Warehouse Operations Supervisor

Overview

HOU Station - Houston, TX 77029

Position Type:
Full Time
• Job

Shift:
Any
• Education Level:
High School
• Travel Percentage:
Negligible
• Category:
Warehouse

• Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
• Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated.
• Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.
• Organizing requests and facilitate open action items and provide timely notifications or communication.
• Supervise internal resources to execute daily objectives and requests effectively.
• Facilitate the execution of both wholesale and ecommerce fulfillment operations.
• Facilitate and supervise inventory and cycle count processes.
• Provide accurate and timely communication of data for KPI management objectives and communication with the customer.
• Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
• Schedule or monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials.
• Respond to customers  or shippers  questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services.
• Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
• Implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
• Track and trace goods while they are in route to their destinations, expediting orders when necessary.
• Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers.
• Carry needed tools or supplies from storage or trucks and return them after use.
• Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
• Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.
• Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.
• Sort cargo before loading and unloading.

• Handling and Moving Objects
• Inspecting Equipment or Material
• Training and Teaching Others
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Processing Information
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Operating forklift, lift trucks, pallet jacks
• Getting Information
• Interacting With Computers
• Measure, weigh, or count products or materials
• Signal directions or warnings to coworkers
• Use two-way radio or mobile phone
• Perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
• Clean rooms or work areas
• Sort manufacturing materials or products
• Move or fit heavy objects
• Maintain safe work environment
• Package goods for shipment or storage
• Operate packaging or banding machine or equipment
• Use hand or power tools
• Load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
• Wrap products
• Read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts

Education and Experience

• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  5 - 7 years of progressive supervisory experience in Freight Forwarding Warehousing and/or warehouse fulfillment operations
• Inventory and production planning experience
• Experience with all requisite compliance and regulatory requirements
• Willing to work variable schedule, including overtime, weekends and holidays
• Hazmat certification a plus
• Education:
  
  Industry related degree and/or certification

Knowledge

• Transportation — Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or 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…