Warehouse Manager

Salvation Army; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Baton Rouge, LA is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead staff and volunteers in processing donated items. You will supervise tagging, hanging, and stocking activities while ensuring timely workflow and adherence to established standards.

The role requires warehouse experience, supervisory ability, and forklift competence. Candidates must be able to lift light to moderate loads and work in a warehouse environment with varying conditions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Three years of warehouse experience with at least six months in a supervisory role.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise warehouse staff and volunteers.
• Ensure donations are processed timely and stored properly.
• Tag items with coded tickets and prices.
• Hang clothes on hangers and place on racks.
• Monitor inventory and stock replenishment as needed.
• Ensure compliance with policies and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory

Warehouse operations

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

This position is responsible for:Supervises and participates in the work performed by employees, beneficiaries and/or community service workers in the warehouse; ensures that all donated items are processed through the warehouse in a timely manner and in accordance with established standards; ensures the thrift store remains adequately stocked.Key Responsibilities:Serves as a lead worker to warehouse staff (employees, beneficiaries and community service workers) and volunteers; schedules and monitors their work; instructs and trains staff in proper methods and procedures for performing work; inspects work in progress and upon completion for accuracy and completeness; responds to employees questions and assists in revolving operational and personnel problems; ensures the work performed in compliance with established standards, policies and procedures.Monitors the arrival and distribution of all donations ensuring that items reach the appropriate destination in a timely manner.Monitors the supply of items available in the warehouse in order to determine the areas needing additional stock.Supervises and participates in tagging items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures.Supervises and participates in hanging clothes on hangers and placing same on clothes racks.Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:Ability to meet attendance requirements.Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.Physical ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull light objects (less than 25 lbs.).Moderate mobility: duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis. Distance of travel is usually within the same building, but may require driving within the service area.Work is performed in a warehouse environment where there are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather of discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like, but may require driving with exposure to the outdoors whare there are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, heat or discomforts associated with noise, dust, and the like.All employees recognize the The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.Employee Benefits:Medical, Dental, and Vision InsurancePaid Time Off (PTO)Life InsuranceRetirement Plans and More!Education and Experience:High School Diploma of G.E.D. preferredandthree years experience performing warehouse work with at least six months experience in a supervisory capacity,orany equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.Licenses and Certifications:ForkliftValid State Driver LicenseEqual Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled