Warehouse Supervisor- Wilkes Barre, PA

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About Woodgrain:

Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. Since 1954, Woodgrain is proud to be family owned and operated.

The Warehouse Supervisor will be responsible for the efficient and accurate daily operations of the distribution center. This person will oversee daily activities of employees to ensure the distribution center provides quality and efficient performance while maintaining a safe, productive environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Daily work assignments and schedules for shipping, receiving, and inventory control departments.


• Supervise between 15-45 employees


• Participate in the hiring, coaching, and training of facility personnel.


• Teaching and training of current and new warehouse personnel.


• Participate in the performance evaluation and increases for warehouse personnel.


• Productivity goals for warehouse and meeting those goals.


• Ensuring that the product received and shipped meet or exceed customer expectation.


• Lean programs within the facility.


• Ensuring that safety rules and policies are followed by all employees.


• Purchasing and maintaining warehouse equipment and supplies.


• Working with Distribution Center Manager in developing goals and objectives for the operations department.

Qualifications    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience        

Bachelor’s degree, preferably with concentration in logistics

3-5 years related experience in warehouse and personnel management

Experience in Lean Management or Six Sigma is strongly preferred

Language 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees

Strong leadership and communication skills

Ability to speak or understand Spanish is strongly preferred

Physical Demands

Regularly required to stand or walk for majority of shift

Occasionally required to sit and stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Must be able to handle product weighing up to 75 lbs and measuring up to 17 feet in length Regularly required to see, speak, touch, reach, feel, and hear

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to identify priorities and shift focus to new priorities as needed                                             

Work Environment  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Setting                                    

Warehouse

Noise                                      

Noise level is usually low to moderate

Temperature                      

 Fair, but fluctuates due to seasonal  influence.   Will regularly be exposed to outside weather

Summary of Company Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance


• Health Savings Account (HSA)


• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)


• 401(k) with a Company Match


• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D


• Employer Paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability


• Voluntary Supplemental Hospital and Accident Plans


• Employee Assistance Program


• 8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday


• Paid Time Off (PTO) 

Woodgrain is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Woodgrain is a drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon pre-employment background and drug screening, and some positions require a fitness for duty test.