Warehouse Operations Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Meijer Inc.; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meijer Rewards

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking an Operations Supervisor for the 2nd shift to lead daily shipping and receiving operations, schedule staffing, and ensure productivity metrics are met.

You will coach teams, manage performance, and uphold safety and quality standards across the distribution center. This role emphasizes data-driven improvements and collaboration with Union representatives where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Supply Chain or related field.
• 3+ years of leadership and/or warehouse management experience.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead staffing, interviews, trains and maintains appropriate staffing levels to meet daily goals.
• Develop potential future leaders and foster a positive working environment.
• Maintain DC Scorecard metrics and drive productivity and efficiency.
• Coach teams to achieve safety, quality, cost and service goals.
• Oversee material handling safety and operational processes across the warehouse.

Skills

Leadership

Warehouse Management

Analytical Skills

MS Office

Communication

Conflict Resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

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

Lead More Good to Life—One Team at a Time

At Meijer, our Operations Supervisors do more than keep products moving. They lead teams, build relationships, and help ensure our stores have what they need to serve communities across the Midwest. Every shift is an opportunity to support team members, drive results, and make a meaningful impact. This position will be scheduled on 2nd Shift and 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.

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.

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect.

Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification.

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