Warehouse Supervisor - 1st Shift

Creative-Werks; Bartlett (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative-Werks in Bartlett, IL is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee shipping, receiving, inventory accuracy and record-keeping while ensuring safety, quality and cost goals are met.

You will lead forklift operators and clerks, train staff, coordinate shifts, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with GMP, SQF, HACCP and food safety standards, with a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Requires an associates degree or 5+ years warehouse leadership experience.
• Knowledge of warehouse fundamentals and WMS.
• Experience with ERP systems and SAP a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Experience with inventory management and cycle counting preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervises forklift lead, operators and warehouse clerks.
• Oversees daily tasks including filling and shipping orders and receiving materials.
• Produces daily summaries and status reports of department activities.
• Enforces safety, discipline, cooperation and teamwork.
• Coaches, trains, mentors and develops team members.
• Maintains annual forklift operator training after certification.
• Coordinates handoffs between shifts and communicates key information.
• Ensures compliance with client system reporting requirements.
• Schedules direct reports to meet changing demand.
• Ensures items are on hand and properly stored for production needs.
• Coordinates with other supervisors to support internal customers.
• Attends GMP, SQF, HACCP and other food safety trainings.
• Regularly inspects warehouse and facility for compliance.
• Enforces food safety rules and monitoring.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Warehouse management

ERP software

Inventory control

MS Office

SAP knowledge

Food safety

Forklift experience

Communication

Time management

Education

Associates degree or 5+ years leadership experience in warehouse

Tools

WMS

ERP software

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Cycle counting

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a wide variety of warehouse activities including shipping and receiving materials and/or finished goods, maintaining inventory accuracy, completing and filing required documents for record keeping, and equipment records. People management responsibilities include training, planning and assigning daily work, conducting performance appraisals for hourly warehouse employees, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems. Daily focus on safety policy and procedure compliance. All work must be directed to ensure that safety, quality, and cost metrics meet management and business objectives.

Responsibilities of the Position:

• Supervises forklift lead, operators and warehouse clerks in warehouse activities.
• Supervises and assists in daily tasks including: filling and shipping orders, ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation, receiving material and routing to appropriate area or personnel, and providing production support as needed.
• Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of department activities, providing daily summaries and status reports
• Enforce company rules regarding safety, discipline, cooperation and teamwork.
• Coaching, training, mentoring and developing team members to meet current and future business requirements.
• Responsible for annual training of forklift operators after completing a train the trainer certification class
• Facilitating seamless handoffs between shifts and communicating key information to peers, team members and management.
• Understanding internal and external client systems reporting requirements to ensure timely compliance of transactions.
• Scheduling direct reports in response to rapidly changing product mix and seasonal demand.
• Assuring that correct items are on hand and stored properly for daily production requirements.
• Coordinating Conferring with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments and serving internal customers.
• Attend all food safety training sessions (GMP, SQF, HACCP, Allergen, Food Facility Security, Preventing Foodborne Illness)
• Participate in company GMP walks
• Regularly inspect warehouse and facility for compliance
• Enforce company rules regarding food safety and monitoring
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

Requirements

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of conventional management and warehouse fundamentals including working knowledge of a Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• ERP software experience
• Inventory Management experience including Cycle Counting management preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Work, Excel)
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.
• SQF / Food Safety Knowledge highly desired
• Sit-down and/or Reach Forklift experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Education and Experience:

• Associates degree or five years of warehouse experience with two or more years of experience in a leadership role.

Working Conditions:

• Office setting and warehouse environment with temperature range of 55 - 80 degrees
• This position may require the employee to be on-call at times to respond to emergencies.
• Ability to work weekends or shifts other than their own to meet the needs of the business.

Physical Requirements:

• Operate standard office equipment
• Reach with hands and arms
• Lift up to 25 pounds