Warehouse Supervisor

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Warehouse Supervisor

RED’s® All Natural – NSC

DEPARTMENT: Warehouse Supervisor TRAVEL REQUIRED: 0

REPORTS TO: Warehouse Manager

About RED’s®

Named after the trusted dog of our Founder, RED’s® is one of the fastest growing natural food companies in the US. In 2009, RED’s® was launched in pursuit of making the best burritos, period. We have discovered a broader passion for making a whole bunch of tasty and convenient items. This journey continues to evolve, and the most important lessons have been always using the highest quality ingredients, combining those with proven traditional cooking methods and lastly, anything less than an amazing experience for the customer is unacceptable.

As part of the RED’s® organization, you’ll be an integral part of a fast-moving team that drives for excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to put your best ideas to work and drive the growth of the brand. If this sounds like you, keep reading!

Scope of Role

Supervise and coordinates activities of shipping, receiving, and stockroom with emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, and service. Managing the loading of trucks and unloading of materials. Manage inventory, establish, and maintain communication with all departments, carriers, and others involved in the shipping and delivery of merchandise. Overseeing transportation of goods from one warehouse location to another, ensuring it arrives safely and on time.

Ensure that all parties work together to guarantee that shipments are packed, sent and delivered in a timely manner.

Study client or customer needs and manage inventory based on these needs. This often includes analyzing product orders to research the need for keeping certain items in stock. In addition, the Warehouse Supervisor ensures that facilities and processes conform to GMP, USDA, and FSMA regulations by managing Quality Systems and Documentation. Must be able to establish expectations for safety, quality, productivity, and reliability.

Principal Accountabilities

Requirements

• Directs the daily stockroom activity for all functions, including prioritizing workload for job pulls. Monitoring the timely processing of incoming shipments and stocking the items in the warehouse.
• Schedules all manpower requirements for shipping, receiving and the stockroom.
• Coordinates all requirements (within Shipping, Receiving, and Stockroom) of internal departments to meet customer requirements for delivery and accuracy of shipments.
• Reviews shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, Customer Service requirements and other records to determine priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all inventory transactions and physical movement of materials from receipt to stocking, to distribution.
• Maintains accuracy of inventory by cycle count, physical inventories, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Oversees outgoing shipment activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments. Participates with Purchasing and Customer Service to reduce shipping expense through carrier contracts.
• Develop procedures and train employees on stock transaction procedures and proper material handling.
• Provides input for departmental budget and manages budgeted expenditures.
• Actively participates in all continuous improvement activities in logistics
  
  

Mission Critical Competencies

• Delivers Results Timely
• Outstanding organizational/attention to detail skills and deliver timely output requirements.
• Customer Focus with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly collaborative —ability to work well with site management team to jointly achieve company objectives other cross-functional partners — with a sense of ownership and accountability.
• Strong listening, skills - follow detailed instructions accurately
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Action Oriented
  
  

Key Functional Skills/Knowledge

• Excellent analytical and reporting skills in Microsoft Office, MRP/ERP systems and pivot tables
• Good verbal & written communication skills
• Good decision-making skills to be able to consider cost and benefits of potential actions
• System Evaluation: Identify measures or indicators of system performance relative to the goals of the department
• Complex Problem Solving to develop and evaluate options and implement solution.
• Critical Thinking: Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
• A.A. degree or equivalent work-related experience of 5 years in the food industry
• 2 plus years of previous supervisor experience
• Attention to detail and accuracy
  
  

Preferred

• Good communication and training skills.
• Bilingual Spanish a plus.
• Good basic math aptitude and ability to use scales and calculators.
• Above average mechanical aptitude
• Must have strong attention to detail and ability to follow detailed instructions accurately.
• Must be available to work overtime as required.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing.
• Must be able to work safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of Technology Supply and LEAN Manufacturing processes are key
• Working knowledge of SQF, GMP’s, HACCP, etc
• Working knowledge of JIT, and Continuous Improvement Methodology
• Working knowledge of Inventory Control Management Systems
  
  

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to cold, hot and or humid conditions
• Climate extremes found in all areas of plant operations
• Frequently works near moving and mechanical parts
• Possible exposure to fumes and air borne particles
• Ability to work in close spaces
• Loud noise environment to be expected
• Subjected to changing of priorities, time pressures, constraints, and high level of related stress
• Required to use PPE when working around moving machinery
  
  

Physical Demands

• Regular exposure to cold, hot and or humid conditions
• Climate extremes found in all areas of plant operations
• Ability to work in close spaces
• Loud noise environment