Warehouse Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Three years of general experience in administrative, professional, investigative, or other responsible work that provided general knowledge of one or more aspects of physical distribution support. Relevant areas may include warehousing, purchasing, accounting, inventory control, merchandising, industrial planning, engineering, traffic, or data processing.
• Alternatively, one year of related academic study above the high-school level may substitute for nine months of experience, up to a maximum of a four-year bachelor's degree substituted for three years of general experience.
• One year of progressively responsible specialized experience providing knowledge of distribution and warehouse management systems and techniques; material-handling practices and procedures; or storage and distribution activities such as physical receipt, inspection, storage, stock rotation, stock levels, and distribution flow to location sites. Experience must also include exempt or nonexempt supervision, or similar work demonstrating the knowledge and abilities needed to supervise in a distribution environment.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and motor vehicle check.
• Must receive HazMat training within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Supervise activities involved in receiving, inspecting, quality-controlling, ticketing, picking, consolidating, storing, packaging, and shipping merchandise.
• Control merchandise from receipt through shipment; account for receipts, identify control deficiencies, and initiate corrective action.
• Administer quality assurance, establish merchandise inspection methods, and arrange returns of damaged or inferior-quality items.
• Plan warehouse space utilization and arrange workspaces to maximize storage capacity and workflow efficiency.
• Inspect equipment and work areas, follow maintenance programs, and recommend repairs or replacement.
• Manage the safe operation of fleet vehicles, including equipment requirements, maintenance programs, delivery schedules, and compliance with federal, state, and Department of Defense regulations.
• Review cost and performance data to evaluate operating efficiency, fleet economy, policy compliance, and vehicle authorizations.
• Ensure operators perform daily fleet-equipment inspections; establish and monitor vehicle preventive maintenance and repair programs; prioritize and schedule work; and review work in progress and completed work against standards.
• Review and analyze major component repairs and provide guidance as needed.
• Coordinate training for personnel operating distribution-center motor vehicles, emphasizing safety and HazMat operations.
• Collect safe-driving information and mileage facts for National Safety Council driver award programs.
• Plan and schedule work and arrange necessary equipment and personnel.
• Supervise and evaluate associates; recommend subordinate selection, reassignment, and promotion; resolve grievances; and initiate disciplinary action as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with safety, security, fire-prevention, and housekeeping procedures and directives.
• Supervise and participate in warehouse inventories.
• Train associates and ensure material-handling-equipment operators have current licenses and physical examinations.
• Prepare statistical reports for analysis and evaluation of warehouse effectiveness.
• Carry out EEO policies and communicate support for those policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.