Warehouse Supervisor

Michigan Sugar; Carrollton Township (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Sugar Company is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to manage sugar handling, warehousing, packaging, shipping and receiving. You will coach staff, enforce SOPs, and ensure a safe SQF environment while meeting customer demands.

You will lead inventory, audits, and safety initiatives, coordinating with sales, quality and maintenance teams. The role requires strong leadership and cross-functional teamwork in a fast-paced facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Management or related field, or 3–5 years relevant experience.
• Proficient computer skills for communication, documentation and ordering supplies.
• Experience with preventive maintenance planning and documentation.
• Food safety training or willingness to obtain training.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop a team within a union environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inventory accuracy for finished products, packaging materials and supplies.
• Lead warehouse, packaging and shipping teams; manage scheduling and training.
• Enforce safety, GMP, and food safety policies; coordinate with maintenance.
• Prepare for audits and ensure sanitary, traceability and COA compliance.
• Manage recalls, root-cause analysis and corrective actions in packaging.

Skills

Leadership

Computer Skills

Analytical Skills

Cross-functional Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Management or related field

Job description

Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Warehouse Supervisor, located at 341 Sugar St., Carrollton, MI 48724

Job Summary

Manage sugar handling, packaging, warehousing, shipping, and receiving operations efficiently to minimize costs and maximize our productivity. This position will also work with our sales and quality departments to meet customer demands while keeping a safe quality food (SQF) environment for our customers. This position requires leadership skills to coach and train employees on operating safely while promoting a team atmosphere.

Inventory & Warehouse Management

• Maintain accurate inventories for finished products, packaging materials, and miscellaneous supplies.
• Conduct regular physical and cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Enforce FIFO (First-In, First-Out) inventory practices for all materials and products.
• Plan and lead warehouse organization initiatives and long-term packaging strategies.
• Coordinate with Lift Truck Operators on inventory movement and shipping schedules.
• Monitor incoming deliveries and oversee proper inspection and documentation of packaging materials and ingredients.
• Oversee proper segregation and storage practices, including non-conforming product handling and chemical storage per AIB standards.

Employee Supervision & Development

• Supervise employees across packaging, warehousing, and shipping departments.
• Manage scheduling, onboarding, training, and development in SOP, GMP/Food Safety, and Occupational Safety.
• Direct Lift Truck Operators for warehouse inventory needs and logistics coordination.
• Enforce company policies, labor laws, and the collective bargaining agreement.
• Address employee concerns, grievances, and disciplinary matters in a fair and consistent manner.

Compliance, Audits & Safety

• Prepare for and participate in scheduled and unscheduled audits.
• Enforce safety standards, including Michigan Sugar safety policies and MIOSHA regulations.
• Support and maintain equipment reliability in coordination with the maintenance team.
• Ensure sanitation and pest control programs are effectively executed and documented.

Food Safety & Quality Assurance

• Assure compliance with 21 CFR 100 and Michigan Sugar’s GMP policies in all sugar handling, packaging, and shipping activities.
• Maintain required records under the Bioterrorism Act, including traceability documentation.
• Participate in the Food Safety Committee and conduct monthly sanitation self-inspections.
• Monitor HACCP-related equipment (screens, magnets, metal detectors) and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Administer mock recalls semi-annually and resolve deficiencies.
• Respond to customer packaging complaints by determining root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure COAs are provided when required and that shipping vehicles are properly inspected.
• Implement and oversee the glass and brittle plastic program in and around the warehouse

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree of Management and or 3 to 5 years of equivalent relevant experience
• Proficient computer skills in all areas for communication, documentation and ordering supplies
• Ability to manage the preventive maintenance plan and required documentation
• Food safety training or ability and willingness to obtain required training
• Lead by demonstrating ethics and integrity, displaying drive and purpose, demonstrated capability to learn, and managing self and increasing self-awareness.
• Leading your team as a coach to pull them forward into the future
• Ability to work with a cross functional team and train them
• Recognizing individual talent to staff team for success
• Ability to deliver results working within collective bargaining agreement
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexible and able to work in fast paced and varying environments
• Ability to quickly problem solve and make decisions

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visitwww.michigansugar.com .

Michigan Sugar Companywas founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer