This supervisor is responsible for directing and overseeing all warehouse operations, including receiving, putaway, consolidation, replenishment, picking, load checking, loading, and shipping. The role ensures seamless workflow continuity, high productivity, operational efficiency, and exceptional service to customers, suppliers, and distributors.
Schedule: This position is onsite Sunday–Thursday from 4:00 p.m. PST to 12:30 a.m. PST (or until shift completion).
Direct, coordinate and monitor the daily activities and performance of warehouse workers to assure compliance of standard procedures, quality, and safety.
Assure quality performance through proper staffing, effective communication, and training.
Manage employee performance through motivation, delegation, development, mentoring and resolving conflict.
Take corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and following company policy.
Conduct regular department or pre-shift meetings to foster employee engagement, communicate any changes to company policies and procedures, address employee concerns, foster idea-sharing and suggestions for improvement.
Participate in staff selection, performance and compensation evaluations, corrective action and terminations, as necessary.
Continuously review warehouse procedures and recommend and/or modify the operational structure to create a more efficient and productive operation.
Monitor departmental expenses.
Provide necessary resources to support daily activities.
Suggest and implement process improvements that will increase efficiency, productivity, safety, and quality while reducing costs (i.e. overtime hours, building and machine maintenance cost).
Enforce all policy and procedures, including safety and housekeeping, effectively and appropriately (i.e., pre-shift meetings, daily safety walkthrough, etc.).
Maintain reports and logs including productivity operations report, daily supervisor end of shift walk-through, battery watering log, and weekly safety toolbox talks.
Provide and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
Promote a safe working environment through safety toolbox talks, monthly safety training, and inspections.
Coordinate efforts with the safety department to aid in training, conducting associate observations, updating preferred work methods, conducting accident investigations to determine root causes and perform routine safety inspections.
Assure compliance of all company and local, state and federal regulatory agencies’ (i.e., OSHA) policies and regulations.