Warehouse Supervisor

The main function of a warehouse supervisor is to oversee warehouse employees in order to meet business objectives for assigned departments regarding safety, quality productivity, responsiveness, and more.

Job Responsibilities:

• Counsel and support hourly employees with needs/concerns as required.

• Address performance behaviors by commending those that are positives and discouraging those that are negative.

• Uses Quality Network problem solving process to address opportunities within area and engage work force for ideas.

• Apply Workplace Organization (WPO) process to improve layouts and efficiency.

• Perform daily Timekeeping System (TKS) updating to ensure accurate processing of payroll data.

• Use A-3 reporting format to document problem solving activities and observe local A-3 guidelines.

• Conduct daily meetings to communicate business performance and have two-way discussions with employees.

• Perform and document weekly safety observation tours of departments.

• Plan daily workloads in advance.

• Support colleagues to optimize shift performance.

• Observe contractual requirements (National and Local).

• Enforce Shop Rules.

• Perform daily SOP audit checks.

• Advance skills through Individual Development Plan (IDP) process.

• Keep General Supervisor Shop Committee apprised of all pending activities.

Skills:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.

• Knowledge of basic math.

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

• Understand of basic technology of area where assigned.

• Knowledge of scheduling and other management systems.

• Relatively high level of analytical ability where problems are complex.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees and elicit work output.

• Knowledge of quality control procedures.

Education/Experience:

• High school graduate with at least 1-2 years of technical or business school training.

• Training in skilled trades area or equivalent technical training.

• 10+ years of experience required.