Warehouse Supervisor- IA

PHOENIX CLOSURES; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

PHOENIX CLOSURES is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Davenport, IA to manage warehouse and traffic functions, ensuring on-time deliveries and safe operations. This role supports production, shipping, and receiving with a strong emphasis on safety and GMP-like expectations.

The candidate will oversee cycle counts, coordinate with carriers, and maintain documentation, while supervising staff performance and ensuring accurate inventory control and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• 3–5 years in a supervisory role.
• 2–3 years in a warehouse environment with forklift experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse and traffic functions to ensure on-time, cost-effective delivery.
• Direct and monitor activities for special projects and ensure safety policies are followed.
• Coordinate with carriers, provide shipment information, and manage freight quotes.

Skills

Forklift operation

Supervisory experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supervises warehouse and traffic functions for the Davenport, IA plant to provide on time and cost-effective delivery for customers, and ensures accurate and timely production support, shipping, and receiving within a safe environment. This is a Safety Sensitive Position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts Green Area Meetings and maintains appropriate documentation;
• Responsible for cycle counting machine locations as needed.
• Directs and monitors activities for special projects;
• Responsible for calling designated carriers, providing them with appropriate shipment information;
• Responsible for checking hard allocation at beginning and end of shift and notifies manager of issues or shortages, based on the “No Raw Material Report”.
• Ensures continuity of support for manufacturing;
• Ensures resin/silo unloading procedures are strictly followed to maintain accurate, compliant, and sufficient resin inventory to meet production needs. Alert management if issues or shortages are encountered;
• Ensures bin checks are done in a timely manner and year-end inventory is 100% accurate;
• Reports railcar taps to vendors the day of which they occur, ensuring all required taps are complete by month end;
• Responsible for notifying railroad of required changes in railcar line-up on siding;
• Responsible for performing RMA’s and PO receipts, as required.
• Responsible for obtaining freight quotes;
• Monitors employee performance including annual performance reviews and disciplinary actions and reports findings to manager;
• Loads and unloads trailers for shipments and receipts as required:
• Secures trailers with dock locks or wheel chocks before entering with a forklift; removes or unlocks when loading/unloading is complete;
• Responsible for material handler duties, as Shipping and Receiving workload dictates;
• Assists with training department new hires;
• Assists with shipping office operations;
• Supports bailing operations as needed;
• Ensures all orders ship in a timely, accurate manner through interaction with appropriate company departments, warehouse personnel, customers and carriers;
• Ensures daily and weekly logs are completed in a timely manner;
• Installs and removes dock plates, opens and closes dock doors and ensure they remain locked for security and safety reasons;
• Label, stretch wrap, stage and ship orders in compliance with customer requirements and PHX procedures;
• Loads and unloads shuttle trailers and trailers to outside warehouses and other PHX facilities using appropriate transactions;
• Maintains up to date knowledge of export documentation requirements and prepare documents;
• Maintains staging lanes using fork lift;
• Assists with tote assembly as needed;
• Monitor facilities to ensure compliance with Safety, FDA, OSHA, Department of Homeland Security; other certification agency and PHX requirements;
• Monitors and supervises maintenance program regarding all warehouse equipment and facilities.
• Moves product from production floor and loads onto trucks or moves to designated warehouse location;
• Operate forklift, clamp truck in safe manner. Charge and water forklift batteries;
• Performs RTI’s for color, liner and WIP caps returned to the warehouse from production;
• Prepares for customer audits/visits and assists in implementing appropriate recommendations;
• Prepares weekly inventory report for purchasing;
• Prints Wave/ Pick Tickets, bills of lading and labels;
• Processes customer returns;
• Receives railcars into the IQRF system, unloads railcar resin into appropriate silos and notify manager of issues or shortages;
• Repacks cartons;
• Responds to telephone queries, receives and sends fax information;
• Utilize IQFR transactions for all receipts, movements and issues of raw materials and packaging components, staging and shipping of customer orders, warehouse transfers or customer returns.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interacts with customers for questions or problem resolution;
• Serves on committees;
• Responsible for following all Food Safety and GMP related policies and procedures;
• Responsible for enforcing and following all Safety Rules, policies, procedures and work instructions;
• Other responsibilities, as required.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• High School diploma or GED.

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a supervisory role;
• 2-3 years’ experience in warehouse setting;
• Forklift experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Simple Grasping (40-70%) - filing; handling paper;
• Firm Grasping (40-70%) - filing; handling paper;
• Fine Manipulation (at >70%) - phone; expediting orders.

EQUIPMENT USED:

• Forklift, personal computer, laptop, printer, copier, calculator, telephone, clamp truck, fax machine, scissors, radios.

CONTACTS:

• Management, Maintenance, Production, Customer Service, Vendors.

SUPERVISION/BACKUP:

• Warehouse Manager