Warehouse Supervisor

Position Summary

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Celtic Sea Salt's warehouse, ensuring the safe, accurate, and efficient movement of finished goods, ingredients, packaging materials, and other inventory throughout the facility.

This position provides hands-on leadership to the warehouse team and works closely with Production, Shipping, Quality, Customer Service, and Operations to ensure materials are available when needed and customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on schedule.

The Warehouse Supervisor is a working supervisor and is expected to balance team leadership with active participation in warehouse operations. This position plays an important role in maintaining inventory accuracy, product traceability, food-safety standards, and an organized and efficient warehouse environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Warehouse Operations

• Oversee daily warehouse activities, including receiving, put-away, replenishment, picking, staging, shipping, returns and internal inventory movement.
• Establish daily priorities and assign work to warehouse employees based on production schedules, shipping requirements, inbound deliveries, and other operational needs.
• Coordinate the movement of finished goods, raw materials, ingredients, and packaging materials between warehouse and production areas.
• Ensure customer, distributor, and other outbound orders are picked, staged, and prepared accurately and on schedule.
• Coordinate inbound shipments and ensure materials are received, inspected, documented, and stored appropriately.
• Assist with loading, unloading, picking, staging, material movement, and other warehouse activities as needed.
• Maintain an organized warehouse layout that supports efficient product movement and safe working conditions.
• Communicate potential shipping delays, inventory shortages, receiving issues, or other operational concerns to appropriate departments.

Inventory Management & ERP

• Maintain accurate inventory records through proper receiving, transfers, adjustments, picking, and other inventory transactions in ERP.
• Ensure physical inventory movements are accurately and promptly reflected in the system.
• Conduct and coordinate cycle counts and physical inventory counts & YEI.
• Research inventory discrepancies and work with Operations, Production, Quality, and other departments to identify root causes and implement corrections.
• Monitor inventory locations and ensure products and materials are stored in designated areas.
• Support accurate lot tracking and traceability throughout warehouse operations.
• Ensure FIFO and/or FEFO inventory practices are followed where applicable.
• Monitor damaged, expired, misplaced, held, or otherwise nonconforming inventory and ensure it is appropriately identified and segregated.
• Assist Operations with improving inventory accuracy and warehouse processes within SYSPRO.

Food Safety, Quality & Traceability

• Ensure warehouse activities are performed in accordance with company food-safety, quality, sanitation, and product-handling procedures.
• Maintain appropriate lot identification and traceability for finished goods, ingredients, and applicable materials.
• Ensure products and materials are properly labeled, stored, handled, and protected from contamination or damage.
• Follow established procedures for products placed on quality hold or otherwise restricted from use or shipment.
• Partner with the Quality team to address product concerns, damaged goods, traceability issues, or other quality-related matters.
• Support product traceability exercises, audits, inventory reviews, and other food-safety or quality initiatives as needed.
• Ensure warehouse employees follow applicable Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and company sanitation requirements.

Team Leadership

• Provide day-to-day supervision, direction, coaching, and support to warehouse employees.
• Clearly communicate daily priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Monitor employee productivity, attendance, accuracy, quality, and adherence to established procedures.
• Train employees on warehouse procedures, SYSPRO transactions, equipment operation, food-safety practices, GMPs, and workplace safety requirements.
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback and participate in employee performance reviews.
• Address routine performance or attendance concerns and partner with Human Resources and Operations leadership when additional corrective action is appropriate.
• Assist with interviewing, onboarding, and training new warehouse employees.
• Encourage teamwork and effective communication between Warehouse, Production, Shipping, Quality, and other departments.
• Promote a workplace culture centered on accountability, respect, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Safety & Equipment

• Promote and enforce safe work practices throughout warehouse operations.
• Ensure employees properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Monitor the safe operation of forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment.
• Ensure employees operating powered industrial equipment have completed required training and authorization.
• Conduct or support routine warehouse safety inspections.
• Identify and report safety hazards, damaged equipment, facility concerns, spills, or other potentially unsafe conditions.
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective actions when needed.
• Maintain clear aisles, emergency exits, fire equipment access, and designated storage areas.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve warehouse organization, workflow, inventory accuracy, productivity, safety, and order fulfillment.
• Help develop, implement, and maintain warehouse standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Identify recurring operational problems and work with appropriate departments to determine root causes and solutions.
• Recommend improvements to warehouse layouts, inventory locations, material flow, and work processes.
• Support implementation of new systems, equipment, procedures, or operational initiatives.
• Provide Operations leadership with feedback regarding staffing, equipment, space, and other warehouse resource needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree, technical training, or additional education preferred.
• 3 years of warehouse, distribution, shipping/receiving, manufacturing, or related experience preferred.
• Previous lead or supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working in food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, distribution, or a similar environment preferred.
• Experience with ERP or inventory management systems required; SYSPRO experience a plus.
• Forklift and powered industrial equipment experience preferred.
• Familiarity with inventory control, cycle counting, lot tracking, FIFO/FEFO, and product traceability preferred.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and other business software.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership and team coordination skills.
• Strong understanding of warehouse and inventory-control practices.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to inventory and order accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize competing operational needs and adjust quickly when priorities change.
• Ability to identify problems, investigate root causes, and implement practical solutions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally across departments and levels of the organization.
• Ability to coach employees and hold team members accountable to established expectations.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Comfortable learning and working within ERP and inventory-management systems.
• Dependable, proactive, and willing to take ownership of warehouse operations.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing and distribution environment.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

This position requires regular activity within a warehouse and manufacturing environment. The employee must be able to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods.
• Frequently bend, reach, twist, push, pull, and perform repetitive movements.
• Regularly lift, carry, and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Safely operate or work around forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment.
• Work in areas with varying temperatures, noise levels, dust, and frequent movement of equipment and materials.
• Wear required PPE and follow applicable food-safety and sanitation requirements.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Warehouse Supervisor provides direct supervision of warehouse employees and participates in hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, performance management, coaching, and disciplinary recommendations in partnership with Operations leadership and Human Resources.

Key Measures of Success

Performance in this position may be evaluated based on:

• Inventory accuracy and reduction of inventory discrepancies.
• Picking and shipping accuracy.
• On-time completion of warehouse and shipping activities.
• Accurate and timely SYSPRO transactions.
• Lot traceability and adherence to FIFO/FEFO requirements.
• Warehouse organization and cleanliness.
• Safety performance and adherence to established procedures.
• Employee training, productivity, attendance, and development.
• Effective coordination with Production, Quality, Shipping, and other departments.
• Identification and implementation of operational improvements.

Pay: $54,300.00 - $65,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $54,300 - $65,500