Warehouse Supervisor (Grand Forks, ND)

J.R. Simplot Company; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Simplot Company is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Grand Forks to lead receiving, storage, and shipping while upholding quality, cost, and service standards. You will supervise staff, ensure safety and sanitation, and optimize warehouse processes across LTW/IWS/DCS systems.

This role requires an associate degree or equivalent and 2+ years of related experience. Proficiency with MS Office and forklift operation is expected; certifications for safety and equipment are valued.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 2+ years of related experience and/or training.
• Good knowledge of computer systems and other technology.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Promote healthy and safety work practices in daily operations.
• Direct warehouse operation to monitor inventory, shipping, receiving, cost control, and quality.
• Maintain sanitation and food safety standards.
• Administer and follow policies, procedures, and union contracts fairly.
• Operate forklift and other equipment as needed to maintain warehouse.
• Monitor, analyze, and verify LTW, IWS and DCS system data; maximize uptime.
• Report and log mechanical and operational problems to improve uptime.
• Supervise and train staff; orient new employees and reinforce safety procedures.
• Follow leadership directives and identify process improvements.

Skills

Computer literacy

Safety-oriented

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

LTW/IWS/DCS systems

Forklift operation

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)

Job description

For more than 90 years, Simplot Company has grown as a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company. Our diverse businesses span agriculture, food production, manufacturing, mining, plant and animal sciences, ranching and cattle production, logistics, and transportation, connecting many of the essential steps that bring food from the earth to communities around the world.

That diversity creates strength, stability, and opportunity. Across our global business, employees can build new skills, explore different career paths, and contribute to meaningful work in a culture where safety is foundational.

Whatever your role, your work at Simplot contributes to something bigger. Join us to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape the future of food and agriculture.

Summary

This position supervises and coordinates warehouse activities. Supervises the receiving, storage, shipping,inventory control and administrative systems to ensure that those activities support facility and division policies and procedures for quality, cost, and customer service. Manages product storage and distribution facility in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures. Provides supervision and training to staff.The supervisor monitors, verifies, and adjusts system control points as required to maximize efficiency within the operation. Works closely with operators and maintenance personnel concerning the data that is being processed.

Key Responsibilities

• Must promote healthy and safety work practices.
• Direct the warehouse operation to monitor inventory, shipping, receiving, cost control, and quality performance. Ensures appropriate receipt and record keeping of inventory.
• Maintain sanitation and food safety standards.
• Ensures that the policies, procedures, and union contracts are administered and followed in a fair consistent manner.
• May operate forklift and other equipment as necessary to maintain warehouse. Receives and may physically unload or load product if required.
• Responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and verifying information in the LTW, IWS and DCS systems. Increasing total warehouse uptime by predicting failures, evaluating inefficient processes, troubleshooting.
• Reports and logs mechanical and operational problems to achieve maximum uptime performance.
• Provides supervision and training for company and contract staff. Provides orientation for new employees, ensures safety procedures are communicated and followed.
• Follows leadership’s directives and identifies mistakes.

Typical Education

Associate degree or equivalent. A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Relevant Experience

• 2+ year’s related experience and/or training.
• Good knowledge of computer systems and other technology
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

• Must obtain and maintain annual Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) certification for entry into low oxygen freezer environment, which involves wearing a tight-fitting mask.
• Must obtain and maintain annual Authorized Fall Protection Certification.
• Must obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certification.
• Must obtain and maintain a Forklift Certification

Other Information

Physical Demands: 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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to lift, stand, walk, twist, bend over or stoop, and crawl on hard surface.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit while operating a forklift.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• This position will involve working from heights and the use of fall protection equipment. Such equipment is designed for a worker to weigh (including gear) more than 120 lbs., but no more than 300 lbs.
• Must be able to climb up to 13 flights of stairs within the High-Bay Freezer
• Must be able to lift up to 70 lbs.

Work Schedule

• Shift Length: 12-hour shifts.
• Availability Required: Days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Steady Schedule: Assigned after hire, with every other weekend off.

Warehouse Shift Options:

• Day Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
• Night Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM.

Job Requisition ID: 27873

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Location(s): GF Warehouse - Grand Forks

Country: United States

**The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.**

**If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.**