Warehouse Supervisor

The Warehouse Supervisor will supervise the daily operations of all material movements including shipping, receiving and order picking while ensuring the highest utilization and most efficient use of staff, equipment and other resources.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise, coach, train and develop the stockroom team to deliver the highest quality service to Manufacturing Operations while maintaining inventory accuracy. Support proper allocation of resources among operations and project activities.
• Safeguard the business unit’s investment in inventory and protect against inventory obsolescence. Maintains Inventory Cycle Count accuracy >96%
• Develop and implement key policies related to material receiving, storing, issuing, and replenishment, to meet the objectives of the company.
• Drive process improvements to keep pace with growing material volume while balancing stockroom space constraints. Lead a team of warehouse associates to meet the challenges of an extremely deadline-driven environment.
• Coordinate and oversee the stockroom’s picking, kitting, cycle counting, location auditing and inventory control policies & procedures to maintain accuracy and assure compliance with audit requirements.
• Prepare and implement departmental budget, monitors expenses and approves purchases of supplies and equipment.
• Determine value added activities to create solutions that improve processes and methods in manufacturing.
• Define measurable targets for continuous improvement of processes and define strategies to attain desired goals.
• Responsible for training, communication, and implementation of processes in the organization. Plan, organize, prepare, and conduct training as required for process improvement initiatives throughout the organization.
• Dedication to quality and continual improvement
• Follow Safety, Health, Environment, and Hazardous Waste Rules and Responsibilities.
• Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion.
• Develop and run daily SQDC BOARD – daily management skills.
• Coordinate with Production manager timely delivery of required parts.
• Coordinate with Kingston/Chalfont facility on daily parts transfers.

• Forklift certified, able to pass, and maintain crane certification.
• Great inter-departmental skills.
• Multitasking a must.

Knowledge and Skills:

• High school diploma required, BA or BS in business administration, technology, science, operations or related field highly preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a heavy manufacturing environment, preferably capital mobile equipment, Managing Internal Material Flows, Inventory Control, Warehousing, Shipping, Receiving, Parts Pulling for Production etc. as well as leading Lean projects/Kaizen events, and developing / implementing industry best practices.
• Lean or Six Sigma experience preferred.

Experience:

• Able to define critical project criteria to ensure project completion based on importance and need.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to gain the assistance of others as needed when assigning work.
• Understanding of financial principles
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Individual must be self-guided, process driven and extremely good at working in a team environment.
• Must possess the ability to understand the impact of process flow throughout the production process (vendors, manufacturing, office etc.) while implementing the solutions to identify discrepancies.