Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor – Kenny's Candy & Confections

Hours: 3:00pm - 1:00am (Tuesday - Friday)

Benefits

• Base Pay: $24.66/hr
• Year 1 Bonus: $1.22/hr
• 6% Shift Differential for Mid Shift: $1.48/hr
• Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment (prior year profit sharing equated to an extra $5.68/hr for employees)
• 401k Match Opportunity
• Health, Dental, & Vision
• 104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
• 7 Paid Holidays
• KLN Clinic (For Perham Companies)
• $10,000 Forgivable Home Grant Program
• Tuition Assistance

Our Coolest Benefit - Profit Sharing!

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.5  million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

What We Are Looking For

We’re now hiring a Mid Shift Warehouse Supervisor to assist the current Kenny's Candy Warehouse Manager in the daily tasks associated with Mid Shift warehouse activities. If you have a passion for warehousing and this role matches your skill set, this position might be for you and you may have just stumbled upon the perfect role!

Essential Duties: 

• Oversees warehouse personnel under the direction of the Warehouse Manager.
• Ensures communication and works with Leads to conduct pre-shift meetings for all warehouse shifts
• Ensures employee safety concerns are being addressed
• Ensures employee retention remains a top priority
• Works with shift leads to assign and direct the day-to-day tasks for warehouse personnel on all shifts.
• Ensures all shipping, receiving, and moving activities are performed accurately.
• Conducts performance appraisals of warehouse personnel.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency and productivity gains.
• Ensures raw materials, packaging and finished products are rotated and in the proper locations.
• Oversee the training of employees on order picking and assist with training in all areas of the warehouse.
• Communicates warehouse issues to the Logistics Coordinator and proposes solutions.
• Ensures warehouses and equipment are kept in good repair.
• Ensures physical and cycle counts of inventory are being performed as necessary.
• Backs up the Warehouse Lead, Inventory Control, and Material Handler positions when necessary.
• Performs accurate and timely shipping, receiving, and movements of products.
• Ensures proper and accurate loading and unloading of trucks.
• Drive the shuttle truck to deliver and pickup product and supplies as necessary.
• Reconcile inventory discrepancies as discovered.
• Forklift, shuttle truck operation, and being certified and licensed to drive such vehicles, while staying up to date with certifications and trainings.
• Operate the shrink wrapper, box crusher, etc. as necessary.
• Place raw materials, packaging and finished goods on hold and release as necessary.
• Report any safety issues, unsafe conditions and accidents immediately.
• Work with shift leads to establish good leadership habits and help them to succeed
• Ensures that all employees are treated fairly with respect and consistency
• Notify warehouse manager of personnel issues needing to be dealt with.
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be able to work alone at times
• Must be able to read and comprehend instructions
• Must be able to coordinate with production, timely delivers of production materials and supplies, the retrieving of finished product and placing of finished product in its proper location.
• Must be responsible for accurately loading and unloading of trucks
• Must be able to work in and with other departments during slow periods in the warehouse
• Must be responsible, see a problem and be proactive to correct the problem
• Must keep Logistics Coordinator, Warehouse Supervisor, and Warehouse Manager informed of any concerns or questions regarding the warehouse.

All hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer.