Warehouse Supervisor

Position: Warehouse Supervisor

Location: Winchester, VA

Job Type: Full Time, Salary Exempt

Perks of Pratt!

Within 1 Month: Eligible for insurance benefits

At 3 Months: 401k with partial match

At 6 Months: PAID vacation days

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

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Job Description

Overview:

Responsible for leading the daily activities of warehousing and shipping of incoming and outgoing materials. Supervises warehouse, shipping, receiving, picking/packing, inventory cycle count personnel. 

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Load and unload product on a daily basis 
• Assist with Cycle counts and management of inventory 
• Supervisor Forklift Operators in the daily routine of loading trucks neatly and to the customer’s complete satisfaction. 
• Prepare work orders for and coordinate repairs of trucks, trailers, forklifts, dock plates, and dock doors.
•  Coordinate with Shipping & Receiving Coordinator and Order Processor the delivery of the customer orders on time. 
• Work with Shipping & Receiving Coordinator in shipping & receiving and transporting orders. 
• Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department. 
• Conduct daily/weekly Production/Safety meetings with departmental personnel. 
• Adheres to daily production schedule. Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery and service goals. 
• Communicate with necessary Leads and Staff to avoid problems between shift changes. 
• Establish high morale within the department by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems. Maintain confidentiality. 
• Develop strong rapport with various freight lines. 
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, and good housekeeping. 
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

 

Educational Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience preferred.

 

Experience Requirements:

• Requires experience managing people/budgets.
•  Computer and database application skills.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems.
• Ability to operate a manual / powered pallet jack or lift product
• 2+ years supervising warehouse/inventory staff preferred.

 

Technical Skills:

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following: 

• Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel. 
• Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement. 
• Quality standards. 
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

 

Language Skills:

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.