Lead Warehouse Supervisor: Optimize Ops & Safety

Sysco; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehousing activities, ensure safety and quality, and drive continuous improvements in a fast-paced distribution center in College Park, GA.

You will oversee staffing, training and performance, coordinate with safety and quality teams, and report on department metrics. The role requires 3–5 years of supervisory experience and certification for powered industrial trucks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or 3-5 years equivalent education/work experience in a distribution center.
• 3-5 years of warehouse supervisory experience with a re-distribution/distribution center.
• Experience with handheld radio frequency (RF) unit.
• Voice recognition preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of powered industrial trucks.
• Powered industrial truck certification is required upon completion of internal training and testing within the first 2 weeks of being hired.

Responsibilities

• Direct, coordinate and monitor the daily activities and performance of warehouse workers to assure compliance of standard procedures, quality, and safety.
• Assure quality performance through proper staffing, effective communication, and training.
• Manage employee performance through motivation, delegation, development, mentoring and resolving conflict.
• Take corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and following company policy.
• Conduct regular department or pre-shift meetings to foster employee engagement, communicate any changes to company policies and procedures, address employee concerns, foster idea-sharing and suggestions for improvement.
• Participate in staff selection, performance and compensation evaluations, corrective action and terminations, as necessary.
• Continuously review warehouse procedures and recommend and/or modify the operational structure to create a more efficient and productive operation.
• Monitor departmental expenses.
• Provide necessary resources to support daily activities.
• Suggest and implement process improvements that will increase efficiency, productivity, safety, and quality while reducing costs (i.e. overtime hours, building and machine maintenance cost).
• Enforce all policy and procedures, including safety and housekeeping, effectively and appropriately (i.e., pre-shift meetings, daily safety walkthrough, etc.).
• Maintain reports and logs including productivity operations report, daily supervisor end of shift walk-through, battery watering log, and weekly safety toolbox talks.
• Provide and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Promote a safe working environment through safety toolbox talks, monthly safety training, and inspections.
• Coordinate efforts with the safety department to aid in training, conducting associate observations, updating preferred work methods, conducting accident investigations to determine root causes and perform routine safety inspections.
• Assure compliance of all company and local, state and federal regulatory agencies' (i.e., OSHA) policies and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Team management

Training

Education

Bachelors degree preferred

3-5 years distribution center experience

Tools

RF handheld unit

WMS-HighJump/PeopleSoft

Voice recognition

Job description

Sysco is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehousing activities, ensure safety and quality, and drive continuous improvements in a fast-paced distribution center in College Park, GA.

You will oversee staffing, training and performance, coordinate with safety and quality teams, and report on department metrics. The role requires 3–5 years of supervisory experience and certification for powered industrial trucks.