Warehouse Supervisor, 1st Shift Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 6:30 PM

Bigelow Tea; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Bigelow Tea in Louisville, KY is hiring a Warehouse Supervisor for 1st shift (Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 6:30 PM). This on-site role leads shipping/receiving teams and ensures accurate inventory, on-time shipments, and adherence to safety policies.

You will coordinate with freight carriers and Customer Service to trace or correct shipments, maintain reports, and support production schedules while fostering a collaborative, safety‑conscious work environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 1–3 years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of vendors or employees of the organization.
• Mathematical skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide; fraction and decimals; rate, ratio, percent; interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning ability: apply common sense to carry out instructions; handle problems with several variables.
• Physical demands: stand, walk, lift up to 50 pounds; vision requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all assigned shipping and receiving personnel.
• Route TL and LTL shipments and inbound/outbound transfers.
• Maintain inventory counts and ensure required reports are completed.
• Work with freight carriers to resolve delivery problems.
• Coordinate with Customer Service to trace shipments and correct errors.
• Provide guidance and assistance to Warehouse personnel.
• Enforce Safety and Health policies; inspect forklifts and pallet jacks.
• Review production schedules and ensure materials are available.
• Edit raw material paperwork; print and distribute reports.
• Communicate daily with corporate Customer Service and transportation vendors.
• Member of Plant Management Team.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to anticipate needs

Team Player

Leader

Motivations

Goal Completion

Self-Starter

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Warehouse Supervisor, 1st Shift Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 6:30 PM

Job Category: Manufacturing

Requisition Number: WAREH001305

• Posted : August 7, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

KY
Louisville, KY 40299, USA

Description

Specific Duties & Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for the supervision of all assigned shipping and receiving personnel.
• Responsible for the daily routing of all TL and LTL shipments and inbound and outbound transfers.
• Maintain accurate inventory counts, both finished goods and raw materials, and ensure all required reports are accurately completed and processed.
• Work with freight carriers to solve delivery problems, lost freight, etc.
• Work with Customer Service when required to trace shipments, and/or track and correct shipping errors.
• Provide guidance and assistance to all Warehouse personnel.
• Monitor and enforce R.C. Bigelow Safety and Health policies and procedures to include, as required, the inspection of forklifts and pallet jacks on a routine basis.
• Review and monitor adherence to RCB policies as they relate to inventory and shipment of product.
• Edits customer shipping activity, distribute reports and complete paperwork.
• Enters and edit raw material paperwork transactions. Print and distribute reports.
• Reviews detail production schedule and preliminary production schedule and assures materials are available for these schedules.

Additional

• Communicate daily with corporate Customer Service and transportation vendors.
• Provide the time for personnel to complete scheduled training and monitor the results.
• Member of Plant Management Team.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly supervises employees in the Warehouse Department.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); one to three years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of vendors or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee is required to have vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and frequently must work where there are fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock; vibration; wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Strong interpersonal skills

Novice

Novice

Ability to anticipate needs

Novice

Behaviors

Preferred

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Leader

Inspires teammates to follow them

Motivations

Preferred

Goal Completion

Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

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