safety guidelines, and ensures assigned equipment is available and maintained. The position works Sunday through Thursday nights, with occasional Fridays depending on business needs and the holiday schedule.

Work takes place in an active warehouse environment with frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts and vibration, and potentially loud noise. The role involves frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, and climbing. It also requires frequent handling of items weighing up to 50 pounds and pushing or pulling carts with up to 100 pounds of force.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2–3 consecutive years of experience in a warehouse lead or supervisor role using warehouse management systems.
• At least 5 years of experience sorting and picking or working in production at a warehouse distribution center.
• Ability to operate warehouse equipment.
• Ability to remain active and on their feet for an entire shift.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Ability to frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and climb during the workday.
• Ability to frequently lift, stack, move, and rotate items weighing up to 50 pounds without handles, and push or pull carts with up to 100 pounds of force.
• Adhere to employee policy manual provisions and applicable contracts, signed agreements, and work rules.
• Cooperate with GLWAS management and staff and follow applicable MLCC rules and regulations.
• Use alcohol responsibly when related to business activities.
• Complete required pre-employment screening, including a criminal background check, physical evaluation, agility/lift test, and drug screen; disclose information as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the food and beverage industry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational performance and assist or cover for other managers and supervisors with daily assignments, considering volume, call-offs, and employee training needs.
• Monitor and mitigate careless behavior, breakage, idle time and overtime, and excessive or inappropriate supply use.
• Follow and communicate safety and security guidelines, including cleanliness, PPE compliance, biomechanical techniques, hazard awareness, MHE certifications, suspicious activity, and theft prevention.
• Open, close, or reset work areas and buildings as required by protocol.
• Audit work-area drop zones to ensure products are handled correctly, both physically and electronically.
• Survey assigned work areas throughout the shift and identify and correct issues that conflict with shift or company goals.
• Ensure work-area SOPs and responsibilities are addressed properly and on time.
• Maintain logs related to payroll and employee information as needed.
• Verify time punches, approve overtime, and record leave through daily and weekly inputs.
• Assist with hiring, reprimanding, and discharging direct reports under management supervision.
• Prepare and submit injury, disciplinary, and other assigned forms promptly and according to company standards and protocols.
• Train, develop, lead, counsel, delegate, and performance-coach employees to meet nightly objectives.
• Conduct team meetings on topics assigned by Warehouse Management, HR, and Safety.
• Promote employee engagement through recognition and accountability interactions with direct reports.
• Ensure safety guidelines are communicated to and followed by direct reports.
• Ensure equipment assigned to or required by direct reports is maintained, available, and functioning properly.

Benefits

• Vacation and personal time.
• Six paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Group legal coverage.
• Optional buy-up life insurance and disability coverage.
• Eligible for 401(k) enrollment upon date of hire.
• Potential quarterly bonuses of up to 2.5% of annual salary ($1,500–$2,125 per quarter).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED