Warehouse Supervisor: Lead Safety, Shipping & Inventory

Hydrite Chemical Co.; University Park (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement contribution

Wellness incentive

Paid time off

Health insurance

Job summary

Hydrite Chemical Co. is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehouse, shipping, receiving, inventory, and production activities. This role emphasizes safe, compliant, and efficient operations while maintaining inventory accuracy and supporting production schedules.

The position requires coaching operators, tracking KPIs, and driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, and efficiency. Reporting to the Plant Manager, candidates should have supervisory and warehouse experience and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree, technical training, or equivalent warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Warehouse, shipping/receiving, inventory control, production, chemical handling, or manufacturing experience required; supervisory or lead experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of warehouse safety, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, production scheduling, DOT/RCRA, EHS, and chemical handling requirements preferred.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Excel; business system experience preferred.
• Ability to operate a forklift required; prior forklift and material-handling experience preferred.
• Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving, and organizational skills required; must be able to read, write, and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Must be willing to work overtime and flexible hours as needed to support operational and staffing needs.
• Assign and supervise warehouse shipping, receiving, LTL, shuttle, common carrier, inter-branch, and waste shipments to ensure accuracy, compliance, and customer requirements are met.
• Schedule and supervise production activities, including container preparation, bulk receipts, and direct tanker drum-off activities.
• Lead daily safety, housekeeping, and compliance efforts, including DOT, RCRA, environmental, health, safety, and Hydrite SOP requirements.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through FIFO product rotation, cycle counts, discrepancy resolution, and corrective actions.
• Support production scheduling by coordinating labor, equipment, packaging materials, tank availability, shipment priorities, and customer needs.
• Coach, train, and develop warehouse operators while setting expectations, providing feedback, and promoting accountability.
• Track and act on key performance indicators for safety, quality, inventory accuracy, productivity, service levels, loading performance, cycle counts, and housekeeping.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, improving standard work, participating in root cause analysis, and driving corrective actions.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Warehouse experience

Safety compliance

Communication

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hydrite Chemical Co. is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily warehouse, shipping, receiving, inventory, and production activities. This role emphasizes safe, compliant, and efficient operations while maintaining inventory accuracy and supporting production schedules.

The position requires coaching operators, tracking KPIs, and driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, and efficiency. Reporting to the Plant Manager, candidates should have supervisory and warehouse experience and