Dayshift Warehouse Supervisor

Verst Logistics•Louisville, KY

10d

About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor oversees daily distribution center operations, staffing, productivity, safety, sanitation, and food safety compliance. The role coordinates with supervisors, management, and other areas to meet operational goals and order accuracy expectations while maintaining a clean and safe facility. The supervisor plans staffing and production needs, leads and develops hourly associates, monitors work quality, and provides coaching or discipline as necessary. The role also plans and directs sanitation activities, evaluates facility conditions and risks, verifies corrective actions, maintains required inspection documentation, and supports compliance with established food safety procedures and the Master Sanitation Schedule.

Requirements

Knowledge of distribution systems.
Able to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate initiative.
Innovative and capable of making sound decisions.
Good leadership skills.
Organized and able to meet deadlines.
Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft applications and WMS/WIN.
One or more years of related logistics or supply chain experience.
Able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Able to walk, bend, twist, and squat for up to 80% of work time.
Able to work in temperature-controlled areas at -14 degrees, 34 degrees, and ambient temperatures for up to 80% of work time.
Able to talk and hear.
Must not have a fear of heights.
Able to climb stairs and/or ladders; twist the upper torso; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl; and reach up and out with hands and arms.
Able to lift up to 80 pounds and carry it a short distance.
Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Previous distribution center management experience.

Responsibilities

Communicate with supervisors and the Manager about daily operational activities.
Manage and promote safety and sanitation throughout all areas.
Plan daily, weekly, and period production and staffing needs.
Coordinate with other areas to maximize productivity and performance.
Monitor and meet order accuracy requirements and expectations.
Conduct meetings with hourly associates, including operational and safety meetings.
Develop, train, coach, and supervise hourly associates and direct reports; issue discipline as necessary.
Generate productivity reports on labor standards, account for labor hours, and work toward objectives and goals.
Ensure compliance with established procedures and maintain effective internal controls for the food safety program and Master Sanitation Schedule.
Maintain a visible presence across shifts to ensure practices are followed throughout the distribution center.
File daily, weekly, and monthly inspections in accordance with sanitation and food safety compliance requirements.
Track, collect, and print bi-weekly supervisor sanitation inspections and report deficiencies to shift management.
Evaluate daily facility sanitary conditions, assess food safety and public health risks, prioritize corrective actions, verify sanitation activities, validate results, and complete documentation.
Plan and direct sanitation activities and establish sanitation priorities while considering effective operations and costs.
Coordinate distribution of work and staffing for assigned areas with management; monitor break and lunch times, work quality, and compliance.
Assess work progress and quality and train, coach, and discipline associates as needed.