Warehouse Supervisor Jobs

Company

Buckhead Meat & Seafood Mid-AtlanticSales Territory:

Zip Code:

20785

Compensation Range:

$49,100.00 - $73,600.00

The compensation range provided is in compliance with state-specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience, and other factors.

You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

JOB SUMMARY

The warehouse supervisor is responsible for managing and monitoring warehouse activities including, but not limited to, receiving, putaway consolidation, replenishment, picking, load checking, loading, and shipping while ensuring continuity, productivity, efficiency and superior service to customers, suppliers and distributors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and following company policy.
• Manage employee performance through motivation, delegation, development, mentoring and resolving conflict.
• 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).
• Maintain reports and logs including productivity operations report, daily supervisor end of shift walk-through, battery watering log, and weekly safety toolbox talks.
• Enforce all policy and procedures, including safety and housekeeping, effectively and appropriately (i.e., pre-shift meetings, daily safety walkthrough, etc.).
• Assure compliance of all company and local, state and federal regulatory agencies’ (i.e., OSHA) policies and regulations.
• Promote a safe working environment through safety toolbox talks, monthly safety training, and inspections.
• Continuously review warehouse procedures and recommend and/or modify the operational structure to create a more efficient and productive operation.
• Provide necessary resources to support daily activities.
• 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.
• Monitor departmental expenses.
• 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.
• Provide and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or 3-5 years equivalent education/work experience in a distribution center.

Experience

• Experience with handheld radio frequency (RF) unit.
• Knowledge of powered industrial trucks.
• Voice recognition preferred but not required.
• 3-5 years of warehouse supervisory experience with a re-distribution/distribution center.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Powered industrial truck certification is required upon completion of internal training and testing within the first 2 weeks of being hired.

Professional Skills

• Experience with WMS-HighJump/PeopleSoft, Voice Recognition and radio frequency (RF) devices a plus.
• Understands team dynamics and works well within a team structure.
• Knowledge of warehouse procedures and practices; inventory control processes, procedures and practices; and inventoried product line specifications (dimensions, weight, etc.).
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to mentor and develop individuals and teams.
• Tactfully approaches others.
• Effectively prepare and present reports and information and respond to questions from suppliers, customers, management and inter-department staff.
• Must be familiar with OSHA regulation.
• Understand and execute all relevant policies and procedures in a consistent, timely and objective manner.
• Able to manage large, complex projects..
• Proficient use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Attention to details and accuracy.
• Provide effective training to department staff in areas such as standard operating procedures (SOP), safety, conduct, etc.
• Capable of working with internal staff from other departments proactively and constructively.
• Ability to build working relationships with internal business partners, vendors, and customers.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to plan, prioritize and execute multiple initiatives/deadlines autonomously and shift priorities as necessary.
• Expertise in gathering and analyzing information skillfully, along with develops alternative solutions.
• Able to engage and lead team discussions and meetings.
• Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Collaborative management style and a strategic team player.
• Complies with local, state and federal regulations.
• Identifies and resolves problems promptly.
• Displays willingness to make sound decisions.
• Respond promptly to requests for service and assistance as needed.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure; compute rate, ratio, and percent; use of whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and professional interactive skills are necessary to perform at a high degree of proficiency.

Physical Demand

The physical and mental conditions in which the work is performed. The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and lift up to 50 pounds and/or move up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• During a regular workday, must be able to stand and walk 75% of the time.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, other office and warehouse equipment and telephone to talk and hear.

Work Environment

The environmental conditions in which the work is performed. The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Limited travel (less than 5%) may be required to visit other warehouse/distribution centers or office locations or attend company events, staff meetings or training sessions.
• Primarily work in a warehouse environment and may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, cold or elevated ambient temperature, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate and the environment fast-paced.
• May require evening, weekend or other shift work depending on business needs.

This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific employee. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Nothing in this position description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.

HOW WE PROTECT OUR ASSOCIATES

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Temperature screenings
• Personal protective equipment and masks provided
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning procedures in place

OVERVIEW:

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 57,000 associates and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations.

We offer our associates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.