Warehouse Supervisor

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Ypsilanti, MI. The main function of a Warehouse Supervisor is to oversee warehouse employees in order to meet business objectives for assigned departments regarding safety, quality productivity, responsiveness, and more. Job Responsibilities:

• Warehouse Supervisor will counsel and support hourly employees with needs/concerns as required
• Address performance behaviors by commending those that are positives and discouraging those that are negative
• Uses Quality Network problem solving process to address opportunities within area and engage work force for ideas
• Apply Workplace Organization (WPO) process to improve layouts and efficiency
• Perform daily Timekeeping System (TKS) updating to ensure accurate processing of payroll data
• Use A-3 reporting format to document problem solving activities and observe local A-3 guidelines
• Conduct daily meetings to communicate business performance and have two-way discussions with employees
• As a Warehouse Supervisor, you will perform and document weekly safety observation tours of departments
• Plan daily workloads in advance
• Support colleagues to optimize shift performance
• Observe contractual requirements (National and Local)
• Enforce Shop Rules
• Perform daily SOP audit checks
• Advance skills through Individual Development Plan (IDP) process
• Keep General Supervisor Shop Committee apprised of all pending activities
• High School diploma/GED with at least 1-2 years of technical or business school training
• Training in skilled trades area or equivalent technical training
• 10+ years of experience required
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures
• Knowledge of basic math
• Knowledge of scheduling and other management systems
• Knowledge of quality control procedures
• Understand of basic technology of area where assigned
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees and elicit work output
• Relatively high level of analytical ability where problems are complex