Warehouse Supervisor

FastTek Global; Illinois; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental

Vision

PTO Program

Long Term Disability (100% paid)

Life Insurance (100% paid)

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

FastTek Global is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee daily operations, ensure safety, and drive productivity across departments. The role emphasizes coaching hourly staff, enforcing shop rules, and maintaining accurate payroll data through daily timekeeping.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in warehouse management, strong communication, and a track record of improving layouts and efficiency using WPO and quality control practices.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with technical or business training.
• Technical training in skilled trades or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in a supervising or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Counsel and support hourly employees with needs or concerns.
• Address performance behaviors, praising positives and correcting negatives.
• Use Quality Network problem solving to address opportunities and engage staff.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Basic math

Communication

Technology understanding

Scheduling systems

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Quality control

Education

High school graduate

Technical or business training

10+ years experience

Tools

Scheduling / management systems

Job description

Warehouse Supervisor 5 #1067038

Job Description:

The energy at our company is contagious. We're driven by our immense passion, as we constantly seek out challenges and identify new opportunities. We work hard to connect with our customers and earn their loyalty for life. Bring your talent to our company - our opportunities for growth span the globe. We will give you the training and opportunities to unleash your ambition.

Summary:

The main function of a warehouse supervisor is to oversee warehouse employees in order to meet business objectives for assigned departments regarding safety, quality productivity, responsiveness, and more.

Job Responsibilities:

• Counsel and support hourly employees with needs/concerns as required.
• Address performance behaviors by commending those that are positives and discouraging those that are negative.
• Uses Quality Network problem solving process to address opportunities within area and engage work force for ideas.
• Apply Workplace Organization (WPO) process to improve layouts and efficiency.
• Perform daily Timekeeping System (TKS) updating to ensure accurate processing of payroll data.
• Use A-3 reporting format to document problem solving activities and observe local A-3 guidelines.
• Conduct daily meetings to communicate business performance and have two-way discussions with employees.
• Perform and document weekly safety observation tours of departments.
• Plan daily workloads in advance.
• Support colleagues to optimize shift performance.
• Observe contractual requirements (National and Local).
• Enforce Shop Rules.
• Perform daily SOP audit checks.
• Advance skills through Individual Development Plan (IDP) process.
• Keep General Supervisor Shop Committee apprised of all pending activities.

Skills:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Understand of basic technology of area where assigned.
• Knowledge of scheduling and other management systems.
• Relatively high level of analytical ability where problems are complex.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees and elicit work output.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures.

Education/Experience:

• High school graduate with at least 1-2 years of technical or business school training.
• Training in skilled trades area or equivalent technical training.
• 10+ years of experience required.

Additional Info:

At FastTek Global,

Our Purpose is

Our People and

Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are

helping people find their success stories.

Also,

Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for

24 years!

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is

100% consultant and

client focused.

We've differentiated ourselves by being

fast, flexible,

creative and

honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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