Warehouse Supervisor - 1st Shift

Cardinal Health•Riverview, FL

About The Position

What Warehouse Operations contributes to Cardinal Health Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning. Job Summary The Warehouse Supervisor supervises a team of Associates and ensures that pick, pack, and ship operations are safe, efficient, and of high quality. With responsibility for a day or night shift, the Supervisor continually monitors efficiency and quality metrics, assigns work and provides coaching to supervised staff, and addresses a variety of operational issues. The Supervisor directly contributes to Cardinal Health’s customer service reputation by ensuring that shipments are on-time and of high quality, develops the Warehouse Operations talent pool, and enhances operational excellence.

Requirements

4-8 years of experience, preferred
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience, preferred
Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of operations or business staff
Administers and exercises policies and procedures
Ensures employees operate within guidelines
Decisions have a direct impact to work unit operations and customers
Frequently interacts with subordinates, customers, and peer groups at various management levels
Interactions normally involve information exchange and basic problem resolution

Responsibilities

Supervises the daily work assignments and performance of Group Leads and Associates.
Tracks efficiency and productivity metrics to determine which tasks are behind- and ahead-of-schedule, and provides hands-on guidance to Associates to ensure that pick, pack, and ship tasks are completed correctly and safely.
Ensures that all warehouse systems are ready and schedules and prioritizes the work that each Group Lead and team of Associates will complete.
Tracks employee attendance and ensures necessary employee headcount to achieve objectives.
Monitors continually productivity and quality metrics including cycle times, lines per hour, shortages, damaged units, missed dispatches, and missed scans, among others.
Regularly reports on team performance to the Manager, Warehouse Operations.
Determines the productivity or safety issue root cause and directs supervised staff on resolving the issue and maintaining operations.
Promptly and thoroughly documents the issue and communicates the root cause and resolution to the Manager, Supervisors, and other internal stakeholders as necessary.
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve operations and mitigate risks within supervised team and broader warehouse operations.
Provides input into operational excellence initiatives and ensures that there are implemented correctly within own area.
Conducts performance evaluations and provides one-on-one feedback to encourage Associates’ development.
Identifies Associates capable of working as Group Leads.
Creates performance improvement plans for staff and administers discipline when necessary.
Participates in the interviewing and selection of new Associates and provides trainings during employee onboarding.
Participates in or leads CAPA and NCR’s teams.
Completes failure investigations as assigned.
Drives continuous improvement in product cost and manufacturing processes; including identification of cost savings initiatives and leading cost reduction projects.
Assures the effectiveness and accuracy of equipment and tooling used in the manufacturing operation.
Assists in diagnosing equipment and tooling malfunctions.
Expedites and coordinates repairs and/or replacement with department and plant maintenance and engineering groups.
Coordinates the operation among the various departments in the effective utilization of skills, labor hours and materials to assure on time production and quality standard adherence.
Anticipates production problems (i.e. material outages, equipment malfunctions), and where feasible, develop and implement preventive action to offset loss of production and/or poor quality production.

Benefits

Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
Health savings account (HSA)
401k savings plan
Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs