Supervisor

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. seeks an experienced warehouse supervisor to guide efficiency in housing product, order selection, and delivery preparation for member stores. You will oversee staff, ensure timely shipments and compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities include training, performance evaluations, and enforcing policies to minimize risk and control costs, while communicating with management about improvements and daily goals.

Qualifications

• : One to two years supervisory experience or grocery warehouse experience.
• : Ability to read safety rules and operate procedures; write routine reports and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• : Supervise warehouse employees in housing product, selecting orders, and preparing for delivery to members.
• : Responsible for productive, timely and quality shipment/receiving of all products for member stores.
• : Direct the placement of the workforce during shift; hire, train, develop, recognize, and evaluate employees.
• : Enforce safety policies and train employees; conduct accident investigations and manage injuries.
• : Maintain records and ensure compliance with state/federal and AWG policies.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Warehouse operations

Leadership

Safety compliance

Education

One to two years supervisory experience or grocery warehouse experience

Tools

Warehouse equipment

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The individual must have the ability to perform the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the department head or a member of upper management but are intended for an understanding of the purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.

• Supervise warehouse employees in basic functions of housing product in the warehouse, selecting orders, and preparing for delivery to members in the most efficient manner.
• Responsible for the productive, timely and quality shipment and/or receiving of all products for member stores.
• Increase production and effectively utilize the work force to maximize efficiency and reduce warehouse operating expenses.
• Direct the placement of the work force responding to the changing needs during the shift.
• Hire, train, develop, recognize, and evaluate the performance of all employees on the shift.
• Provide an atmosphere of open and honest communications and a positive working environment.
• Enforcement and education of company safety, sanitation, security and standards of operation.
• Responsible for reducing safety risks and minimizing exposure by working with team to insure all safety policies and practices are followed. Conduct audits, train employees, make inspections and observations, praise and acknowledge good safe practices, manage work related injuries to minimize loss and conduct complete accident investigations on all incidents.
• Administer disciplinary action per divisional policies and procedures.
• Oversee the resolution of employee complaints or grievances to facilitate a proper resolution.
• Conduct pre-shift meetings with team to communicate daily goals, member needs, safety issues and problem areas that need to be addressed.
• Communicate to the Warehouse Manager problem areas, improvements, etc., regarding the warehouse center’s operation.
• Responsible for seeing that state, federal and AWG safety, sanitation, and governmental policies, laws and regulations are maintained and adhered to.
• Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.
• This position requires strong communication and computer skills with the ability to use and learn new technology. The Flawless Execution method will be utilized in all planning and communication. Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed and results. All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on time.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation may be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business without significant difficulty or expense. The reasonable accommodation would permit a qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and contractual guidelines of the position.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

One to two years supervisory experience and/or experience working in a grocery warehouse environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Warehouse mobile equipment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the job duties, the employee is occasionally or frequently exposed to extreme cold in the coolers or freezer and works with and around a variety of warehouse mobile equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

This position's basic purpose

This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist the Warehouse to continuous growth and financial success.

Job Type

Full-time