The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for establishing and maintaining successful operations of an assigned area, department, or shift of the warehouse/distribution center. It ensures that the department has adequate staffing, proper training, the needed tools and resources, standards of productivity, safety and sanitation, proper procedures of selecting/staging/receiving/loading, and quality that will meet customer/agency demands for accurate, quality, on-time deliveries.

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
• Direct and motivate teammates
• Communicate company and department information to teammates
• Listen, address, and follow-up to teammate concerns, questions, and problems
• Facilitate communication within warehouse leadership, and between warehouse leadership team and teammates.
• Understand Warehouse goals and standards, implement department procedures to meet those standards and promote them to gain buy-in and positive results from teammates. Standards may include, but are not limited to productivity, order quality, waste, shrink, safety, sanitation, turnover, and overtime.
• Ensure department and warehouse procedures will cut unnecessary costs, add value to agencies, and improve morale and the work environment for teammates.
• Monitors and controls the discarding of all waste, factoring in the possible use of food for other purposes.
• Ensure the work environment is maintained in a clean and safe manner following government and company food safety regulations.
• Supervise and manage daily work of department teammates
• Maintain all departmental paperwork and reports
• Create and maintain schedules and job assignments of department teammates
• Provide training as needed to maintain an efficient and knowledgeable workforce.
• Enforce all Warehouse policies and issue coaching/corrective action as needed
• Ensure adherence to proper operational and safety procedures
• Comply with company work and safety rules
• Be a visible and vocal advocate for safety
• Be trained to and certified to operate any required equipment within 30 days of hire
• Relieve other supervisors during their vacations
• Maintain a flexible work schedule to meet the changing needs of the Warehouse; work schedules may require working an early shift, staying long for a late shift, and weekend work depending on the Agency and operational requirements of the Warehouse
• Work in warm and cold temperature conditions that may range from -10 F to 110 F.
• Periodically stand, walk, bend, stoop, push, pull, grasp, and reach above the head as needed
• Assists in any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:
• High School Diploma and either Associates degree or minimum five years work-related experience.
• Minimum of three years demonstrated and successful warehouse supervisory
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office software, as well as warehouse management system computer experience
• Demonstrate the ability to lead by example
• Have experience leading large groups of warehouse staff with experience in hiring, training, motivating, and resolving employee relations issues
• Forklift certified
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to multi-task.
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivates employees

St. Mary’s offers a generous compensation package which includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, PTO, employer paid life insurance and more. This is your chance to make a difference. Join our Mission to alleviate hunger.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume and salary requirements to: https://jobs.firstfoodbank.org/