Warehouse Supervisor

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.; Kansas; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

401(k) with Company Contribution

Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. is seeking a qualified leader to oversee operations in their warehouse facilities in Kansas. This role is vital in ensuring safety, quality, and productivity standards are met, utilizing TPS principles. The successful candidate will lead initiatives for team development, monitor performance metrics, and ensure compliance with safety and government standards.

The position requires 4-6 years of warehouse experience, a high school diploma or GED, and abilities in process improvement and leadership.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in a warehouse environment.
• Knowledge of TPS principles and standardization.
• Experience leading process improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate operations within the department.
• Monitor safety, quality, and productivity performance.
• Ensure compliance with company and environmental standards.

Skills

Leadership in warehouse operations

Process improvement

Problem-solving (PDCA, 5-Why)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Utilizing teamwork, this position is responsible for leading, directing, and coordinating the operations of a department within the facilities operations group. This includes ensuring and improving the safety, quality, productivity, cost control, and positive employee relations using the principles of TPS, and other strategies outlined by the company and division directives.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Support and monitor the department assigned.
• Utilize Hoshin and FMDS to communicate the department’s expectations and results.
• Creates standardized work process for assigned department and ensures these processes are reviewed and up to date.
• Ensures department’s staff are properly trained and perform daily work to standard processes.
• Conduct problem solving activities within the department using PDCA format with team input.
• Support initiatives for an effective safety program that meets OSHA and company expectations.
• Monitor department targets for safety performance including leading indicators (Hiyari Hatto, Behavioral Based Safety, etc.) and trailing indicators (incident rates).
• Conduct investigation, reporting and countermeasure of safety incidents and audits.
• Support activities of the facility’s safety committee.
• Ensures the department is compliant to company (ISO14001) and government environmental standards.
• Coordinate and monitor the productivity of department assigned.
• Monitor targets for productivity performance.
• Analyze data to improve productivity and implement improvements.
• Ensures adequate tools and equipment are available to staff for a safe and productive operation.
• Ensures the preventive maintenance program is being followed within assigned department for building and production equipment in order to minimize downtime.
• Follows and monitors quality control measures in place to meet internal and external customer expectations.
• Monitors department targets for quality performance.
• Analyzes data to improve quality and implement improvements.
• Delegates tasks and accountabilities.
• Supports creation of training and development plans for staff to support succession planning and effective operation.
• Supports plans to improve and maintain high morale of staff.
• Coaches, counsels and disciplines subordinates as required.
• Approves time submissions and time off requests for subordinates.
• Ensures company policies (HR, Safety, Internal Controls, IT, Accounting, Security, etc.) and other directives are communicated, implemented and observed throughout the organization.
• Ensures customer expectations are met.
• Responds promptly to internal and external customer issues and concerns with root cause and countermeasures within the specified timeframe.
• Ensures reports are submitted to Management within the specified time frame and with accuracy.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum of 4‑6 years previous experience in a warehouse environment.
• Experience in leading process improvement activities, creation of standardization of work, understanding of TPS principles, and problem‑solving principles (PDCA, 5‑Why, etc.) is a plus.
• Previous experience with warehouse operations and knowledge of rules and regulations is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are a proud equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job‑related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.