Warehouse Team Lead - Production & Quality

The Salvation Army Southern California; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Southern California is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Bakersfield, CA to lead a team of warehouse associates and beneficiaries in achieving production goals. The role reports to the Operations Manager and requires strong leadership, communication, and adherence to policy.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, ensuring pricing accuracy, maintaining quality control for materials, and overseeing jewelry and high-ticket item security.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lead, motivate and mentor teams of warehouse associates and beneficiaries.
• Consistently demonstrates strong communication, leadership, accountability, and follow-through skills.
• The ability to differentiate quality of donated items.
• Adaptability to supervising and working in various production units.
• Proven track record hitting production goals.
• Previous experience working with diverse and vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and train all warehouse associates and beneficiaries to reach operation efficiency and achieve production goals.
• Evaluate employee performances and give accurate reviews and clear attainable goals.
• Overall responsibility for production department performance and must show willingness to lead by example.
• Ensure that all merchandise is priced according to pricing policy.
• Ensure that quality control is maintained for all materials going to the stores.
• Responsible for the collection and security of all jewelry and other high ticket items.
• Responsible for the adherence to the policy that no merchandise is taken, given or lent. Shopping or storing product is strictly prohibited. Merchandise is never sent to a specific location with the intent to purchase at a later date.
• Ensure the safe, proper use, and maintenance of warehouse supplies and production equipment.
• Keep immediate working area clean, neat and organized.
• Follows safety measures established and maintained by ARC policy and government regulations.
• Overtime: Any and all overtime must have the written approval of the supervisor. The supervisor’s initials must appear on the timecard beside the overtime hours.
• Your supervisor may assign other written or verbal duties.

Skills

Leadership

Motivation

Mentoring

Communication

Accountability

Follow-through

Quality assessment

Adaptability

Production goals

Diversity awareness

Training

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Salvation Army Southern California is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Bakersfield, CA to lead a team of warehouse associates and beneficiaries in achieving production goals. The role reports to the Operations Manager and requires strong leadership, communication, and adherence to policy.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, ensuring pricing accuracy, maintaining quality control for materials, and overseeing jewelry and high-ticket item security.