Warehouse Supervisor - Shipping- AWS - NAIC2

World Wide Technology•Edwardsville, IL

About The Position

Warehouse Supervisors directly oversee and lead a group of 10–25 warehouse personnel responsible for receiving, moving, picking, and shipping products throughout warehouse and integration operations. They lead, develop, plan, and direct staff in support of department goals and objectives while actively participating in warehouse operations. The position reports to a Warehouse Manager.

Requirements

Associate’s degree.
Experience operating a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hand truck, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient computer skills.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of warehousing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Review safety protocols and equipment-operation processes, and recommend enhancements as needed.
Identify connections between work activities across teams and recommend process improvements to increase effectiveness.
Secure resources or senior-management support to remove barriers to implementing new ideas or approaches.
Ensure process-improvement initiatives focus on measurable results and help teams establish measures of success.
Provide insight into ways to address short-term production capacity constraints or issues, such as adding workers or machines, adding shifts, or subcontracting.
Guide ordering, shipping, and warehousing processes to maintain a consistent flow for production; implement strategies and designs to improve material movement.
Review data and issues in depth to identify root causes quickly.
Recommend interim and long-term solutions to complex problems and guide their successful resolution.
Execute solutions to complex problems and guide problem analysis through resolution.
Listen attentively, clarify messages and expectations, ask thoughtful questions, recognize non-verbal cues, validate message intent, and offer constructive input.
Consider team members’ time commitments when creating schedules and project plans, and structure time devoted to each task appropriately.
Follow up and keep senior leaders and team members informed about task and project progress.
Define project objectives and required resources, and manage the team to complete work within established timeframes.
Promote WWT safety guidelines.
Drive teams to maintain a clean and organized (5S) warehouse operation.