Supervisor, Warehouse

The Warehouse Supervisor provides guidance and direction to a team of employees in the Materials department. Manages inventory control, department safety, and team scheduling and efficiency. Monitors all activities of their team including shipping/receiving, inventory control, and employee actions. Builds an effective employee team by engaging, mentoring, and developing employees. 

 

This position typically pays between $77,012.08 to 107,817.13 and receives a 10% Bonus. 

 

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities 

• Oversees inventory control of all incoming production material (with the exclusion of milk) to avoid production material shortages.  

• Determines product availability to fill customer orders. 

• Applies shipping specifications within company policy. 

• Manages inventory expenses by selecting cost efficient suppliers and keeping inventories at a minimum. 

• Monitors receipts of cheese and/or powder from other locations and maintain inventory control of all purchased and manufactured cheese, QLC and whey powder.  

• Plans and schedules daily staffing needs to maximize labor efficiency and ensure production needs are met.  

• Leads and coaches team employees in Warehouse Department by implementing programs in technical training, safety, quality, communications, performance recognition, and internal employee development to drive peak employee engagement and productivity.   

• Maintains strong working relationships, collaboration within their team and a positive work environment.  

• Reinforces company and plant policies fairly and consistently.  

• Ensures team employees have completed all required training.  

• Responds to employee questions and concerns. 

• Monitors team operations and makes recommendations for labor and manufacturing efficiency, cost savings, and quality improvements.  

• Implements plant safety programs to ensure compliance and a safe working environment.   

• Ensures work is accomplished in a safe manner and the workplace is free of safety hazards.    

• Provides employees with the training, equipment, and tools to be able to safely perform their jobs.  

• Leads and demonstrates safe practices.  

• Participates in safety investigations and corrective actions.  

• Leads and executes the department’s quality systems to achieve quality goals.  

• Oversees the sanitation program effectiveness to ensure food safety standards are met in the department.  

 

Minimum Qualifications & Experience: 

• College Degree in Logistics, Warehouse Management or related field, or similar work experience 

• 5+ years of experience in food manufacturing materials management environment, additional education may substitute experience where applicable 

• 1+ year of experience leading, mentoring, and/or delegating work to others 

• Proficient computer knowledge, with familiarity or ability to learn SAP or other manufacturing computer systems 

 

Preferred Qualifications & Experience: 

• Dairy/Cheese manufacturing experience 

• Previous supervisory experience in manufacturing environment 

 

Work Environment Description:  

• Works in both the plant production environment which requires walking, climbing, standing and in an office environment which requires standing and sitting. This position is expected to spend time out on the production floor observing operations and interacting with employees. 

• May be required to occasionally independently move and handle objects up to 25 pounds.