Warehouse Supervisor

Niagara Bottling•Kansas City, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Oversees warehouse operations and supervises warehouse workers. This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success: Lead Like an Owner, InnovACT, Find a Way, and Empowered to be Great. The role involves identifying safety issues, coaching team behavior, prioritizing quality, productivity, and cost, and using customer feedback to improve service levels. It also requires understanding process consistency, waste minimization, modifying goals based on changing business needs, and promoting the sharing of opposing viewpoints. The position involves anticipating problems and opportunities, recommending proactive solutions, using technical knowledge to coach team performance, and solving challenging problems. It also requires encouraging and modeling teamwork, building relationships effectively, providing coaching and feedback, assigning responsibilities to maximize team strengths, resolving team conflicts, and communicating team and individual expectations.

Requirements

4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
4 Years – Experience in Position
4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
High School Diploma
Experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Nice To Haves

6 Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
6 Years – Experience working in Position
6 Years – Experience managing people/projects
Associate's Degree in Logistics, Business Administration or other related field
Experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Responsibilities

Enforces 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.
Coordinates repairs for equipment with outside vendors and/or forklift mechanics.
Oversees warehouse in absence of Warehouse Manager.
Reports high cost repairs to department manager.
Works with production supervisors to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, records control, and purchasing.
Reports higher level issues to management.
Oversees receiving and cycle count activities.
Trains all new warehouse employees and re-evaluates training needs based on individual performance.
Coordinates staffing requirements to cover attendance shortage.
Directs salvage of damaged or used material.
Performs month end inventory and cycle counts to ensure physical inventories reconcile with books.
SuperUser (Advance team member) for Warehouse WMS system
Ensures maintenance of clean, orderly and safe warehouse.
Participates in planning personnel safety and plant protection activities.
Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.