Warehouse Supervisor

Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Flex Spending Account

Dental Vision

Voluntary Supplemental insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

401K (100% company match on the first

4% & total company match of 5%)

Employee Referral Bonus

Job summary

Sellars Absorbent Materials, Milwaukee location, is seeking an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to manage day-to-day logistics at the Midtown and 5400 Good Hope facilities. You will coordinate shipping, supervise Logistics Associates, and partner with production to align daily logistics plans.

Ideal candidates bring five years in manufacturing, strong leadership, and proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office. The role emphasizes safety, process improvements, and accurate inventory management.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Problem solving: identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Prior leadership experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.
• Focus on continually improving processes and measuring improvements.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflow to ensure daily on-time shipping requirements are met.
• Provide frontline support for daily logistics operations.
• Supervise Logistics Associates.
• Maintain department shipment data and weekly reports.
• Maintain warehouse inventory accuracy.
• Follow all company safety rules and guidelines.
• Communicate with production teams about daily logistics plan.
• Apply lean principles to reduce costs and continually improve workflow.
• Ensure that all shipping and receiving processes are being followed.
• Determine, suggest, and implement cost-effective logistics process improvements to better serve customers and the company.
• Train new employees.

Skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Leadership experience

Excel proficiency

Process improvement

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Description

This position is primarily responsible for managing the day to day logistics operations at the Midtown and 5400 Good Hope locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflow to ensure daily on-time shipping requirements are met.
• Provide frontline support for daily logistics operations.
• Supervise Logistics Associates.
• Maintain department shipment data and records, run weekly reports.
• Maintain warehouse inventory accuracy.
• Follow all company safety rules and guidelines.
• Ensure quality standards and workmanship standards for Sellars products are met on a continuing basis.
• Coordinate unloading and put away of incoming product.
• Communicate with production teams (on all shifts) about daily logistics plan.
• Apply lean principles to reduce costs and continually improve workflow.
• Ensure that all shipping and receiving processes are being followed.
• Determine, suggest, and implement cost-effective logistics process improvements to better serve customers and the company.
• Ensure cleanliness of the building.
• Maintain all assigned metrics.
• Train new employees.
• Perform any other duties not listed above deemed necessary.

Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

An individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily to successfully meet the requirements of this position. The information below is viewed as representative of the body of knowledge and physical attributes needed to be successful in this position.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Problem solving (identify problem, define root cause, develop alternative solutions, and select and implement the most effective solution).
• Prior leadership experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.
• Focus on continually improving processes and measuring implemented improvements.

Language and Teamwork Required

• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Flexibility in work assignments.
• Professionalism, courtesy, and tact in dealing with all members of the Sellars organization and external resources.
• Encourage and foster teamwork within the logistics group and outside the logistics group.
• Good written and verbal communication skills dealing with issues in a positive, complete manner.
• Coaching skills with the capability to handle issues positively and completely.
• Seek out, listen to, and value inputs from all levels in the organization.
• Positive work attitude.

Education and Experience Required

• Prior experience in warehouse supervision preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to move around the facility to meet with employees in various locations.
• Use a computer and phone to conduct business.
• Lift a maximum of 50 lbs.
• Complete Sellars training to operate material handling equipment when needed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Flex Spending Account
• Dental Vision
• Voluntary Supplemental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• 401K (100% company match on the first 4% & total company match of 5%)
• Employee Referral Bonus

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Sellars Absorbent Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Sellars Absorbent Materials does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.