Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy leading a team? Are you organized and have a keen eye for detail? If so, we want you on our team!
Brown West Logistics is searching for a highly motivated Warehouse Supervisor to oversee all aspects of our warehouse operations. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day activities of our warehouse team, including scheduling, supervision, and proper utilization of space and equipment.
Responsibilities:
Operations
- Capture data daily; maintain content and format weekly
- Ensure current and accurate inventory control for specific customer accounts
- Ensure that specific customer orders are picked and shipped efficiently, accurately, and within deadline
- Ensure effective and efficient utilization of storage space
Labor Management
- Oversee job assignments by employee name
- Direct warehouse personnel to achieve prescribed objectives
- Match skill and background of employee to workload
- Apply sound communication and motivational techniques
- Maintain appropriate performance evaluation system; recommend promotions, wage increases, and terminations
- Implement, track and post productivity standards and deliver accountability when standards are not met.
Administrative
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation, processing, distribution, and retention of all necessary reports and records regarding warehouse operations
- Process time and attendance reporting in ADP.
- Manage staffing and vacation time to ensure the customer’s needs are met on a daily basis.
Equipment/Safety
- Monitor cleanliness and working condition of all equipment
- Oversee adjustments and repairs
- Provide safety instruction to personnel as needed
- Load, unload, stack, and otherwise move product and materials using a fork truck, clamp truck, or other material handling equipment as needed
- Ensure 5S standards are adhered to on a daily basis by all team members.
Housekeeping and Security
- Manage programs to ensure tools and equipment are stored in designated areas
- Store product in nice, neat rows within prescribed (painted) inventory locations
- Maintain strict pest and rodent control
- Ensure compliance with appropriate local, states, and federal regulations
- Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the facility
- Assist manager – ensuring facility, employees, and product are secure
- Conduct regular instruction in good security practices
Relationships
- Continuously maintain a courteous and professional relationship with all customers
- Audit operations to ensure service and performance standards are met
- Work with all other internal departments to ensure overall effectiveness of the operation
Required skills:
Education
High school degree required
- Associate or college degree desired
- Prefer business, supply chain, materials, or logistics curriculum
Experience
- Five to ten years of relevant experience
Knowledge and Skills
- General office knowledge, including telephone techniques and computer skills, in a customer service environment
- Effective communication and listening skills
- Bi-lingual communication skills preferred
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint
- Must demonstrate responsible work habits and satisfy pre-employment requirements, including background check and drug screen.
Environmental and physical requirements:
- Duties include administrative functions involving use of telephone and computer
- Communication with people
- Must be able to sit a minimum of eight (8) hours per day, perform keyboard operations a minimum of six (6) hours per day, and must be able to stand/climb stairs as required
- Must be able to twist, stoop, squat, crouch, and reach above shoulder level on regular basis
- Must be able to lift 35 pounds on regular basis
- Position may be exposed to heavy duty tractors and trailers, gas and diesel engines, maintenance areas, shipping and receiving docks, material handling equipment, warehouse personnel, and OTR drivers
- Minimal travel time
