1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor -Inbound & Production Support

Reports To: Warehouse Manager

Location: Romeoville, IL

Environment: Onsite

Status: Exempt

Who We Are

Recognized by Gartner in their Modern 4PL Market Guide, Redwood Logistics is at the forefront of industry innovation. Our cutting-edge supply chain technology pairs with the expertise of our brilliant minds to empower logistics execution across North America and Mexico.

Leveraging a comprehensive range of services, data-centric network solutions, and a seamlessly integrated platform, we have established our prominence as a key player in the mid-market segment within the freight tech industry.

Whether you’re just starting your career or are an established professional looking for your next opportunity, Redwood inspires innovation across teams to provide transformative solutions for our customers.

Purpose Of Your Work

We are seeking a hands-on Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily operations across inbound receiving, put-away, inventory control, and intralogistics supporting a customer’s on-site production line. This role is critical to ensuring material flows efficiently from the dock to inventory and ultimately to production without disruption.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment and has experience managing both warehouse operations and production support workflows

How You Make a Difference Everyday

Inbound & Receiving Operations

• Oversee all inbound freight including FTL, LTL, and parcel shipments
• Manage dock scheduling, door assignments, and unloading efficiency
• Ensure accurate receiving, inspection, and system transactions
• Drive improvements in dock-to-stock (receiving cycle time) performance
  
  

Put-Away & Inventory Control

• Supervise put-away processes to ensure accuracy and space optimization
• Maintain inventory integrity across a high-SKU environment
• Oversee cycle counts, audits, and discrepancy resolution
• Ensure all transactions are completed accurately in ERP/WMS systems
  
  

Intralogistics / Production Support

• Coordinate material movement from warehouse to production lines
• Ensure production teams are consistently supplied with required materials
• Manage line feeding, replenishment, and staging processes
• Quickly resolve material shortages or flow disruptions
  
  

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse associates and team leads
• Manage staffing levels, including temporary labor, to meet daily volume
• Conduct shift start-up meetings to communicate priorities and safety expectations
• Hold team accountable to productivity, accuracy, and safety standards
  
  

Safety & Compliance

• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture across all operations
• Ensure proper use of equipment (forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, etc.)
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, company policies, and customer requirements
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions
  
  

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

• Track KPIs such as receiving cycle time, inventory accuracy, production support, and productivity
• Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements
• Partner with leadership and customer teams to drive performance
  
  

You’ve Got This?

• 3–5 years of warehouse leadership experience in a high-volume distribution or production support environment.
• 1-3 years in a supervisory or leadership role
• Experience managing inbound receiving, put away, and inventory control.
• Experience supporting intralogistics or production-based picking operations.
• Strong working knowledge of JD Edwards (JDE) or comparable ERP system.
• RF scanner and WMS proficiency.
• Experience supervising employees and temporary labor in a multi-shift environment.
• Ability to work frequent Saturdays.
  
  

What We Offer

• Access to experts and resources for your Learning & Development journey
• Opportunity for internal mobility
• Employee referral bonus program
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Annual fundraising and volunteer events to give back to communities
• Paid time off, floating holidays, time off to volunteer and rollover
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, vision and 401k plans (with match)
• Flexible spending account, mass transit and dependent care plans available
• Health savings account, with a annual company contribution for plan participants
• Short-term and long-term disability; life insurance policies subsidized by company
• Additional benefits including pet insurance, accident care, access to legal advice and more
  
  

Work Schedule

This position is full-time and onsite Monday through Friday from 600am to 230pm. Regular Saturday coverage required

Compensation Range

Salary Range:

$30.00/hr-$35.00/hr

This position is eligible to earn (annual) incentives based on individual and company performance.

The estimated pay range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the geographical location in which the applicant lives and/or which they will be performing the job.

Redwood is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions at the Company are based on individual merit, qualifications, abilities, and the Company’s needs and resources. The Company does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotions, discipline, termination or any other aspect of employment on the basis of an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, military service or status, genetic information, arrest and conviction record, credit history, or any other basis protected by applicable law.