Warehouse Supervisor, 1st Shift Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 6:30 PM

Bigelow Tea•Louisville, KY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the supervision of all assigned shipping and receiving personnel. The Warehouse Supervisor oversees the daily routing of all TL and LTL shipments and inbound and outbound transfers. Key responsibilities include maintaining accurate inventory counts for both finished goods and raw materials, ensuring all required reports are accurately completed and processed, and working with freight carriers to resolve delivery issues. The position also involves collaborating with Customer Service to trace shipments and correct errors, providing guidance to warehouse personnel, and enforcing safety and health policies. The supervisor is a member of the Plant Management Team and directly supervises warehouse employees, carrying out all supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, performance appraisal, and conflict resolution.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
One to three years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of vendors or employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Nice To Haves

Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

Responsibilities

Supervise all assigned shipping and receiving personnel.
Manage the daily routing of all TL and LTL shipments and inbound and outbound transfers.
Maintain accurate inventory counts of finished goods and raw materials.
Ensure all required reports are accurately completed and processed.
Work with freight carriers to solve delivery problems and address lost freight.
Collaborate with Customer Service to trace shipments and correct shipping errors.
Provide guidance and assistance to all Warehouse personnel.
Monitor and enforce R.C. Bigelow Safety and Health policies and procedures.
Inspect forklifts and pallet jacks on a routine basis.
Review and monitor adherence to RCB policies related to inventory and shipment of product.
Edit customer shipping activity, distribute reports, and complete paperwork.
Enter and edit raw material paperwork transactions.
Print and distribute reports.
Review detail and preliminary production schedules to ensure material availability.
Communicate daily with corporate Customer Service and transportation vendors.
Provide time for personnel to complete scheduled training and monitor results.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.
Interview, hire, and train employees.
Plan, assign, and direct work.
Appraise performance, reward, and discipline employees.
Address complaints and resolve problems.