Warehouse Supervisor

Eaton Corporation; Jonesville (SC); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation’s ES AMER ESS division seeks a Warehouse Supervisor at its Jonesville, SC site. The role oversees shipping, receiving and material handling to ensure timely movement, accuracy and safety.

The incumbent will develop staffing plans, standardize processes, and drive improvements in inventory accuracy, turns and on-time delivery while leading a high-performing team. Salary ranges from $86,000 to $126,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Five years of supervisor or team lead experience.
• Five years of warehouse management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Three years of SAP experience.
• No immigration sponsorship or relocation assistance for this position within 50‑mile radius of Jonesville, SC.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shipping, receiving and in-plant material handling operations to ensure timely material movement and inventory accuracy.
• Develop and execute daily workforce and staffing strategies to align labor with workload and customer demand.
• Standardize and improve warehouse processes, maintain work instructions, and drive efficiency.
• Recruit, hire, and develop warehouse personnel with onboarding and ongoing coaching.
• Manage inventory targets and KPIs to improve on-time delivery, turns, and safety performance.
• Lead teams to achieve goals, communicate priorities, and foster accountability and continuous improvement.
• Implement a comprehensive 5S program with visual controls and audits.
• Investigate issues, root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Support DOH reduction and inventory optimization initiatives with cross-team collaboration.

Skills

SAP experience

Microsoft Excel

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

CPIM Certification

Tools

SAP

IM/WM inventory management

Job description

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Warehouse Supervisor.

This role is located at our Jonesville, SC site. No relocation assistance will be provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing shipping, receiving and in-plant material handling operations to ensure timely material movement, inventory accuracy, and compliance with safety and operational standards.

In this role you will:

• Supervise Shipping, Receiving, Material Handling teams to ensure safe and efficient material flow throughout the facility
• Develop and execute daily workforce and staffing strategies by aligning labor resources with workload, production schedules, and customer demand to ensure operational objectives are achieved through effective labor utilization, shift coverage, and workforce allocation
• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve warehouse and material handling processes by creating and maintaining work instructions, ensuring operational consistency and compliance, and driving efficiency through waste elimination and workflow optimization
• Recruit, hire, train, and develop warehouse personnel by implementing effective onboarding programs, evaluating performance and providing feedback, and offering ongoing coaching to build a flexible, skilled, and high-performing workforce
• Develop and manage inventory targets, KPIs, and operational metrics to support production and customer requirements, monitor performance trends, and implement improvement plans that drive inventory accuracy, inventory turns, on-time delivery, labor productivity, order fulfillment accuracy, and safety performance
• Lead warehouse and material operations teams to achieve established goals, objectives, and performance targets by communicating priorities and expectations, reviewing business results, and fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement
• Develop, implement, and sustain a comprehensive 5S program through effective visual controls, regular audits, and continuous improvement activities to maintain workplace organization, efficiency, safety, and housekeeping standards
• Investigate operational issues, inventory discrepancies, quality concerns, and customer complaints using structured problem‑solving methodologies, and develop, implement, and sustain corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence and drive continuous improvement
• Support inventory management and Days on Hand (DOH) reduction initiatives by developing processes to identify and review excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory, executing approved disposition and scrap activities, and partnering with Supply Chain, Planning, and Finance teams to optimize inventory levels and improve working capital performance
• Lead preparation and execution of annual physical inventory process
• Support in special projects and supply chain improvement initiatives as assigned

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution and five (5) years of supervisor or team lead experience.
• Five (5) years of warehouse management experience within a manufacturing environment
• Three (3) years of SAP experience
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation assistance will be provided for this position. Only candidates within a 50‑mile radius of Jonesville, SC will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business field from an accredited university
• SAP experience related to IM and WM inventory management
• Experience in supervising hourly reports
• CPIM Certification
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience with Lean/Six Sigma principles utilizing: consignment, pull systems, Kanban
• Proven analytical, problem solving, project management and facilitation skills.
• Expert knowledge with Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of institutional problem‑solving tools/processes such as cycle time reduction and process improvement tools: Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, Kaizen, DOE, Pareto Charts, Statistical process control, Process mapping, Tree diagrams, Root cause analysis, Analytical software programs.

Skills:

Position Criteria:

• Strong computer skills.
• Understanding of problem‑solving methods (A3, 5-Why, root cause analysis).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated strong skills on following competencies: Priority Setting, Decision Quality, Problem Solving, Learning on the Fly, Customer Focus, Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust, Drive for Results, Technical Learning.

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