Warehouse Supervisor

Direct Hire / Onsite

Job Title: Warehouse Supervisor

Location: Easton - PA Allentown

Role description:

This position is responsible for supervising an assigned functional area within the operation that is associated to receiving, order fulfillment, or shipping activities. This position provides direct daily work guidance to Team Leaders and hourly associates and is required to function as the area continuous improvement (lean) champion.

Major Responsibilities/Activities:

• Lead problem solving and continuous improvement project utilizing lean tools and methodologies.

• Through the utilization of assigned team leaders, complete all daily activities (work load) and execute according to schedule and defined procedures.

• Assure assigned area meets/exceed all metrics and when goals are not met, take immediate corrective action to drive improvement.

• Train/coach Team Leaders so they understand and can execute all assigned duties.

• Conduct timely and fair performance appraisals for hourly associates.

• Provide associates with coaching/counseling as needed and ongoing developmental opportunities.

• Conduct daily shift handoff meetings to assure continuity of operations.

• Assure all health, safety, environmental and housekeeping rules/guidelines are followed.

• Actively participate in facility-wide improvement projects.

• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years distribution or manufacturing supervision experience.

• Shipping/Distribution experience.

• BA/BS Degree

• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma problem solving tools

• Ability to develop personnel and processes to support present and future operations.

• Strong communication skills (oral and written).

• Ability to motivate others towards a common set of objectives.

• Must be analytical and well organized.

• Must have strong working knowledge of MARC and other WMS operating systems as well as Microsoft Office Suite.