Production Supervisor - 3Rd Shift

Warehouse Supervisors are responsible for safety, housekeeping, scheduling, team morale, and employee accountability for all direct reports within the warehouse. In addition, the Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for leading by example and maintaining a positive work environment in which all team members are treated equally. 

In this key role, the warehouse Supervisor is responsible for all distribution processes at INTSEL STEEL, including but not limited to the following activities: Shipping, Re-stocking, Cycle Counting, Picking, Packaging, Returns. This position will have the authority and responsibility to manage warehouse employees, process handling and actions of employees. The warehouse Supervisor will be responsible for meeting or exceeding established objectives and key performance measures such as productivity, quality and on time shipments to customers, as well as providing leadership and development to all Triple-S Steel warehouse personnel. 

Responsibilities:

• Maintains receiving, Shipping, Inventory Control and Production Work Cells by installing, coordinating, and enforcing departmental programs and Operational Work Instructions and procedures.
• Minimizes costs, O/T, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and installing ‘financial checks and balances.
• Assures Sales Orders are issued, picked, processed, shipped and invoiced in a timely fashion.
• Develops Vendor Evaluation criteria and regularly reviews Vendors for adherence.
• Maintains warehouse & logistics operations, equipment, capacities and capabilities by Production Planning and Measurement, routine inspection and repair of in-house machinery and equipment, and the regular review of warehouse layout and throughput.
• Interacts with various customers, vendors, and service providers in the best interest of the company.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Verify all near misses identified are documented and submitted to management for processing
• Ensure warehouse employees adhere to company safety policies and procedures.
• Recruits, Interviews, orients, plans, and trains staff as well as monitors and addresses employee performance.
• Monitor proper material handling techniques and proper use of personal protective equipment.
• Ensure all Bay Leaders always maintain their respective bays and hold them accountable.
• Perform daily shift startup meetings with all warehouse members as needed.
• Walk the warehouse bays periodically throughout the day to ensure Bay Leads, and all direct reports, are adhering to the daily objectives.
• Identify bottlenecks as they arise throughout the day and initiate necessary actions to maintain the flow of the warehouse.   
• Assist management to monitor the efficiency and accuracy of employees pulling material, off-loading inbound, pulling production, building loads, and preparing will calls in a timely fashion.
• Assist management to develop Bay Leads and new team members by communicating job expectations, coaching, training, counseling and monitoring performance.
• Coordinate and execute the planning, problem resolution, shift pass downs and overall warehouse performance with the second shift Warehouse Supervisor.
• Establish and maintain a positive team environment across all shifts by working with other shift Warehouse Mangers.
• Provide input to management during employee evaluations and corrective actions.
• Initiate/document formal corrective actions related to employee performance and safety violations.
• Accept overall warehouse accountability and ownership.
• Confirm validity of all back orders identified by your shift and ensure inventory adjustments are communicated with Inventory Control.
• Attend periodic meetings with management and provide feedback related to the warehouse performance.
• Act as Bay Lead backup when necessary to cover absences

Qualifications and Experience:

Education and Experience:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 10 years Equivalent Work experience in a Service Center
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience
• Excellent Verbal communication skills are a must.
• Solid Computer, MS OFFICE Skills
• Strong Organization skills and follow up skills are very practical.
• Experience in Budget development and management is a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:
• Problem solving.
• Business Acumen.
• Collaboration Skills.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Decision Making.
• Initiative.
• Leadership.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Results Driven.
• IT literate, Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, ERP system
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organizational skills, able to handle multiple priorities and results orientated.
• Knowledge of commercial and employment law applicable to position
• Efficient knowledge of Estelplan, Shipping, Receiving, Inventory Control, Crane and Forklift.

Other:
Physical Requirements: 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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands/fingers to handle or feel and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

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. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to the open warehouse environment noise level may occasionally be high. Exposure to the Winter and Summer elements non insulated partially enclosed facility.

Disclaimer: The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.