Warehouse Supervisor - 1st shift

Are you looking to work for a small growing company with a great culture? We are hiring!

Shippers Supply is a growing packaging solutions company that has been providing customer solutions since 1928. We have an outstanding small company culture of teamwork, fun, professionalism and entrepreneurial spirit where YOU can make a difference!

*Shippers Supply is currently located in Hopkins. Later in the year (around October 2024), Shippers Supply will be moving to a brand new facility in Golden Valley, next to the Golden Valley Country Club.

Objective:

The primary role of the Warehouse Supervisor is to ensure the safe, efficient, timely and accurate receipt, storage, and delivery of products by managing daily warehouse operations and warehouse staff.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Order fulfillment: Ensure accurate and timely receipt, storage, retrieval, and delivery of product.
1. Ensure customer receives correct product according to order specifications within company standards.
2. Establish and audit product standards for incoming & outgoing product to ensure quality and accuracy standards are met.
3. Manage freight carriers and transportation of goods to ensure on-time delivery at lowest possible cost.
4. Work with third party logistics as needed.
5. Ensure accuracy of inventory by overseeing cycle counts and auditing locations as needed.
2. Customer Focus: Collaborate with other department leaders to deliver a seamless customer experience for both internal and external customers.
3. Team Supervision:
1. Plans, executes, and follows up on daily, weekly & monthly work and functions in the warehouse.
2. Manage, motivate, develop, and involve employees through coaching, training, and performance management.
3. Establish, track, and analyze department data related to employee and department goals, metrics, and budgets.
4. Enable a culture of Operational Excellence throughout the warehouse.
5. May perform work and tasks of direct reports as needed.
4. Continuous Improvement and Development:
1. Work cross functionally to make improvements in processes, procedures, and ways of working.
2. Regularly evaluate order fulfillment process, suggest, and implement improvements as necessary to increase capacity and drive order timeliness and accuracy.
3. Develop, document, and implement policies and standards.
4. Lead and support implementations of new technologies and equipment
5. Implement Lean Warehousing and 5s methodologies.
5. Safety and Regulatory Management: Ensure a safe and compliant work environment on a daily basis.
1. Adhere to all Company and OSHA safety requirements, advocate for safe work environment.
2. Understand ISO 9001:2015 standards and ensure compliance.
3. Responsible for proper maintenance of warehouse equipment, providing both preventative maintenance programs and all necessary repairs, including coordinating through third party vendors.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 5 or more years of warehouse and/or logistics experience required.
• At least 3-5 years of supervisory experience required.
• Experience effectively leading processes and people
• Must possess knowledge of warehouse, transportation and logistics best practices and warehouse safety practices.
• Intermediate level computer skills are required (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to anticipate, analyze, diagnose and resolve problems of medium complexity.
• Prior Forklift certification required.

Work Environment

• Must be able to bend, stoop, reach and occasionally lift up to 70 pounds.
• On your feet approximately 8 hours / day
• Working around dust and occasional noise during the day.
• Temperature fluctuations with dock doors opening and closing.
• Risk when using the fork truck, pallet jack and other machinery.

Benefits

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Health Savings Account

- Company-paid long term disability and basic life insurance

- 401k with company match

- Positive company culture

- Profit Sharing

- Paid Holidays and floating holidays

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

- Paid Parental Leave