Do you love pets and love working in a fast-paced environment? Are you a Warehouse Supervisor who is looking for growth? Or, have you been in a general lead role but desire to expand your leadership experience with additional responsibilities? Our growing company is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to support our Pet Distribution business at our Fairfield, OH location. The Pet Distribution team works together to supply our customers with the nation’s top brands of pet supplies like Nylabone, Kaytee, and Aqueon. In this role you will be supervising warehouse activities including order selecting and shipping. If you have experience leading others, are committed to safety and can create and support a culture of continuous improvement, this may be the job for you!

Shift Details: Day shift Monday through Friday. Shift starts at 7:30am and works until 4:00pm or until all orders are complete. Warehouse Leads are expected to arrive early and stay late.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Lead and assist a crew of 30 employees in warehouse receiving, shipping and inventory areas including order fulfillment, ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation, truck loading and routing, packaging and inventory transactions.
• Oversee all picking and shipping activities, ensuring that orders are picked, packed and loaded in a safe, accurate, timely and damage free manner.
• Responsible for the department meetings regarding safety, quality, productivity and lean goals.
• Measure and report the effectiveness of departmental activities.
• Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and work flow.
• Utilize company operating systems, Prelude, Vocollect, Dayforce and Insight Via.
• Enforce company policies and safety regulations.
• Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and staff.
• Conferring with other Supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments and serving internal customers.
• Responsible for training and development of all shift personnel; including training of new associates, conducting performance appraisals, disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Communicate any issues that affect warehouse production safety, accuracy, and efficiency to the Operations Manager.
• Assist with equipment maintenance repair PM schedules.
• Fill in for other warehouse managers as needed.

IDEAL CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES

• 4-5 years of relevant warehouse experience, including 2-3 years of previous lead or supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of VoCollect Systems.
• Desire to learn and grow.
• High School Diploma.
• Ability to read and interpret  documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
• Knowledge of general warehouse management software and aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Certifications in powered industrial equipment. Forklifts, reach truck, order picker and rider pallet jack units.
• Able to meet physical requirements including a variety of standing, sitting and walking throughout the day; repeated twisting at the torso; regular lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. 

At Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT and CENTA), we believe home is at the center of our lives, and our employees are driven by our purpose to nurture happy and healthy homes. Our company is made up of thousands of people across North America, with an emerging footprint across the U.K., Mexico, China and Canada - all dedicated to helping gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier and communities grow stronger. We are united by our mission to lead the future of the garden and pet industries…one blade of grass and one wagging tail at a time. Visit our website at  www.central.com  to learn more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.