Warehouse Supervisor (Night Shift)

Adecco; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing food manufacturing organization in Frederick, MD is seeking a hands-on PM Warehouse Supervisor to lead afternoon and evening warehouse operations. This role ensures products are safely, accurately, and efficiently staged, handled, and shipped while providing strong leadership to warehouse staff.

The ideal candidate combines floor leadership with a process-driven approach, collaborating with Production, Quality, and Maintenance to resolve issues and maintain accountability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in warehouse, distribution, manufacturing logistics, shipping, or related operations.
• 1+ year of team lead or supervisory experience.
• Food manufacturing, food distribution, cold-storage, freezer, or high-volume shipping experience preferred.
• Experience with WMS/ERP platforms, barcode or RF scanning systems, timekeeping systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV and ADP experience is a plus.
• Ability to work in refrigerated/freezer environments.
• Ability to cover afternoon/evening shifts and occasional weekends/holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse shift operations, including assignments, workload prioritization, follow-up, and handoffs.
• Direct outbound shipping activities: product retrieval, staging, load prep, trailer loading, shipment verification.
• Coordinate finished goods and freezer inventory movement for on-time customer shipments.
• Promote a strong safety culture through pre-shift briefs, inspections, safe practices, and housekeeping.
• Monitor staffing, attendance, overtime, scheduling, and workload; escalate coverage issues.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, standard work, checklists, and warehouse procedures.
• Track productivity, shipping performance, and execution; report to leadership.
• Coach employees on performance, safety, productivity, and policies; document actions.
• Maintain clean, organized warehouse, dock, and storage areas.
• Support inventory accuracy through scanning, location controls, and discrepancy investigations.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Transportation to resolve issues.
• Cross-train employees and support development to strengthen team capabilities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and future warehouse expansion.

Skills

Team leadership

Operations management

Safety culture

Process improvement

Tools

WMS/ERP platforms

Barcode/RF scanning

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

ADP

Job description

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday / 6pm to 2am

Compensation: $62,000 - $72,000

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Position Overview

A growing food manufacturing organization in Frederick, MD is seeking a hands-on PM Warehouse Supervisor to lead afternoon and evening warehouse operations. This position is responsible for ensuring products are safely, accurately, and efficiently staged, handled, and shipped while providing consistent leadership to warehouse employees.

The ideal candidate combines strong floor leadership with a process-driven approach. This person should be comfortable working alongside the team when needed while remaining focused on supervising the entire operation, managing priorities, resolving problems, and maintaining accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse shift operations, including employee assignments, workload prioritization, follow-up, and shift handoffs.
• Direct outbound shipping activities including product retrieval, staging, load preparation, trailer loading, and shipment verification.
• Coordinate finished goods and freezer inventory movement to support accurate and on-time customer shipments.
• Promote a strong safety culture through pre-shift communication, equipment inspections, safe dock and freezer practices, housekeeping, and corrective follow-up.
• Monitor staffing levels, employee attendance, overtime, scheduling, and workload requirements while escalating potential coverage issues.
• Ensure employees consistently follow established SOPs, standard work instructions, checklists, and warehouse procedures.
• Monitor productivity, shipping performance, completion times, and operational exceptions and communicate results to warehouse leadership.
• Coach employees on performance, safety, productivity, and procedural expectations while documenting corrective action when appropriate.
• Maintain clean and organized warehouse, staging, dock, and storage areas throughout the shift.
• Support inventory accuracy through proper scanning, product-location controls, transaction accuracy, and timely investigation of discrepancies.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Transportation, and other departments to resolve operational issues.
• Cross-train employees and support ongoing employee development to strengthen overall team capabilities.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, root-cause problem solving, process changes, technology implementation, and future warehouse expansion.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience within warehouse, distribution, manufacturing logistics, shipping, or a related operations environment preferred.
• 1+ year of team lead or supervisory experience preferred; candidates with demonstrated leadership capabilities may also be considered.
• Food manufacturing, food distribution, cold-storage, freezer, or high-volume shipping experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of warehouse safety, shipping and receiving, inventory control, material handling, and powered industrial equipment.
• Experience working with WMS/ERP platforms, barcode or RF scanning systems, employee timekeeping systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and ADP is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively within refrigerated and freezer environments.
• Ability to work an afternoon/evening schedule and provide occasional weekend or holiday support based on business needs.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a visible and accountable leader who can balance hands-on warehouse knowledge with effective supervision. This person should communicate clearly, remain calm under pressure, use data and established processes to make decisions, and proactively identify and resolve operational problems.

Strong candidates will also demonstrate the ability to coach employees, improve processes, maintain high safety and quality standards, and ensure customer shipments leave the facility accurately and on schedule.

Key Performance Areas

• Warehouse safety and near-miss follow-up
• On-time shipping performance
• Inventory and load accuracy
• Schedule and overtime management
• Shift productivity and completion
• Equipment inspection compliance
• Warehouse cleanliness and organization
• Employee training and cross-training
• Shift communication and operational handoffs