Warehouse Supervisor: Lead, Logistics & Shipping Excellence

Mapei Marine; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Rewards for Results bonuses

Medical plan

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Dental and vision

Tuition reimbursement

Insurance discounts

Job summary

MAPEI in Kentucky is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead a busy warehouse operation. You will supervise staff, oversee shipping, receiving, and kitting, and coordinate materials to production and customer orders. The role requires hands-on leadership, strong computer skills and forklift experience.

Base salary ranges from $75,000 to $85,000 with a biweekly shift differential for 2nd/3rd shifts. The position emphasizes safety, accuracy, and timely material flow within a dynamic facility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in warehouse, logistics, or supply chain with kitting is preferred.
• Supervisory experience or equivalent training is required.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Forklift experience is preferred and certification is a plus.
• Strong computer proficiency and comfort with warehouse systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee warehouse staff including hiring, training, scheduling & coaching.
• Manage daily shipping, receiving, logistics, staging and kitting activities.
• Coordinate picking, staging, and kitting to support production and orders.
• Ensure kits and materials are complete, labeled, and delivered on schedule.
• Review documents to set workflow priorities and shipping priorities.
• Coordinate movement of materials across receiving, storage, kitting, and outbound areas.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Customer Service & Transportation to address shortages.
• Plan storage, staging, routing and dock activity for efficient flow.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and investigate variances.
• Maintain records of shipments, variances, orders, weights and dock appointments.
• Inspect processes and coordinate equipment maintenance as needed.
• Verify permits and shipping documentation for inbound/outbound loads.
• Standardize procedures and drive safety, efficiency and material flow.

Skills

Forklift experience

Communication skills

Computer proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Warehouse management system (WMS)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse staff, including hiring, training, scheduling, coaching, and performance management.
• Oversee daily shipping, receiving, logistics, staging, and kitting activities to ensure accuracy, quality, and on-time execution.
• Coordinate the picking, staging, and kitting of raw materials, components, packaging, and other items required to support production schedules and customer orders.
• Ensure kits and staged materials are complete, accurate, properly labeled, and delivered to production or outbound areas according to schedule.
• Review bills of lading, shipping notices, production requirements, orders, and related documentation to determine workflow and shipping priorities.
• Coordinate the movement of materials between receiving, storage, kitting, production, staging, and outbound shipping areas.
• Partner with Production, Planning, Customer Service, Transportation, and other departments to address material shortages, order priorities, and changing production or shipping needs.
• Plan and optimize warehouse storage, material staging, trailer loading, routing, dock activity, and weight distribution.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and investigate discrepancies involving staged materials, kits, shipments, shortages, and inventory variances.
• Maintain records of shipments, inventory variances, unfilled orders, weights, freight charges, dock appointments, and other logistics-related activity.
• Inspect loading, material handling, and warehouse processes and coordinate equipment maintenance or repairs as needed.
• Verify driver permits, shipping documentation, and other requirements for inbound and outbound loads.
• Standardize warehouse, logistics, and kitting procedures and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, accuracy, efficiency, and material flow.
• Identify and resolve workflow issues, service concerns, material shortages, and shipping discrepancies and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and compliant warehouse environment.
• Adhere to all MAPEI policies, safety rules, and work procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What’s in it for you

• In this role you will earn a competitive annual base salary based on your experience and qualifications.
• Biannual “Rewards for Results” bonuses, awarded at discretion based on plant performance.
• Our employees have the option of a highly competitive medical plan with minimal monthly employee contributions.
• 17 days of paid sick and vacation time annually (days are prorated in year one).
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 6% company match.
• Excellent dental and vision programs, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid life insurance, and free telemedicine physician services.
• Various other employee-focused programs and perks, including tuition reimbursement, discounted home and auto insurance programs, supplemental life insurance, and more.

Position Specific Details

• You will earn between $75,000 to $85,000, based on your experience and qualifications.
• If you are assigned to the 2nd or 3rd shift, you will also receive an additional premium shift differential of $192.00 biweekly, which equates to $5,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Warehouse, logistics, or supply chain, with kitting experience.
• Supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Forklift experience.
• Strong computer proficiency and comfort with warehouse systems.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs. independently and up to 100 lbs. with assistance.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Forklift certification preferred.
• Ability to work assigned shift schedule (1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift).

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran (M/F/D/V)

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