DC Supervisor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Plans work schedules and assigns duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities
and response to fluctuating workloads. Steps in to perform work duties, if needed.
• Responsible for interviewing and providing feedback to HR team and/or Warehouse Manager.
• Manages and Directs work of functional team, including hiring, corrective action, performance appraisals
and pay review, budget and processes.
• Ability to lead and motivate a large team, manage performance, and foster a collaborative and productive
work environment in accordance to Wurth basic principles.
• Implement training programs to ensure staff are equipped with necessary skills and knowledge, including
new employee onboarding.
• Manage workforce planning, staffing, and labor relations to meet operational requirements.
• Assists with design and implementation of work methods and operational procedures for activities, such as
verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping
warehouse inventory current.
• Collaborates with all employees throughout the organization to address customer/warehouse related
issues.
• Confers with Company personnel to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other
departments such as sales and purchasing
• Develop project plans, coordinates project and communicate progress
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• Reviews work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed
properly.
• Responsible for proper maintenance of warehouse equipment, providing both preventative maintenance
programs and all necessary repairs, including coordinating through third party vendors.
• Steps in and supports warehouse team in day-to-day activities as needed.
• Ensures that the warehouse personnel have safe, efficient equipment in order to perform required functions.
• Responsible for safety procedures in the department and ensuring employees receive effective and timely
training in safe work practices and within the regulations of all OSHA local and state regulations.
Demonstrates a commitment to health and safety by participating in safety meetings. Observes Safety
policies, reports unsafe acts, hazards, and maintains clean and orderly department.
• Ensures that the warehouse is clean and orderly.
• Responsible for coordinating building and grounds maintenance, using department or third-party resources,
as needed.
• Reviews work processes, recommends measures to improve productivity, equipment performance, and
quality of service, and suggests changes in working conditions to increase efficiency. Implements
improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• All other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES
• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience in a distribution/warehouse or logistics role preferred. Material handling and
forklift experience mandatory.
• Must maintain valid driver’s license, medical certification, and clean driving record.
• Commercial driver’s license preferred.
• Experience motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the
job.
• Must possess knowledge of warehouse, transportation and logistics best practices and basic safety
practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple people, handle confidential information, manage projects relating to the
operation, and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to effectively consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and choose the most
appropriate one. Ability to understand and manage an expense budget.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Requires lifting ability of up to 80 pounds. Requires working on concrete surfaces.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure with fractions and decimals. Ability to
compute rate, ratio and percent.