What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisor II position at Associated Wholesale Grocers?
Job Description
SUMMARY: Supervise warehouse maintenance employees in an effort to assure complete
maintenance and proper repair of all facility and material handling equipment in a cost efficient
manner.
This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission
statement:
“Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our
employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs
for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality
employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our
members’ profitability, competiveness and continued growth.”
ESSENTIAL DUITES AND RESPONSIBILITES: The individual must have the ability to perform
the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the
department head or a member of upper management but are intended for an understanding of the
purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer
service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.
associates and division management.
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communication. Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed
and results. All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on
time.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation may be considered
according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business
without significant difficulty or expense. The reasonable accommodation would permit a qualified
employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and contractual
guidelines of the position.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Degree or equivalent; or two to three years of supervisory
experience in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience must
include ammonia refrigeration maintenance.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of
basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Driver’s License.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must
be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the
ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
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While performing the job duties, the employee is occasionally or frequently exposed to extreme cold in
the coolers or freezer. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally
loud. Employee frequently works near moving mechanical equipment and ammonia refrigeration
systems. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of The Job.
This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist the Warehouse to continuous
growth and financial success.
SUMMARY: Supervise warehouse maintenance employees in an effort to assure complete
maintenance and proper repair of all facility and material handling equipment in a cost efficient
manner.
This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission
statement:
“Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our
employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs
for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality
employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our
members’ profitability, competiveness and continued growth.”
ESSENTIAL DUITES AND RESPONSIBILITES: The individual must have the ability to perform
the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the
department head or a member of upper management but are intended for an understanding of the
purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer
service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.
- Assign jobs for work force and manage assigned facility projects. Perform maintenance as
- Monitor hourly employee’s conduct, quality of work performed, and production rate of
- Maintain proper records on services and preventive maintenance.
- Coordinate with warehouse regarding equipment utilization.
- Provide training or assist in trouble-shooting as needed by employees.
- Provide suggestions and report issues and concerns to facility maintenance manager.
- Be on call to handle urgent maintenance issues.
- Enforcement and education of company safety, sanitation, security and standards of operation.
- Responsible for seeing that state, federal and AWG safety, sanitation, and governmental
- Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must
associates and division management.
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- This position requires strong communication and computer skills with the ability to use and
communication. Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed
and results. All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on
time.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation may be considered
according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business
without significant difficulty or expense. The reasonable accommodation would permit a qualified
employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and contractual
guidelines of the position.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Degree or equivalent; or two to three years of supervisory
experience in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience must
include ammonia refrigeration maintenance.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of
basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Driver’s License.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must
be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the
ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
3 | P a g e
While performing the job duties, the employee is occasionally or frequently exposed to extreme cold in
the coolers or freezer. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally
loud. Employee frequently works near moving mechanical equipment and ammonia refrigeration
systems. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of The Job.
This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist the Warehouse to continuous
growth and financial success.