Description

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to oversee and coordinate the daily warehousing activities. You will implement production, productivity, quality, safety, and customer service standards and achieve the appropriate level of volume within time limits. This position provides leadership to the efficient coordination and execution of workflow throughout the warehouse, consistently keeping safety, sanitation, cost controls, productivity, accuracy, team environment, and customer satisfaction in line with facility goals.

Ultimately, you will ensure that daily operations meet and exceed daily performance expectations and increase the company’s overall market share.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Communicate company safety program, trains, and enforce safety rules and compliance with all government regulations.
• Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching, and assuring quality of goods.
• Measure and report the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employee’s performance.
• Organize and maintain inventory in the storage designated area.
• Ensure shipments’ and inventory transactions’ accuracy.
• Develop and retain qualified employees to ensure effective operations in support of company’s mission and goals. Responsible for communicating job expectations, training, motivation, performance, and discipline of employees.
• Determine staffing levels and assign workload.
• Provide excellent customer service when interfacing with customers to answer questions or solve problems.
• Maintain items record, document necessary information, and utilize reports to project warehouse status.
• Identify areas of improvement and establish innovative or adjust existing work procedures and practices.
• Confer and coordinate activities with other departments.
• Ensure necessary resources of labor, equipment and time are available to all employees to allow maximum productivity of operations staff.
• Complete necessary paperwork/data entry accurately and in a timely manner to ensure an efficient and steady flow of information.
• Ensure compliance with government, company, and local labor regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Cross-departmental collaboration to improve communication and business performance.
• Comfortable, steel toe or composite closed-toe shoes are required, and protective safety footwear are required in select business units.
• Must be able to meet predictable attendance and punctuality expectations and physical demands of the position complying with Ethnix Group’s policies and performance expectations.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).

Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company, warehouse, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards by immediately reporting any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, employee/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to appropriate individual(s).

Identifies areas for improvement and offers suggestions to improve the site's efficiency, profitability, and productivity.

Keeps abreast of current changes in technology, logistics tools, processes, and standards within the industry and area(s) of responsibility by attending internal and external training programs and by accessing other sources of information and applies knowledge and practices to area(s) of responsibility.

Work Hours (may vary by state or location):

This position is scheduled for 40 hours in a regular work week. Hours of operation vary by site and shift. Must be available to work on weekends when scheduled and must be able to perform the essential job functions unaccompanied.

Qualifications:

• Proven work experience as a Warehouse Supervisor
• Highly effective supervisory skills and techniques
• Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency
• Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data.
• Hands-on commitment to getting the job done.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Education/Experience:

• BS degree in logistics, supply chain management, business administration or 5 years equivalent work experience.

Language Ability:

Demonstrated ability to read, write, and communicate effectively to comprehend and complete legal documents, and answer questions in English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Math Ability:

Demonstrated mathematical skills necessary to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers, decimals, and fractions, and calculate percentages.

Reasoning Ability:

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.

Computer Skills:

Demonstrated proficiency in word processing, warehouse management software ( Word, Excel, Microsoft TEAMS, SAP, WMS) spreadsheet management programs in order to complete required reports and employment documents. Proficiency and fluency in using the internet and navigating the internet and websites.

Certificates and Licenses:

N/A.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job does have supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Incumbents that work in the unconditioned warehouse environment temperature may vary in some parts of the warehouse (cooler/freezer), but also have frequent exposure to outside elements where temperature, weather, odors, and/or landscape may be unpleasant and/or hazardous. You’ll be working around moving machines – order pickers, stand-up forklifts, turret trucks, and mobile carts. Depending on the weather, temperatures can be over 90°F in the truck yard or inside trailers.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, type, handle or feel objects, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms, climb, stoop, and squat. The employee is intermittently required to sit. Incumbents must be able to physically access all exterior and interior parts of the warehouse and amenities.

Must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver weights of up to fifty (50) pounds independently and one hundred fifty (150) pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Routine, local travel may be required to attend training classes, conduct market research, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position.

Understanding of Job Essentials:

ETHNIX Group is a drug free, harassment free workplace. Ethnix Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.

I understand that all pre-employment screening activities are conducted in compliance with federal and state employment laws.

I also fully understand the content of this job description, have had the opportunity to ask questions regarding this job description, and have had the job duties and responsibilities, requisites, and physical demands and working conditions explained to me. I am capable of performing the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. If I need accommodation, I will ask the hiring manager for it.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Ethnix Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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