Warehouse Supervisor

Job Information

Directly supervises and coordinates activities of transportation, shipping, receiving by forklift operators within parts shipping and receiving warehouse operations
 

Role & Responsibility

Warehouse Operations Supervision

• Enforce safety rules and regulations
• Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals
• Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems
• Direct workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, or loading or unloading of parts
• Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations
• Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, or customer services
• Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, or crew activities
• Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers
• Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers
• Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, or work-related accidents
• Recommend or implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, rewards, or disciplinary actions
• Submit requisitions needed for personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services
• Plan and establish transportation routes
• Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications
• Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution
• Dispatch personnel and vehicles in response to telephone or radio reports of emergencies
• Perform or schedule repairs or preventive maintenance of vehicles or other equipment
• Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers
• Monitor field work to ensure proper performance and use of materials
• Inspect or test materials to verify safety standards or ensure meeting of specifications

Training and Team Development

• Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, or crew activities
• Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, or work-related accidents
• Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution
• Recommend or implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, rewards, or disciplinary actions
• Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers
• Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, parts shipping, work methods, or customer services.

Job Requirement

• Education: High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
• Some College Courses Preferred
• Knowledge:
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective security operations for the protection of people, data, and property.
• Technical Skills:
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operations Analysis- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
• Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
• Technology Design - Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about