Warehouse Supervisor
Warehouse | Orchard Park, NY | Full Time | From $25.00 to $30.00 per hour
Position Summary: Responsible for meeting all established safety, quality and productivity throughout out warehouse operations. Operates with the lowest reasonable overhead cost and provide overall support and direction to supporting staff. Communicates with Customers, Sales department, Management and all other departments as needed to achieve a goal of 100% accurate completion of all daily shipments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: includes the following, other duties may be assigned.
- Trains employees on work instructions and standard operating procedures
- Plans, assigns, and directs work of warehouse staff
- Ensures all assigned employees are aware of and comply with company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations
- Manages adherence to production and quality control standards and timelines, budget constraints and cost controls
- Monitors levels of production, shipments and labor performance, takes action to correct unfavorable deviations in order to improve favorable trends
- Evaluates overall workflow, equipment and processes to ensure resources and manpower are allocated accordingly throughout the warehouse operation and maintain accountability and performance expectations of assigned personnel
- Enacts contingency plans as needed; escalates and directs activities during problems, disasters, etc.
- Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness
- Keeps immediate superior promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests alternative courses of action
- Monitors shipping methods to assure material is well packaged for transport
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1-3 years’ experience in a warehouse role
- Familiarity with the use of hand trucks, pallet jacks, and other necessary warehouse equipment
- Ability to skillfully and safely operate a forklift
- Good working knowledge of warehouse data systems
- Solid communication skills and inventory skills
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
Minimum Qualifications: To perform the job successfully, the individual must have the following minimum qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Proficiency in standard office and database programs/equipment
- Knowledge of ERP systems
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university preferred
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1-3 years’ experience in a warehouse operations role
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands or arms and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. Certain areas of the work environment may have elevated noise levels and require hearing protection.
Benefits Package:
- DailyPay Earned Wage Access
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401K Plan with Company Match
- Basic Life and AD&D
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Morgan Stanley Financial Advice
- Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
- MetLife Legal Plan
- Norton LifeLock
- United Pet Care Discount Program
- LifeMart Employee Discounts
Job Type: Full-time
Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran
