Inbound Supervisor

SYSCO; Industry (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSCO is seeking a supervisor-inbound to ensure day-to-day receiving operations, quality checks, and accurate quantity control on the dock and in the coolers, while enforcing safety policies.

You will coach and develop associates, monitor performance against standards, coordinate staffing during peak periods, and drive policy adherence and continuous process improvements. Experience in warehouse leadership and forklift operation is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year of warehouse experience, preferably in a supervisory role.
• Experience supervising inbound processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily receiving processes on the dock and in the coolers, ensuring preferred work methods are followed by associates.
• Assist employees if short-staffed by driving forklifts, shipping trucks, receiving product, loading trucks, or cleaning the warehouse.
• Communicate with the teams daily to explore opportunities within the inbound processes.
• Review, coach, and develop maintenance associates.
• Monitor work, adherence to policy and safety requirements.
• Issue discipline when necessary.
• Maintain associate relations through regular department or pre-shift meetings; maintain ongoing interaction.
• Keep open communication channels with associates by answering questions and explaining policies and procedures.
• Monitor associate morale and submit ideas to improve engagement and enablement.
• Department planning and policy review to become more efficient and productive.
• Make substitutions and oversee the upkeep of power equipment.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Forklift operation

Supervisory experience

Independent worker

Safety policy adherence

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Power equipment upkeep

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The supervisor-inbound is responsible for ensuring day to day efficient operation and all policies and procedures that are related to products being received into the warehouse are followed daily by effective use of associates, ensuring associates comply with all safety policies, and all products are checked for quality and accurate quantity. Some operating companies will also include quality assurance and high lift in addition to receiving and warehouse.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing daily receiving processes on the dock and in the coolers, ensuring preferred work methods are being followed by associates.


• Assisting employees if short-staffed driving forklifts, shipping trucks, receiving the product, loading trucks, or cleaning warehouse.


• Communicating with the teams daily to explore opportunities within the inbound processes


• Review, coach, and develop the maintenance associates.


• Monitoring work, adherence to policy and safety requirements.


• Issuing discipline when necessary.


• Maintains associate relations through regular department or pre-shift meetings; maintains on-going interaction


• Keeps open communication channels with associates by answering questions and explaining policies and procedures


• Monitors associate morale, and submits and respond to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement.


• Department planning and policy review to become more efficient and productive.


• Making all necessary substitution and responsible for the upkeep of power equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• 1 year of warehouse experience, preferably in a supervisory role.

Professional Skills

• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple tasks, work independently, and prioritize duties.


• Ensure daily tasks are completed.


• Enforce all policies and procedures related to receiving are being followed daily.


• Enforce compliance on all safety policies.


• Reject product with inferior quality on inbound.


• Personnel schedule recommendations.


• Headcount increases.


• Termination of employees.