Assistant Warehouse Supervisor

Abbott; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Portsmouth, VA, seeks an Assistant Warehouse Supervisor to plan, organize, and monitor printing, picking, and shipping for Government Distribution. The role includes payroll for lab staff, daily sales order uploads, and driving site performance.

Schedule is 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM. You will lead up to 20–25 personnel, ensure inventory accuracy, and develop standard work instructions while collaborating with sales to fulfill customer requests and maintain safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 3–5 years warehouse leadership experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage 20–25 warehouse personnel.
• Proficient in data analysis and reporting with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and monitor printing, picking, and shipping of orders.
• Manage daily sales order uploads and payroll for lab supply employees.
• Train, coach, and provide feedback to warehouse staff.
• Maintain inventory accuracy across Government Lab and POCT verticals.
• Create and update work instructions and SOPs.
• Liaise between warehouse and sales to resolve customer requests.
• Ensure safe operation of material handling equipment and health/safety compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Team training

Planning & organization

Communication

Data reporting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Assistant Warehouse Supervisor

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The position of Assistant Warehouse SupervisorGovernment Distribution is within our Toxicology Unit located in Portsmouth, Virginia at Instant Technologies. In this role, you will plan, organize, and monitor the printing, picking, and shipping of all point-of-care and lab supply orders for the Government Vertical. You will also manage daily sales order uploads and maintain payroll for lab supply employees.

Work Schedule: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM

What You’ll Work On

• Plans and coordinates work, trains and motivates, monitors, and evaluates performance of Government employees.
• Responsible for monitoring daily reports. Open order report, Backorder report.
• Responsible for meeting all site goals as directed by the Site director.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory levels across Government Lab and POCT verticals.
• Responsible for drafting work instructions and standard operating procedures in Ensur.
• Liaison between warehouse and sales to resolve any customer requests.
• Ensures their ability to safely operate material handling equipment and uphold health, safety and security in the workplace at all times.
• Responsible for training, coaching and providing feedback to employees.
• Oversees the printing, picking, packing, shipping, and quality checking processes.
• Responsible for working with management on NPIs or Chain of custody form revisions.
• Ensures warehouse cleanliness by maintaining and managing a cleaning schedule.
• Assist the site leader in helping to coordinate, organize, and manage special projects.
• Create, implement, monitor, and manages all work Instructions and procedures in the Warehouse Government Department.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma, general education degree or equivalent
• 3-5 Years Warehouse leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to manage up to 20 to 25 warehouse personnel
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with creating excels and power points in Microsoft Office for data analysis and reporting

Competencies:

• Reliable, dependable, and hard working
• Achieving results ethically
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Problem analysis and problem solving

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 – $101,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.