Distribution Supervisor - 2nd Shift

 

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This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

 

Your Role:

The Distribution Supervisor- 2nd Shift at the Barton site supervises employees and operations of the Distribution Center which includes establishing performance standards, monitoring employee performance, and engage in performance management activities.

 

• Shift hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am – 6:30pm
• Supervises the department under direction of the department manager.
• Trains employees and maintains corporate quality systems, including ISO registration.
• Participates in talent selection process.
• Engages in performance management and accountability discussions to develop and retain employees.
• Resolves and maintains employee relations through effective communication for the area including, team meetings and daily interaction.
• Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments and provide guidance to staff.
• Enforces company safety, work, and housekeeping standards.  
• Evaluates processes and methods, recommends, and implements measures to improve safety.  
• Reviews chemical handling precautions and ensure employees are trained on safe handling of hazardous chemicals
• Active member of the emergency hazardous materials response team, medical response team or evacuation team
• Addressing unsafe situations and preventing interruption of operations by being an active member of the Chemical Spill Team.  
• Recognize and initiate near miss reports.  
• Complete accident/incident investigation reports within required time
• Conducts audits for compliance to procedures, rules and regulations and provides feedback for both safe and unsafe actions
• Develops and maintains training documents and SOPs in assigned areas
• Monitor resources daily and schedules workload and staff accordingly for assigned area to maximize safety, quality, and productivity
• Responsible for achieving established safety, quality, delivery, inventory, cost, and people goals.
• Maintains required documentation including unit records, productivity, and activity reports.
• Monitors labor and materials to control costs and provides financial justification when recommending equipment purchases.
• Leads, initiates, promote and actively participate in process improvement initiatives and cross functional teams resulting in safety, quality, productivity, and cost saving improvements.
• Ensures the correct chemicals are received, stored, packed, and shipped to meet customer’s expectations and in compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Ensure all packages conform to legal requirements for storage, and shipping of hazardous materials (DOT, CFR, IATA, and IMO) as well as corporate and Factory Mutual policies
• Communicates with customers on special requirements and responds to corrective action requests
• Represents department during internal and external audits  
• Coordinates with Sales & Marketing, Packaging Engineering, Procurement, Production, Packaging, Distribution, Compliance and Carriers and Freight Forwarders to resolve storage, packaging, shipping, and customers concerns.
• Responds to Corrective Action requests (internal and external customers) within designated timeframe.
• Miscellaneous duties and tasks as assigned
• Must follow all good distribution practices (GDP), where applicable.

 

Physical Attributes:

 

• May sit, stand, walk, reach above the shoulder, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl for long periods of time and/or stay on feet for eight plus hours.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds unassisted and more than 60 pounds assisted.
• Use of respirator when handling open chemicals.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment, “PPE”, including but not limited to hard hats, glasses/goggles, chemical resistant suits, gloves, safety shoes.
• Involves the use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and adjusting focus.
• Work area may occasionally be wet, humid, abnormally hot, or cold.
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts