Description

WOW Logistics Loves Park, IL Distribution Center is now hiring for a 2ndSHIFT SUPERVISOR!

WOW Logistics is look for a talented leader to join our Loves Park Distribution Center in this key leadership role where you will oversee approximately 5 employees. As the Shift Supervisor, you will oversee and delegate warehouse and distribution activities to meet established standards, while promoting and evaluating the development of department employees. This position reports into the DC Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Train, coach, motivate, and mentor the work of up to 5 employees to develop their attitude, work ethic, process, and skills
• Ensure the planned daily volume/throughput is met at target productivity rates without negatively impacting Safety and Quality
• Assigns employee’s tasks
• Lead shift change meetings utilizing shift change form to relay important safety, process, and production related messages
• Ensure timely and accurate receipt of inbound inventory, cycle counts, inventory transactions and outbound shipping functions
• Drive Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Inventory targets to meet or exceed customer expectations
• Create and conduct performance feedback through verbal coaching, work measurement feedback and PIP’s, incident analysis, and reviews with employees
• Facilitate or lead employee conflict investigations, implement resolution and documentation of these incidents
• Facilitate and lead ongoing SOP review, refresher training and documentation
• Utilize continuous improvement techniques to track performance, implement change, measure results, and improve our KPI’s
• Collect employee feedback and facilitate change based the information and solutions provided
• Utilize Labor Management System to track and provide employee productivity
• Possess and display a genuine positive attitude and work ethic
• Ensures and facilitates a safe and clean work environment

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance and advocate full support of established company policies and procedures
• Assist with employee retention efforts
• Monitor and procure DC supplies to ensure they are available when needed
• When required, operate material handling equipment in a safe and efficient manner
• Perform distribution center audits
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 3 years of supervision or management experience preferably in a distribution or pick/pack environment
• Ability to lead by example
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• PC skills including MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with a dynamic labor pool working multiple shifts
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience
• Inventory control and cycle count experience a plus
• Ability to safely operate all Material Handling Equipment
• Proven leadership and employee development abilities

Shift:

Wednesday - Saturday 3:00pm to 1:30am

Why work at WOW?

On average, the company has been growing by more than 10% annually over the last 5 years. Our hard-working and dedicated employees are the reason for our success and their safety and well-being are of the utmost importance. We prioritize providing industry-leading benefits, such as:

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• 401K with company match
• Generous paid time-off
• FLEX spending
• Tuition Reimbursement

What we do

WOW Logistics® is a nationally recognized integrated supply chain solutions provider with unparalleled expertise storing and handling food-grade products. Our solution set includes services in four core areas:

1. Operations – Our comprehensive operational solutions include food-grade warehousing, contract operations, transportation, and supply chain consulting.
2. Real Estate Development – Through our Build-to-Lease program, WOW Logistics designs, constructs, and provides project financing and leasing for custom warehousing and light manufacturing facilities.
3. Financing – Our inventory financing solution, the WOW COMMODITY PURCHASE PROGRAM®, finances products requiring extended storage time before being converted into finished goods.
4. Technology Solutions – Our suite of supply chain technologies is unparalleled in the industry and provides WOW and our customers with a solid platform to manage efficient warehouse operations.

Who we are

Company culture at WOW Logistics is defined by more than a single mission statement. The collection of values outlined in our Little Orange Book guide not only how we do business, but the environment in which we choose to conduct it. Our employees embody these values professionally and personally. We reward that excellence by promoting from within.

Our employee-run 501c3 non-profit, WOW – WE CARE CHARITY, further exemplifies our values through its philanthropic efforts in the communities where WOW Logistics does business.

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