Warehouse Supervisor

Hydrite; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement contribution

Wellness incentive

Paid time off (2 weeks)

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Hydrite is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehouse operations, including shipping, receiving, inventory, and production support. You will coach operators, ensure safety, and drive continuous improvement across the site.

Applicants should have warehouse or supervisory experience, forklift capability, and strong computer skills. The role reports to the Plant Manager and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or technical training preferred.
• Experience in warehouse, manufacturing, or supervisory roles.
• Strong written and spoken English communication.
• Forklift certification and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse operations including shipping, receiving, inventory, and production support.
• Oversee overtime and flexible hours to meet staffing needs.
• Schedule and supervise production activities and container preparation.
• Lead safety, housekeeping, and compliance with DOT, RCRA, EHS and Hydrite SOPs.
• Maintain inventory accuracy via FIFO, cycle counts, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate labor, equipment, packaging materials, and priorities with production scheduling.
• Coach and develop warehouse operators, set expectations, provide feedback.
• Track KPIs for safety, quality, inventory accuracy, productivity, service levels, and housekeeping.
• Identify process gaps and drive corrective actions for continuous improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Coaching

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree/technical training

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

WHO WE ARE

We are a company where people matter.

We are family driven.

We are financially strong.

And we are looking for problem-solvers to join our growing team.

BENEFITS

• Up to 10% Retirement Contribution
• $600 per Year Wellness Incentive
• Two Weeks Starting Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision - Eligible f_irst day of the month following hire date._

_ JOIN A TOP WORKPLACE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nlFHnnfvhk_

WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR

The Warehouse Supervisor leads daily warehouse, shipping, receiving, inventory, and production activities. This role ensures safe, compliant, efficient operations while maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting production schedules, coaching operators, tracking key metrics, and driving continuous improvement.

_ Primary responsibilities include: _

• Must be willing to work overtime and flexible hours as needed to support operational and staffing needs.
• Assign and supervise warehouse shipping, receiving, LTL, shuttle, common carrier, inter-branch, and waste shipments to ensure accuracy, compliance, and customer requirements are met.
• Schedule and supervise production activities, including container preparation, bulk receipts, and direct tanker drum-off activities.
• Lead daily safety, housekeeping, and compliance efforts, including DOT, RCRA, environmental, health, safety, and Hydrite SOP requirements.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through FIFO product rotation, cycle counts, discrepancy resolution, and corrective actions.
• Support production scheduling by coordinating labor, equipment, packaging materials, tank availability, shipment priorities, and customer needs.
• Coach, train, and develop warehouse operators while setting expectations, providing feedback, and promoting accountability.
• Track and act on key performance indicators for safety, quality, inventory accuracy, productivity, service levels, loading performance, cycle counts, and housekeeping.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, improving standard work, participating in root cause analysis, and driving corrective actions.

JOB EXPECTATIONS:

• Uphold Hydrite’s Standard of Excellence through safe, compliant, high-quality, and service-focused warehouse operations.
• Lead by example and hold operators accountable to Hydrite work rules, SOPs, safety expectations, housekeeping standards, and performance goals.
• Participate in required RCRA, DOT, EHS, process, and job-specific training and communicate applicable requirements to operators.
• Maintain compliant handling, labeling, storage, segregation, shipment, and disposal practices within assigned areas.
• Use KPIs, cycle count results, safety observations, inventory data, and production priorities to identify issues and drive corrective actions.
• Communicate effectively with warehouse, production, transportation, customer service, purchasing, quality, EHS, and other Hydrite departments.
• Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, efficiency, inventory accuracy, standard work, training, and overall warehouse performance.
• Maintain regular attendance and perform all duties outlined in relevant SOPs, along with other duties as assigned.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

• This position reports to the Plant Manager.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree, technical training, or equivalent warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Warehouse, shipping/receiving, inventory control, production, chemical handling, or manufacturing experience required; supervisory or lead experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of warehouse safety, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, production scheduling, DOT/RCRA, EHS, and chemical handling requirements preferred.
• Strong computer skills required, including Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Excel; business system experience preferred.
• Ability to operate a forklift required; prior forklift and material-handling experience preferred.
• Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving, and organizational skills required; must be able to read, write, and speak English.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Benefits and perks include 401k and profit sharing, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, legal services insurance, scholarship awards for children of employees, summer picnic, community giving events, free family wellness coaching including nutritionist and fitness coach.

WANT TO STAY CONNECTED? FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hydrite-chemical-co-
• Facebook: facebook.com/hydrite
• YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs_493NR8RI

Learn more about Hydrite on our website: www.hydrite.com/careers

Illinois Pay Range

$65,000—$75,000 USD