Warehouse Supervisor 2nd Shift

Dover Corp; Chesterfield Court House (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401k Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Dover Food Retail in South Chesterfield, VA, is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead the day-to-day warehouse operations, ensuring safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of goods. You will supervise staff, provide training, distribute work, and resolve problems to meet production and quality goals. The role emphasizes lean methods and a collaborative team culture, with a commitment to safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• BS degree (or higher) in business, engineering, or other applicable discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years in a leadership role within manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean environment that enhances plant safety and conduct 6S audits.
• Drive a safety-conscious culture and ensure OSHA compliance.
• Manage overall departmental goals including Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity.
• Develop a strong team with emphasis on process management and continuous improvement.
• Drive positive associate relations and team culture and coach continuous improvement.
• Forecast staffing, workload, and performance to meet business demands; review production reports for improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Lean

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Organized

People management

Education

BS degree in business or engineering

Job description

Our Story:

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services; and leading our industry by Innovating What's Next in glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies that keep food safe under brands such as HillPhoenix and Anthony.

DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues in excess of $7 billion.

DFR is built on creativity and customer-centric innovation delivered by people invigorated by a strong sense of responsibility to help our customers win in their marketplaces. The relationships we build with our customers are as important to our success as the products we manufacture. This collaborative environment delivers FRESH THINKING, reassuring our customers that they choose the best when they choose to work with the people of Dover Food Retail.

Job Title: Supervisor, Warehouse

Location: South Chesterfield, VA

What we're looking for:

Reporting to the Senior Principle Lead Engineer, Material Flow & Inventory Control, the Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for continuously improving the warehouse and to ensure attainment of company goals. Oversee the day-to-day operation of the warehouse, oversee the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of goods. Supervises members of the warehouse and provides training, work allocation, and problem resolution. Primary contact and responsibility for all Warehouse functions.

What you'll be responsible for in this role:

• Maintain a clean environment that enhances plant safety. Conduct 6S audits. Ensure 6S audit actions are addressed in a timely manner and are effective, and improvements are sustained.
• Drive a safety conscious culture that ensures compliance with all required OSHA guidelines and other required standards for an efficient, safe place to work for employees.
• Responsible for and effectively manages overall departmental goals and objectives including:
  • Safety
  • Quality
  • Delivery
  • Cost and Productivity
  • Resource allocation
  • Staff development
  • Accountability
• Develop a strong team focusing on process management and continuous improvement.
• Drive positive associate relations and team culture.
• Responsible for all quality-related issues and directs investigation claims for proper identification of root cause, incorporation of corrective actions and follow-up verification.
• Forecast staffing, workload and performance results to meet business demands for workload and performance results for area of responsibility.
• Prepare, review, and/or analyze production reports, and use information to identify operational improvements.
• Ensure process controls are in place to accurately control WIP, and proper inventory levels are established, maintained, and audited for compliance.
• Monitor raw materials supplies to ensure adequate inventory.
• Supervise daily warehouse operations including order picking, pick verification, and material staging to ensure high levels of inventory accuracy, on-time shipments, and efficient workflow execution.
• Coordinated dock operations and internal material movement by delivering kits and production materials to Plant 1 and Plant 2, ensuring continuous support of manufacturing schedules and shipping requirements.
• Supervise cycle-count activities, material location verification, and inventory reconciliation processes to maintain accurate system inventory, improve location accuracy, and support operational accountability.
• Formulate recommendations to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality, as well as for improvement of working conditions, the workforce, and overall operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure each process within the departments is identified and effectively controlled, including root cause analysis, corrective/preventative actions, PPM, inventory control, and scrap reduction programs.
• Ensure that cross training and continuing education is maintained for key salary and hourly personnel.
• Foster professional growth and development of all personnel to promote group unity, efficiency effectiveness by providing technical training and support assistance to problem-solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Champion and coach continuous improvement, lean objectives, and process improvements and establish a culture that these elements are not programs, but a way of life.
• Develop KPIs to track improvements and monitor growth in each responsible area.
• Ensuring process corrective actions are addressed in a timely manner and are effective, including conducting audits of effectiveness.

What are the basic qualifications?

• BS degree (or higher) in business, engineering, or other applicable discipline or equivalent experience
• 7+ years or relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment
• 3+ years in a leadership position within a manufacturing environment

What are the preferred qualifications?

• BS degree (or higher) in business, engineering, or other applicable discipline

To be a great fit for the role:

• Excellent interpersonal communication with the ability to influence all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of supervisory and leadership techniques and principles.
• Strong demonstratedexperience in Lean, Kaizen, and or /Six Sigma is desired.
• Proven leader with experience managing within a large Manufacturing organization; able to motivate teams and drive accountability.
• Ability to define, prepare, and analyze production reports.
• Organized and detail-oriented, adaptable to change.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong team building, decision-making, and people management skills. Must be able to communicate with production employees, other OPS Managers, and upper management.
• Desire for future growth and responsibilities.

How We Define Our Values and Why You Should Join Our Team:

The backbone behind our collection of outstanding businesses is a team of dedicated employees who protect and enhance our valued reputation for quality and delivering what we promise. It's our values that define Dover to all of our key audiences: our shareholders, customers, prospective employees and especially to ourselves.

These values must be expressed in our work and embody our actions, as they form the basis by which we do our jobs, make decisions and measure our performance. It's our unwavering commitment to maintaining our values that defines who we are as a Company.

• Collaborative Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Winning Through Customers
• Respects and Values People
• Expectations for Results
• High Ethical Standards, Openness, and Trust

What's in it for you?

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending
• Paid Holidays

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

Dover Food Retail is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.