Operations Supervisor

Meijer; Middlebury (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking a warehouse leadership professional to plan and oversee daily shipping and receiving operations in a fast-paced distribution environment. You will recruit, train, and develop staff, cultivate strong team relationships, and ensure safety and efficiency while meeting productivity targets.

You will lead staffing, monitor performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a union-influenced distribution center, with focus on growth and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• 3+ years of leadership and/or warehouse management experience.
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Conflict resolution and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily shipping and receiving to meet department goals.
• Interviews, trains, and maintains staffing levels to meet goals.
• Develops potential leaders and succession bench.
• Foster positive relationships with team members and unions where applicable.
• Promote a positive work environment and support differences.
• Ensure adherence to policies and safety practices.
• Establish and monitor DC Scorecard metrics for productivity and efficiency.
• Train and lead teams to achieve performance, quality, cost, and service goals.
• Handle investigations and disciplinary actions with HR alignment.
• Monitor performance metrics and provide coaching and retraining as needed.
• Evaluate warehouse processes and recommend improvements.
• Perform administrative duties related to production, shipping and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

This position is responsible for planning the daily shipping and receiving activities of the unit to achieve department and organizational metrics. Determines job assignments and coordinates all aspects of receiving, selection, put‑away, safety, inventory control and sanitation, ensuring productivity goals are met efficiently.

What You'll Be Doing

• Interviews, trains, develops and maintains appropriate staffing levels to meet daily operational goals.
• Works to identify high potential team members within their span of care that may be interested in further development opportunities, helping create a succession bench for leadership
• Foster positive working relationships with new and existing Team Members and Union representatives, where applicable, to promote Team Member satisfaction and increase retention
• Cultivate a positive and innovative work environment. Promotes a team environment that values, encourages and supports differences.
• Ensure adherence to Meijer policies, procedures and practices.
• Responsible to establish and maintain DC Scorecard metrics for productivity and efficiency for defined area of responsibility. Utilizes data‑based analysis to identify opportunities for improved operating performance.
• Trains, coaches and leads work teams to achieve performance, quality, cost and service goals. Ensures their ability to safely operate material handling equipment to move materials to and from storage configurations.
• Manages team member concerns and leads all investigations. Provides recommendation on discipline if needed to their First Assistant and Human Resources representative for alignment.
• Monitor and track performance metrics for direct reports. Deliver coaching, retraining and disciplinary action to team members as necessary.
• Responsibility for continuous evaluation of warehouse processes. Identifies and provides recommendations to leadership for process improvements.
• Administrative duties related to production, shipping and quality performance.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management preferred.
• 3+ years of leadership and/or warehouse management experience.
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Conflict resolution and performance management.