Warehouse Supervisor

Overview

Responsible for the management of the warehouse/materials distribution department during shift while ensuring a safe, secure, organized and efficient operation. In collaboration with multiple support departments, the supervisor is responsible for ensuring and maintaining an environment that provides for the efficient and effective flow of their respective departments.

Responsibilities

• Maintains day-to-day communications with department supervisors and managers

• Initiates communication and problem solving with regard to customer concerns

• Assists in recruiting new employees, administration of HR policies and procedures including safety, performance evaluations, employee training & development

• Train new hires & existing employees on all warehouse functions, including the enforcement of safety procedures in accordance with company policies & procedures

• Keeps management informed of all operational issues

• Prioritize, schedule and delegates assignments to staff and monitors progress

• Ensure quality and productivity standards are being met by staff

• Ensure proper maintenance and usage of all equipment and supplies

• Compiles weekly and monthly statistical data to be used by Manager for reporting

• Manage budget and control expenses effectively

• Assists with staff payroll, site billing, and service enhancements

• Performs other duties as assigned

May perform any of the following functions

• Handle hazardous materials

• Prepare manifests for departing shipments. Review and sign off on all outgoing manifests and equipment departing

• Monitor & oversee the time-sensitive and accurate sequencing, picking, shipping & or receiving of all merchandise & materials, including ensuring the quality of all inbound & outbound products

• Responsible for development/monitoring of KPI's & implementing continuous improvement opportunities

• Communicates with manager, customer and suppliers concerning load & material issues & status, serving as liaison to communicate load, plant, routing issues or concerns between employees at facility & customer & or supplier

• Receives items within CBPS’s receiving procedures and shipping procedures

• Performs material receiving accuracy check

• Maintains inventory controls by collecting stock location orders, printing request, recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed through a computer. May also assist in counting of physical inventory