Warehouse/Distribution Supervisor at Wabtec Reno, NV

Comunidade Metodista; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec in Reno, NV is seeking a Warehouse/Distribution Supervisor to lead a team and ensure safe, efficient operations on the production floor. You will hire, coach, and develop hourly staff while upholding safety standards and high morale.

You will plan daily production schedules, drive on-time delivery to customers, and apply continuous improvement methods to reduce cycle times and costs. This role requires hands-on leadership and strong communication across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with 3–5 years in a supervisory role.
• Warehouse or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Ability to lead through change and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Hire and lead a team of hourly employees to support the operation.
• Develop, coordinate, lead and execute daily production plans.
• Drive daily schedule attainment to meet internal and external commitments.
• Lead improvement projects with a Lean focus and collaborate with cross-functional leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety focus

Lean

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Warehouse/Distribution Supervisor job at Wabtec. Reno, NV.

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hire and lead a team of hourly employees to support the business operation.
• Accomplish goals while focusing with utmost importance on Safety, maintaining high employee morale, and employee engagement.
• Develop, coordinate, lead and execute daily production plans.
• Drive daily schedule attainment to meet all internal and external customer commitments.
• Develop and implement a continuous improvement strategy to improve safety, service, and quality, while reducing cycle times, costs, and in-process inventory levels.
• Lead improvement project initiatives with a Lean focus.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross functional leadership team.
• Flexibility to work various shifts as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a supervisory role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Prior warehouse or manufacturing/leadership experience and training.
• Ability to build and lead a team through change.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Six Sigma or equivalent quality training.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Strong understanding of business processes in a service environment.
• Ability to manage contract resources.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit throughout the work day.
• Employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds.
• Employee is required to use mobile equipment at times.
• Employee is regularly required to wear required PPE.
• Employee is required to be on site to supervise employees.
• Requires daily face-to-face interaction with employees on production line.

Work Environment:

(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.)

The employee will normally work in a temperature-controlled warehouse environment

Annual salary, depending on experience is $70,000 to $80,000.

About Wabtec:

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Whether it's freight rail, transit, mining, industrial or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people - together - are accelerating the future of transportation.Making the rail industry – the cornerstone of global transportation – more efficient and sustainable is at the heart of what we do at Wabtec and the reason we’re pushing ourselves to better serve our customers, our communities, and the world.