Warehouse Supervisor (10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Shift) - Wismettac Asian Foods Inc

The Warehouse Supervisor contributes to the efficient operation by providing direct supervision to warehouse workers at the Branch Office.  The Warehouse Supervisor in this job performs overall supervision work in the warehouse and also provides a range of general and specific warehouse tasks such as staging, loading, unloading, stock, and receiving.  This position serves as the most experienced/skilled warehouse worker and is usually tasked to supervise the warehouse workers/ drivers and is responsible for the daily activity of stocking, receiving, checker, assembler, freezer, deli, or shipping section.

Essential Job Functions:

• Fills in for Logistic Manager/ Assistant Logistics Manager as necessary.
• Supervise and train employees to work in the warehouse either as laborers, equipment operators, product handlers, drivers, clerks, or inventory control personnel to ensure their attainment of high individual productivity and performance of the responsibilities and duties contained in their job description.
• Under the direction of a manager, lead a group of associates to complete assigned duties and tasks.
• Under the direction of a manager, teach and train a group of associates in safety and have them perform efficiently.
• Assign workers to accurately assemble all customers’ orders and ship within a specified timeframe.
• Assign workers to receive, count, stock, replenish, and manage merchandise.
• Coordinates the loading and dispatching of all routes.
• Arrange to deliver merchandise to customers and contact sales personnel and/ or customer for any delivery schedule adjustments.
• Communicates with inbound and outbound freight companies including common carriers.
• Assist in establishing operational procedures for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposing of merchandise, and keeping accurate warehouse inventory.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Experience/ Training/ Education: Must have a proven record of effective management. AA degree or equivalent years of distribution management experience. Incumbent must be a strong leader, able to lead a team of supervisors and warehouse workers. Solid and proven hands-on supervisory/management skills are a must along with the interpersonal skills needed to maximize operations; 1 to 2 years of experience in warehousing or in supervising hourly production/warehouse employees and processes. Forklift, Electric Pallet Jack is training and certificate.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability: Warehouse Supervisors must have the ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints; Principles, practices, and procedures of warehouse environment; knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resource; knowledge of DOT, OSHA rules and regulations; ability to speak clearly so others can understand you; ability to apply general rules and policy to specific problems to produce answers that make sense; motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job; using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems; identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Working Conditions: Warehouse Supervisors will spend long hours standing, bending, twisting, walking, stretching, lifting materials and products up to 50 pounds, and carrying smaller items will be involved.  The work still can be strenuous, even though mechanical materials-handling equipment is employed to move heavy items.  Some Warehouse Supervisors will spend time in the refrigerated (Deli and Freezer) section of the warehouse.  Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment including but not limited to steel-toed boots.  The typical workweek is Monday through Friday (standard 40 hours per week); however, evening, night shift, overtime, and weekend hours are common in some branch offices.

Compensation and Benefits*:  Wismettac offers competitive pay and many perks/ benefits, which include: 

• Quarterly Logistics Incentive
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life & accident insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• 19 days of paid time off
• Wellness program and EAP assistance
• and much more (please see attachment for benefit summary)

*Most benefits require employee contribution

Pre-employment Drug testing is required.

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.

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