Warehouse Supervisor - 3rd Shift

MSI Express; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express in Portage, Indiana, is seeking a Warehouse Operations Supervisor to ensure warehousing, shipping and receiving targets are met by training and developing workers, managing schedules, inventories and inbound/outbound trucks.

You will enforce GMP and safety guidelines, conduct audits, drive process improvements with cross-functional teams, and support customer visits and audits while maintaining product quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervision or team lead roles in warehouse/production.
• Knowledge of GMP and safety practices.
• Strong coordination and scheduling abilities.
• Ability to train and develop staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehousing personnel and ensure safety compliance.
• Coordinate shift operations and cross-department collaboration.
• Manage receiving, shipping, and inventory processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost reductions in warehousing.
• Support customer visits, audits and quality initiatives.

Job description

Job Description:

ROLE PROFILE

To ensure warehousing, shipping and receiving targets are met or exceeded by training and developing workers, managing employee scheduling, managing inventories and inbound and outbound trucks. Ensure product quality is preserved through proactive involvement in process improvement. Supervise, manage and develop warehousing personnel. Conduct plant audits and reviews of warehouse assuring company standards are maintained and work with other departments to resolve quality, production, and efficiency problems. Identify and help to implement improvements. Function as an information source to various departments to continuously improve operations. Support customer service during customer visits and audits. Support the Plant Manager on special department projects. Ensure workers are following safety and GMP guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety Management

• Ensure all personnel work safely
• Ensure workplace is clean, organized, and safe
• Conduct safety discussions with all personnel

Overall shift management

• Coordination of all warehouse functions on shift
• Work collaboratively with all departments to ensure smooth operations
• Employee scheduling

Ensure effective equipment operation and warehouse efficiencies are met

• Manage material receiving/finished goods shipping, documentation and execution so that product quality is maintained
• Work with customers to ensure their goals for shipping and receiving are met
• Manage organization of the warehouse
• Drive food safety and quality of materials through worker training, development and ensure warehouse equipment is properly functioning and operated
• Generate work orders for equipment issues and improvements

Responsible for Inventory Management

• Work with operations to ensure proper inventory levels are maintained per production schedule
• Ensure inventory systems Bill of Materials are setup for proper relief of inventories during production
• Effectively manage finished goods levels
• Work with external warehouses to effectively manage inventory levels
• Manage the scheduling of deliveries with suppliers and manage exceptions
• Manage and perform inventory cycle counts

Continuous Improvement of Operations

• Understand Warehouse processes, including shipping and receiving
• Review warehouse efficiencies and work with all departments to improve throughput
• Work with management to improve efficiencies and reduce cost
• Track improvement ideas to understand effectiveness of changes

Support personnel training and development

• Ensure warehouse personnel (forklift operators, shipping and receiving) are trained on following SOPs, performing the tasks on the equipment checklists, performing quality inspections, and monitoring and documenting materials entering and leaving the facility
• Ensure warehouse personnel are trained on warehousing, general operations, food safety and quality SOPs
• Assess employee performance (both MSI and Staffing), develop improvement plans, and implement training to increase employee skills and performance
• Provide regular, documented feedback to employees to improve performance

SOP implementation and review in areas of responsibility

• Understand SOPs and provide improvement ideas and upgrades
• Ensure employees are properly trained on SOPs
• Ensure SOP training is properly documented

Other duties as assigned

MSI Express is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.