Supervisor I

The Supervisor I plans, organizes, monitors the receiving, storage and distribution of all items received from vendors and customers to ensure the flow of operations.  This position oversees the receiving, storage and distribution of products to satisfy internal and external customer requirements.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

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

1. Maintains staffing structure and levels to accomplish receiving goals in a safe, effective and efficient manner
2. Interviews, recommends and selects applicants for receiving warehouse team members
3. Plans and coordinates work objectives and goals
4. Trains, motivates, supervises, counsels, and evaluates the performance of warehouse team members to develop team leads to oversee the day-to-day work assignments
5. Works with the Safety department to ensure material handlers have the ability to safely operate equipment throughout the warehouses.
6. Oversees the unloading of products from the receiving docks.
7. Ensures products are prepped for counting, inspection, sorting and accurately records material received
8. Inventory control to resolves discrepancies regarding packing slips, invoices and other reports
9. Monitors the flow from receiving to inventory control for timely data entry.

Competencies

1. Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the English language.
2. Must demonstrate excellent communication skills 
3. Must have the ability to work safely in work environment
4. Must have the ability to work in a team environment
5. Good organizational and time management skills in order to meet schedules and goals

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those what must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.  This position frequently requires to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel crouch or crawl.   Occasionally required to sit, climb and balance.  Must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this position includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

Education & Experience

1. High school diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
2. Previous working experience as a warehouse worker 
3. Familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods or the ability to learn processes and procedures

Work Environment

This position works in a warehouse setting with various temperatures.   Warehouse temperatures vary from freezer, refrigerator, climate control to no climate control warehouses as well as some outdoor exposure.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, vibrations, two-way forklift flow and loud noise.  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties and responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.   All other duties assigned by supervisor.