Warehouse Supervisor Jobs

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the warehouse team for his or her shift, ensuring that each required task is executed and conducted properly and safely.  The Warehouse Supervisor is also responsible for anticipating and troubleshooting issues as they arise and managing the performance of warehouse leads and associates on his or her shift with little guidance; using all information available and collaborating with other stakeholders as needed. 

Supervision of Core Warehouse Functions:

The Warehouse Supervisor must demonstrate proficiency in all warehouse functions and processes and ensures compliance with standard procedures on a daily basis. The Warehouse Supervisor is accountable for maintaining the layout and organization of all warehouse spaces and ensuring warehouse team is creating and promoting a safe workplace. 

• Ensures warehouse drop list is utilized to pull product for the production floor
• Works with leads, receivers, and warehouse associates to monitor receiving activities to ensure accuracy, integrity of product and dock maintenance are all kept up to company standards.
• Receiving:
  • Works with leads, receivers, and warehouse associates to monitor receiving activities to ensure accuracy, integrity of product and dock maintenance are all kept up to company standards.
  • Ensures issues with facility spaces or powered industrial trucks are escalated to Maintenance team via established reporting systems.
  • Responsible for WMS compliance of team at receipt through the putaway to storage process.  
  • Ensures all receiving processes are completed in accordance with SOP. Must be able to adapt plans and communicate effectively to the team ad hoc changes or directives that are not outlined in an SOP.  
  • Communicates any variances or issues immediately to the team and all stakeholders affected.  Establishes a clear follow up timeline  for root cause analysis.  Ensures retraining and additional communication are conducted as needed.
  • Conducts audits of receiving and putaway processes to ensure accuracy and compliance of execution metrics. Provides immediate feedback to team members to promote growth and development.
  • Assesses efficiency of receiving activities and works with receivers and putaway team to improve efficiency and workflow when tasks are not being completed at expected pace.
• Works with warehouse lead to ensure team is making progress against task list 
• Responsible for devising ways to optimize putaway procedures to reduce lost pallets and increase accuracy of inventory counts.
• Conducts audits of receiving and putaway processes to ensure accuracy and compliance of execution metrics. Provides immediate feedback to team members to promote growth and development.
• Issuing Product to Production:
  • Familiarizes themselves with all trackers and inventory items to be able to verify production needs and provide guidance to team on correct product
  • Stays abreast of e-mails and other forms of communication directing changes to products required for production as a result of product shorts, delivery delays, or quality issues. Supervisor is expected to communicate to warehouse team in a timely manner to preclude errors or production stops.
  • Ensures warehouse drop list is utilized to pull product for the production floor
  • Ensures product is placed in the correct quantity and location on floor
  • Upholds standard procedures for staging product in coolers and freezers when applicable
  • Must be able to read boxing call-out sheet and distinguish which meats are assigned to   meals to clarify for the team and audit processes.
  • Works with warehouse lead to ensure team is making progress against task list 
  • Works in collaboration with production management to problem solve when warehouse team responsibilities impact production efficiency 
  • Conducts end of shift walkthrough to make sure that end of shift clean up duties have been completed and that all items are returned to the designated locations by assignment and temperature before leaving for the day. This requires a recap to be documented and communicated to all of the warehouse team.
  • Shipping: 
  • Conducts check of pallet shipping sheet and the admin shipping list to verify documentation for cases shipped has been properly completed and all cases scanned in facility
  • Coordinates with logistics provider to manage pick-ups
  • Ensures standard processes for tagging, storage, and loading of outbound pallets are followed
  • Verifies all special out-bounds, such as transfers, to ensure accuracy of load
  • Audits load sheets completed by the loaders to ensure accuracy
  • Communicates all doors remaining for pick up per recap and/or dock log.  Ensures all corresponding BOLs are completed and left for the oncoming shift.
  • Logs all trailers pick up in pallet shipping sheets and ensures uploaded to file for reference.
• Works with inventory team to coordinate end of week and end of month physical inventories.
• Shipping: 
• Non Food Inventory:     
  • Works with inventory team to coordinate end of week and end of month physical inventories.
  • Assists with investigating cycle count discrepancies  in partnership with inventory team.
  • Responsible for devising ways to optimize putaway procedures to reduce lost pallets and increase accuracy of inventory counts.
• Conducts check of pallet shipping sheet and the admin shipping list to verify documentation for cases shipped has been properly completed and all cases scanned in facility
• Upholds standard procedures for staging product in coolers and freezers when applicable
• Must be able to read boxing call-out sheet and distinguish which meats are assigned to   meals to clarify for the team and audit processes.
• Coordinates with logistics provider to manage pick-ups
• Ensures standard processes for tagging, storage, and loading of outbound pallets are followed
• Communicates all doors remaining for pick up per recap and/or dock log.  Ensures all corresponding BOLs are completed and left for the oncoming shift.
• Audits load sheets completed by the loaders to ensure accuracy
• Communicates any variances or issues immediately to the team and all stakeholders affected.  Establishes a clear follow up timeline  for root cause analysis.  Ensures retraining and additional communication are conducted as needed.
• Logs all trailers pick up in pallet shipping sheets and ensures uploaded to file for reference.
• Ensures all receiving processes are completed in accordance with SOP. Must be able to adapt plans and communicate effectively to the team ad hoc changes or directives that are not outlined in an SOP.  
• Works in collaboration with production management to problem solve when warehouse team responsibilities impact production efficiency 
• Assesses efficiency of receiving activities and works with receivers and putaway team to improve efficiency and workflow when tasks are not being completed at expected pace.
• Ensures product is placed in the correct quantity and location on floor
• Stays abreast of e-mails and other forms of communication directing changes to products required for production as a result of product shorts, delivery delays, or quality issues. Supervisor is expected to communicate to warehouse team in a timely manner to preclude errors or production stops.
• Conducts end of shift walkthrough to make sure that end of shift clean up duties have been completed and that all items are returned to the designated locations by assignment and temperature before leaving for the day. This requires a recap to be documented and communicated to all of the warehouse team.
• Verifies all special out-bounds, such as transfers, to ensure accuracy of load
• Familiarizes themselves with all trackers and inventory items to be able to verify production needs and provide guidance to team on correct product
• Responsible for WMS compliance of team at receipt through the putaway to storage process.  
• Assists with investigating cycle count discrepancies  in partnership with inventory team.
• Ensures issues with facility spaces or powered industrial trucks are escalated to Maintenance team via established reporting systems.

Supervision of Warehouse Personnel:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for leading the warehouse team on his or her shift. Supervisory responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Develops team leads to effectively oversee the daily routines of their assigned team members
• Conducts performance evaluations for warehouse leads and associates in a detailed and timely manner
• Manages attendance reports and follows up on assigned points and coaching
• Audits the P.I.T. checklists for the department to ensure that all equipment being used has had a pre-shift operational check   
• Recommends and assists in implementing operating procedures and promotes continuous improvement within the department and the company.         
• General Responsibilities:
  • Follows the facility GMPs and Thishelps enforce them throughout the facility
  • Supports the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs
• Conducts rotational check-ins with all members of warehouse team to ensure all team members are progressing against task lists and communicated expectations of performance
• Lives the Home Chef Values and models our Home Chef Competencies
• Communication and Coordination
  • Manages coordination with other departments for scheduled deliveries, pick-ups, and any discrepancies of these that could negatively impact our ability to meet customer deliveries.
  • Serves as shift level point of contact for logistics providers and other departments
  • Executes shift handoff, communicating with both warehouse team and other departments
  • Recommends and assists in implementing operating procedures and promotes continuous improvement within the department and the company.        
• Manages coordination with other departments for scheduled deliveries, pick-ups, and any discrepancies of these that could negatively impact our ability to meet customer deliveries.
• Adheres to safety related procedures and works with associates to create “safety first” work environment 
• Works with team leads and associates to problem solve when issues arise 
  • Ensures that immediate and long term solutions are put in place to preclude future occurrences 
  • Escalate the issue and resolution to idea share with other shifts and other plants
• Serves as shift level point of contact for logistics providers and other departments
• Works with warehouse manager to manage scheduling and time off requests 
• Escalate the issue and resolution to idea share with other shifts and other plants
• Follows the facility GMPs and Thishelps enforce them throughout the facility
• Supports the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs
• Ensures all warehouse associates have been properly trained in standard operating procedures for the warehouse department
• Develops an environment that is conducive to teamwork and collaboration
• Ensures that immediate and long term solutions are put in place to preclude future occurrences 
• • Adheres to safety related procedures and works with associates to create “safety first” work environment 
  • Develops an environment that is conducive to teamwork and collaboration
  • Communicates job expectations clearly and builds departmental standards for performance
  • Lives the Home Chef Values and models our Home Chef Competencies
  • Manages attendance reports and follows up on assigned points and coaching
  • Conducts rotational check-ins with all members of warehouse team to ensure all team members are progressing against task lists and communicated expectations of performance
  • Works with team leads and associates to problem solve when issues arise 
    • Ensures that immediate and long term solutions are put in place to preclude future occurrences 
    • Escalate the issue and resolution to idea share with other shifts and other plants
  • Ensures all warehouse associates have been properly trained to safely move materials within the facility. Expected to audit the team during daily interactions and floor presence.
  • Ensures all warehouse associates have been properly trained in standard operating procedures for the warehouse department
  • Audits the P.I.T. checklists for the department to ensure that all equipment being used has had a pre-shift operational check   
  • Conducts performance evaluations for warehouse leads and associates in a detailed and timely manner
  • Coaches through positive reinforcement or constructive feedback  as necessary and maintains record of all coaching actions
  • Develops team leads to effectively oversee the daily routines of their assigned team members
  • Works with warehouse manager to manage scheduling and time off requests 
• Executes shift handoff, communicating with both warehouse team and other departments
• Communicates job expectations clearly and builds departmental standards for performance
• Coaches through positive reinforcement or constructive feedback  as necessary and maintains record of all coaching actions
• Ensures all warehouse associates have been properly trained to safely move materials within the facility. Expected to audit the team during daily interactions and floor presence.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite 
• Must have 2+ years of warehouse experience in a leadership role
• Must have Supervised at least 10-15 employees.
• Computer proficiency to execute transactions and enter counts/corrections required  
• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED). High School diploma or GED
• Ability to use handheld data logging equipment required
• Employees must be familiar with and become certified to use all P.I.T equipment utilized at the facility within 90 days of employment.
• 5S and lean manufacturing principles highly desired.

Salary Range: $65,000-$70,000