What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Supervisor position at Post Consumer Brands?
Business Unit Overview:
This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.
Location Description:
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand:
At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and, more recently, pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.
This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, The Post Foundation, and participating in several volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities:
OVERVIEW:
This position is a key people and operations leader, responsible for overseeing warehouse operations that result in safe, quality, and efficient service of internal and external customers, and enabling team success through support, coaching, recognition, and accountability.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Supervise direct reports, including training, engagement, development, discipline, and termination of Warehouse/Buffer team.
- Oversee daily warehouse operations to execute workload, including receiving, storage, post-production assembly (PPA), staging, and loading to meet internal & external customer expectations
- Responsible for individual and site performance; drive successful execution of site goals and achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Create and communicate employee work schedules to meet workload; validates and approves payroll hours for assigned employees
- Manage facility and equipment maintenance, including coordinating internal technicians and external contractors in line with site procedures.
- Instruct team members in proper safety procedures; lead monthly safety meetings; achieve timely incident investigation, reporting, and follow-up action
- Maintain warehouse to PCB and SQF standards for food quality and sanitation; act as the SQF lead or backup Practitioner; ensure that all company food safety and quality assurance procedures are followed, documented, and audited
- Manage training program, certification, and documentation for Warehouse/Buffer team; create and deliver team trainings
- Pursue continuous improvement in partnership with Warehouse/Buffer team and internal partners; engage in standard work and best practice development, implementation, and updates
- Ensure that operations are conducted safely and within terms of Company values, policy, and contracts, and within government regulations and the law
- Serve as key member of the Warehouse leadership team; be available on call nights and weekends to support team, as necessary
- Other duties as assigned
Education:
Four-year degree in Logistics, Business, or related field is preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.
Experience:
- Direct people management (preferred)
- Four years’ increasing supervisory responsibility in operations setting (preferred)
- Food warehousing/production operations experience in a team environment (preferred)
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of warehouse management systems
- Thorough understanding of warehouse, delivery, and traffic operations within a distribution environment
- Knowledge of industry and government regulations
- Ability to understand and use Company systems and query tools to manage information and measure/report performance (Sharepoint, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)