Warehouse Supervisor

Country Pure Foods • Ellington, CT

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Warehouse Supervisor 2nd shift Sunday-Thursday 2p-10p Job Description: Supervises and coordinates activities of warehouse workers concerned with ordering, receiving, storing, inventorying, issuing, and shipping materials and finished goods by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in Business Management or related field, and three to five years experience in a Supervisory role and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Understands and complies with DOT and OSHA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Signs in drivers and assigns appropriate dock doors for deliveries and shipments.
• Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Sorts and stores perishable goods in refrigerated rooms or freezers.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department.
• Marks materials with identifying information.
• Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Properly utilizes the Warehouse Management System (WMS) to reflect production, shipping, receiving and inventory data.
• Assists the warehouse clerk with preparing samples or other parcels for mailing when needed.
• Main contact for shipping packages via FEDEX.
• Reviews inventory records for accuracy and oversee cycle counts as necessary.
• Works with planning personnel to verify inventory issues.
• Coordinates daily work schedule.
• Understands the duties of all positions in the Warehouse.
• Understands and complies with DOT and OSHA regulations.
• Displays willingness to make decisions and exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Makes timely decisions and communicates changes effectively.
• Includes appropriate people in decision-making process and supports and explains reasoning for decisions.
• Manages competing demands and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events and reacts well under pressure.
• Responds promptly to customer needs and completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.
• Able to read and interpret written information and present numerical data.
• Follows policies and procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Observes safety and security procedures and reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and completes work in timely manner.
• Is consistently at work and on time and commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
• Establishes operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current.
• Inspects physical condition of warehouse and equipment.
• Prepares work order for repairs and requisitions for replacement of equipment.
• Confers with department heads to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, quality, sales, records control, and purchasing.
• Coordinates with Central Dispatch on deliveries.
• Works with carriers, receiving and customer service to resolve issues for co-pack accounts.
• Properly utilizes Warehouse Management System and assists employees with usage and problem resolution.
• Reviews and approves daily employee timesheet reports.
• Follows instructions and responds to management or lead direction.
• Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events and reacts well under pressure.
• Enforces all food safety and food quality policies and procedures.
• Train and develop warehouse team members.
• Perform forklift training and certification.
• Perform daily maintenance checks on the forklift, forklift battery, fire extinguisher, and proper lubrication and ensure forklift is operating properly.
• Reports and accountable for problems.
• Ensure the safety of the warehouse team by enforcing all safety procedures and GMP rules.
• Evaluate warehouse employees
• Coordinate meetings and communicate information to warehouse team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level