What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Supervisor position at Schwans?
At Schwan's Company, we bring families and communities together through great food. We are a leader in manufacturing and marketing quality foods enjoyed nationwide, with beloved brands like Red Baron, Tony's, Big Daddy's, Villa Prima, and Freschetta pizzas, as well as bibigo and Pagoda Asian-style snacks. We also offer Mrs. Smith's and Edwards pies.
This role is responsible for supervising employees in storage, handling, and inventory operations for finished goods, raw materials, and products, ensuring compliance with safety and food safety requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise employees in storage, handling, and inventory operations for finished goods, raw materials, and products, ensuring compliance with safety and food safety requirements.
- Train leads and employees on proper procedures, equipment handling, and performance standards.
- Monitor and coordinate the receipt, storage, and flow of bulk flours and raw materials, ensuring FIFO and collaborating with Inventory Control and suppliers.
- Oversee transportation and inventory control of raw materials, including tomato pastes, between cold storage and unloading docks.
- Manage inventory records and cycle counting to maintain accurate stock levels and support production, purchasing, and scheduling needs.
- Coordinate incoming raw materials, ensuring proper storage and timely unloading in compliance with temperature requirements.
- Supervise housekeeping of shipping/receiving areas, train staff, and ensure effective materials flow across departments.
Qualifications:
- Educational Background: Associate degree or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in warehouse management or related field.
- General knowledge of Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Inventory Record Accuracy, Cycle Counting Procedures, Inventory Control Procedures, Food Safety Requirements, Warehousing, and Distribution.
- Knowledgeable of Bills of material and Auditing Control Functions.
- Good math and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of truck loading operation, yard operations, and reefer unit type trailers.
- Able to operate yard tractor while pulling empty and loaded trailers.
- Computer literate, able to learn distribution/transportation software systems, have in-depth knowledge of SAP and have a working knowledge of word processing.
- Able and willing to travel.
- Assist IS with report changes, SAP authorizations and system outages.
- Assist production in clearing Storage locations.
- Resolve inventory discrepancies.
- Assist accounting/purchasing with invoice/Bill of Lading discrepancies.
- Lead or Supervisor experience.
- Warehouse experience.
- Willing to obtain forklift license within the probationary period.
