Warehouse Supervisor

Acro Service Corp; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Acro Service Corp is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee hourly employees and ensure safety, quality, and productivity targets are met. The role involves coaching staff, applying lean and problem-solving methods, and coordinating daily workloads across shifts.

The successful candidate will have a high school diploma and technical training, strong math and communication skills, and experience with scheduling systems.

Qualifications

• High school graduate with 1-2 years of technical or business school training.
• Training in skilled trades or equivalent technical training.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures, basic math, and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Counsel and support hourly employees with needs/concerns as required.
• Address performance behaviors by commending positives and discouraging negatives.
• Use Quality Network problem solving to address opportunities within area and engage workforce for ideas.
• Apply Workplace Organization (WPO) to improve layouts and efficiency.
• Perform daily Timekeeping System (TKS) updates for payroll accuracy.
• Use A-3 reporting format to document problem solving activities.
• Conduct daily meetings to communicate 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).
• Perform daily SOP audit checks.
• Advance skills through Individual Development Plan (IDP).
• Keep General Supervisor Shop Committee apprised of all pending activities.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Basic math

Written and verbal communication

Technology literacy

Scheduling and management systems

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Quality control procedures

Education

High school diploma

Technical or business school training

Job description

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).
• 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.