Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor Dairy & Load-Out

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. seeks two Warehouse Supervisors to oversee load-out, production and QC activities on 1st and 2nd shifts, with weekend/holiday availability. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and cost control while maintaining SAP processes and inventory systems.

The supervisor will lead a team, manage schedules, and ensure accurate shipping, with responsibilities across loading, training, and continuous improvement. Night shifts and flexibility are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate the performance of direct reports.
• Ability to think analytically.
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Must show enthusiasm, initiative, pride in work and a commitment to the organization and its mission.
• Good computer skills, demonstrating proficiency in MS Windows, Word and Excel.
• Good human relations skills, ability to work well with others and be a team member.

Responsibilities

• Achieve department goals for load-out, production volume, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
• Provide leadership and guidance to employees for development and establishing a good working atmosphere.
• Coordinate daily load-out in order to meet business objectives.
• Communicates non compliances in a timely fashion to appropriate Managers for corrective action.
• Assist with SAP training programs for employees to ensure effective adoption and utilization of SAP systems and processes.
• Maintain warehouse selection accuracy by managing, promoting, and directing the use of any order selection technology (such as scanning or voice to pick systems).
• Communicates with department managers to maintain efficient operations.
• Assigns job responsibilities to employees, according to policies, to meet planned shipping schedules insuring that the proper equipment and operating techniques are followed.
• Monitors changes in employee morale and works to resolve problems within departments.
• Maintains employee records such as time sheets, absences, tardy records, overtime, and safety as required.
• Ensures standard operating procedures for job functions are accurate and up to date.
• Maintains product/code rotation of Cooler inventory.
• Responsible for assigned safety program.
• Conducts accident investigations as needed.
• Responsible for Cooler employee job performance, including safety, orientation, training and discipline.
• Assures compliance with employee relations policies and programs.
• Monitors and enforces all Company policies.
• Instructs and trains present and future employees as needed.
• Coordinates with production and purchasing in monitoring inventory control and variances of all shipping, packaging and processing supplies.
• Coordinates load-out schedules, production runs, bills of lading, trailer inventories and master sanitation schedules.
• Leads continuous improvement activities to improve safety, losses, performance results, processes and costs.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Time management

MS Windows / Word / Excel

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or Business

Tools

SAP

Voice picking systems

Scanning technology

Job description

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. seeks two Warehouse Supervisors to oversee load-out, production and QC activities on 1st and 2nd shifts, with weekend/holiday availability. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and cost control while maintaining SAP processes and inventory systems.

The supervisor will lead a team, manage schedules, and ensure accurate shipping, with responsibilities across loading, training, and continuous improvement. Night shifts and flexibility are required.