Warehouse Supervisor

SunOpta; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with Match

Paid Holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

SunOpta is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee shipping, receiving, and inventory for the Alburtis, PA location. The role includes hiring and training staff, planning daily work, and ensuring accurate documentation.

Candidates should have a business-related associate degree and forklift experience, with 3–5 years in a similar role. Travel between the main plant and two local warehouses is required; the role is largely on-site with a split between office and production environments.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Business or related field.
• Three to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent.
• Forklift experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily material department activities including shipping and receiving.
• Maintain inventory records, perform physical counts, and reconcile data.
• Develop and maintain work instructions for tasks.
• Ensure safety and GMP adherence across shifts.
• Coordinate with production and other departments to meet schedules.

Skills

Forklift experience

Inventory control

Reading safety docs

Microsoft Office

Lean warehouse

Education

Associates Degree in Business or related field

Tools

Oracle

WMS/ERP systems

Office software

Job description

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers' growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Job Summary:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a wide variety of material department activities including shipping and receiving raw materials and/or finished goods and maintaining inventory and associated records. People management responsibilities include hiring and training, planning, and assigning daily work, conducting performance appraisals, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Supervise and assist in daily material department including:
• Filling and shipping customer orders
• Satisfying internal shipping requirements (technical service, vendors, etc.)
• Ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation
• Receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel
• Filling work orders from production
• Packaging assemblies and receiving into finished goods
• Ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged
• Arranging transfers to and from external warehouses
• Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department activities.
• Developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks.
• Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and workflow.
• Interpreting company policies to workers and enforcing safety regulations.
• Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and work crew and equipment performance.
• Continuously improve warehouse operations through the use of lean enterprise practices.
• Conferring with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments and serving internal customers.
• Assists with inventory control levels by conducting physical counts, reconciling with data storage system.
• Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
• Ensures effective safety procedures, tools and record keeping are managed through site leadership.
• Adheres to company GMP's (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Warehouse and Material Department Employees

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Business or related field.
• Three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Forklift experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Food industry and/or manufacturing industry experience.
• Oracle experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Previous experience in cycle counting and Inventory a plus
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to make calculations such as discounts, freight estimates, dimensional weight, invoices, and percentages.
• Knowledge of general business and computer software.
• Aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Additional Considerations:

• Travel Expectations: Travel between main plant and 2 warehouses (within 10-mile radius).
• Location: This role will be located at the SunOpta offsite warehouse in Alburtis, PA.
• Shift: Days, Monday through Friday.
• Work Environment: Approximately 50% of this role will be performed in an office environment; approximately 50% may be in a production environment.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Featured Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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