Warehouse Supervisor

Darigold, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Darigold, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead the Rainier WA warehouse team. You will provide supervision for warehouse operations, coach staff, ensure safety, accuracy, and on-time shipping while reducing waste and improving processes.

The role requires strong communication, the ability to collaborate with other departments, and experience with inventory management systems such as Oracle ERP. Flexibility for variable hours including weekends is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Dairy, Grocery, or Warehouse industry background is ideal.
• Prior experience supervising in a unionized environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision for the warehouse teams to ensure safety, accuracy, and quality.
• Lead meetings and develop team communication and performance.
• Analyze inventory issues and reconcile discrepancies in ERP.
• Support continuous improvement and cost-savings initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Self-motivation

Oracle ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Darigold is seeking a motivated Warehouse Supervisor to be a part of Darigold’s Rainier WA team. The Warehouse Supervisor must possess the desire and ability to provide leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of warehousing. As a member of the team, the Warehouse Supervisor will be a partner in the Supply Chain Division. The Supervisor’s role is to maintain a high level of productivity and continuous improvement with their assigned shift in the areas of safety, reliability, order accuracy, cost savings, team building and personnel management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned)

• Provide leadership and supervision for the warehouse and associated personnel. Effectively motivate, train, and communicate with assigned teams to ensure superior levels of accuracy, safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality. Ensure individual and team performance meets or exceeds goals and expectations.
• Prepare and conduct team meetings as necessary for effective communication and development of teams.
• Develop expert knowledge of the warehouse processes and all associated equipment. Analyze and systematically troubleshoot warehousing issues, empowering the team to take initiative in resolving similar challenges.
• Perform daily checks and reports to ensure the highest order accuracy and quality of products shipped to Darigold’s customers. Maintain shift performance and quality documentation.
• Lead and participate in project teams focused on improving efficiency, safety, quality, reliability, sanitation, and reducing waste.
• Reinforce a sense of urgency during periods of downtime and effectively communicate issues to the management team.
• Communicate and collaborate closely with other departments within Darigold’s operations.
• Troubleshoot and reconcile inventory discrepancies in the Oracle ERP system, making necessary adjustments to maintain accurate inventory levels.
• Monitor and analyze inventory data within the ERP system to identify trends, discrepancies, and areas for improvement.
• Assist in training staff on best practices for inventory management and ERP system usage.
• Must be able to work variable hours and weekends. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend and off-shift hours as necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work with diverse groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise, and backgrounds.
• Proven ability to achieve results through others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision; must be self-motivated and a self-starter.
• Proficient in Oracle ERP systems or similar inventory management software.

Education, Experience and Certifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations or related field preferred. Industry experience would be considered in the absence of a degree.
• Dairy, Grocery, or Warehouse industry background is ideal
• Prior experience working in a 24/7 operations facility is a plus.
• At least 1-2 years experience supervising in a unionized environment is preferred.

Note

Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to people, & customer-driven solutions to organizations, all around the globe. We are the 5th largest dairy Co-Op in the US & one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We produce over 10 billion pounds of milk every year! Since 1918, our Farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Our work environment provides a results driven, collaborative space, with open & transparent communication, & a culture of celebrating everyone’s wins. Our mid-size private business model provides the ability to have dynamic involvement at all levels of our organization. We’re also proud to say we offer an excellent Total Compensation Package & a few other unique perks to our industry!

At Darigold we embrace diversity & welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law- We’re proud to say we are an Equal Opportunity and Afficanial Action Employer.

As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify- please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.

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