Job Description
Warehouse Supervisor
Job Overview:
The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day warehouse operations, ensuring high productivity and stringent quality control. This role involves supervising staff, monitoring workflows, ensuring compliance with safety protocols, and meeting client-specific KPIs related to productivity, order accuracy, and service quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Management:
- Supervise, train, and assign tasks to warehouse personnel, ensuring the efficient use of labor resources.
- Provide regular feedback to staff to ensure productivity targets are met and quality standards are upheld.
- Foster a positive work environment that promotes teamwork and employee engagement.
- Ensure team compliance with safety protocols and operational procedures.
- Operational Oversight:
- Oversee daily order picking, packing, shipping, receiving, and storage processes to meet operational efficiency and accuracy goals.
- Supervise workflows to ensure minimal downtime and bottlenecks while adhering to established timelines.
- Ensure compliance with client-specific requirements and service level agreements (SLAs).
- Inventory & Quality Assurance Supervision:
- Supervise inventory control processes, including cycle counting and stock reconciliation, to maintain inventory accuracy.
- Ensure the proper handling, storage, and shipment of goods to avoid damage and meet client specifications.
- Implement routine inspections of outbound orders to ensure packaging quality and accuracy.
- Productivity Supervision:
- Monitor staff performance to ensure productivity goals are met, such as orders picked and packed per hour.
- Provide hands-on supervision to adjust workloads and reallocate staff as necessary to meet fluctuating demand.
- Use data from Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to track performance and report on individual and team productivity levels.
- Suggest workflow improvements to the Warehouse Manager for enhancing overall operational efficiency.
- Quality Assurance Supervision:
- Supervise adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure quality standards are consistently met.
- Oversee regular quality checks on orders to confirm they meet client specifications, ensuring minimal errors or returns.
- Report any quality issues, discrepancies, or deviations from standards to the Warehouse Manager and assist in implementing corrective actions.
- Train staff on proper quality control measures, ensuring they are aware of client-specific requirements and handling instructions.
- Client Service & Communication:
- Act as a point of contact for internal departments regarding client-specific requirements, ensuring clear communication of instructions to the warehouse team.
- Collaborate with the client services team to handle special requests or address issues related to quality or order timeliness.
- Resolve any operational issues that could impact service quality, escalating more complex concerns to the Warehouse Manager.
- Compliance & Safety:
- Supervise daily operations to ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
- Conduct regular safety briefings and ensure that all staff follow safety protocols.
- Report any safety incidents or near misses and work with the Warehouse Manager to address hazards and improve workplace safety.
- Reporting & Analysis:
- Provide daily and weekly performance reports on productivity, order accuracy, and quality assurance to the Warehouse Manager.
- Participate in team meetings to provide feedback on operational performance and suggest improvements.
- Assist the Warehouse Manager in reviewing performance against KPIs and implementing corrective actions when needed.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in a warehouse supervisory role, preferably within a 3PL or logistics environment.
- Strong ability to supervise productivity and quality control measures while ensuring compliance with client requirements.
- Familiarity with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and basic IT skills for tracking inventory and performance metrics.
- Excellent organizational, multitasking, and leadership skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage workflow interruptions.
- English & Korean fluency required.
- Spanish fluency preferred.
Work Conditions and Benefits:
- Salary: $60K
- Full-Time On-Site Employment
- Location: Carson, CA
- Hours: M-F, 8AM-6PM
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance 100% coverage for you and family
- Generous PTO
- 401(K) with Company Match
- Free Daily Lunch Catering
- Continuous Education plan available
- Certification Recognition Program
- Fitness Center Membership Subsidy Program
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time,