Warehouse Supervisor

Position: Warehouse Supervisor

Location: Winchester, VA

Job Type: Full Time, Salary Exempt

Perks of Pratt!

Within 1 Month: Eligible for insurance benefits

At 3 Months: 401k with partial match

At 6 Months: PAID vacation days

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

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Job Description

Overview:

Responsible for leading the daily activities of warehousing and shipping of incoming and outgoing materials. Supervises warehouse, shipping, receiving, picking/packing, inventory cycle count personnel. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Load and unload product on a daily basis 
• Assist with Cycle counts and management of inventory 
• Supervisor Forklift Operators in the daily routine of loading trucks neatly and to the customer’s complete satisfaction. 
• Prepare work orders for and coordinate repairs of trucks, trailers, forklifts, dock plates, and dock doors.
•  Coordinate with Shipping & Receiving Coordinator and Order Processor the delivery of the customer orders on time. 
• Work with Shipping & Receiving Coordinator in shipping & receiving and transporting orders. 
• Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department. 
• Conduct daily/weekly Production/Safety meetings with departmental personnel. 
• Adheres to daily production schedule. Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery and service goals. 
• Communicate with necessary Leads and Staff to avoid problems between shift changes. 
• Establish high morale within the department by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems. Maintain confidentiality. 
• Develop strong rapport with various freight lines. 
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, and good housekeeping. 
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Educational Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience preferred.

Experience Requirements:

• Requires experience managing people/budgets.
•  Computer and database application skills.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems.
• Ability to operate a manual / powered pallet jack or lift product
• 2 years supervising warehouse/inventory staff preferred.

Technical Skills:

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following: 

• Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel. 
• Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement. 
• Quality standards. 
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

Language Skills:

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. 
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. 
• Able to apply concepts of high school math.

Leadership Attributes

• Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and the ability to lead an effective and efficient meeting. 
• Teaching skills in order to function effectively as a teacher for his personnel both in the technical and administrative parts of the position. 
• Excellent crisis manager who demonstrates that he/she has a high emotional control under adverse conditions and can lead his/her personnel to a successful resolution. 
• Excellent employee relations skills including being an active listener, understanding how to appraise personnel, applying both positive and corrective feedback, being able to resolve conflict, understands and demonstrates positive motivational skills including coaching and delegation techniques. 
• Demonstrated confidence including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.
• Professional appearance to support his/her role as a managerial representative of the company.

Certifications/Licenses Requirement

• Required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

Physical Demands:

• The employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee is occasionally required to sit. 
• Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications:

Pratt Industries is America’s 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 7,500 highly skilled employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than a dozen states. The company operates three of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by “harvesting the urban forest."
Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, and paid holidays.