Inbound Supervisor-Nights

Overview

Job Description
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Responsible for administration of company policies to warehouse personnel, monitoring and improving productivity and quality, maintaining cost control within the supervision area, and development of personnel reporting to this position. Leads and controls activities of warehouse personnel and related functions through moderate direction of the shift manager. Ensures shipping, receiving, storage, and distribution activities are performed efficiently. Takes precautions to protect warehouse contents against loss and damage.

Retains and reviews specific warehouse documents and reports to ensure established methods and procedures are followed.

This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission statement:

“Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our members’ profitability, competitiveness and continued growth.”

The individual must have the ability to perform the responsibilities listed below. This list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the department head or upper management but is intended to convey the purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each AWG employee to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.

• Supervise warehouse employees in the basic functions of housing product in the warehouse, selecting orders, and preparing for delivery to members in the most efficient manner.
• Responsible for the productive, timely and quality shipment and/or receiving of all products for member stores.
• Increase production and effectively utilize the workforce to maximize efficiency and reduce warehouse operating expenses.
• Direct the placement of the workforce in response to changing needs during the shift.
• Hire, train, develop, recognize, and evaluate the performance of all employees on the shift.
• Provide an atmosphere of open and honest communications and a positive working environment.
• Enforcement and education of company safety, sanitation, security and standards of operation.
• Reduce safety risks and minimize exposure by ensuring all safety policies and practices are followed. Conduct audits, train employees, perform inspections and observations, acknowledge safe practices, manage work-related injuries, and conduct accident investigations.
• Administer disciplinary action per divisional policies and procedures.
• Oversee the resolution of employee complaints or grievances to facilitate proper resolutions.
• Conduct pre-shift meetings to communicate daily goals, member needs, safety issues and problem areas.
• Communicate to the Warehouse Manager on problem areas and improvements regarding the warehouse operation.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and AWG safety, sanitation, and governmental policies and regulations.
• Collaborate as a member of the AWG team to meet total job responsibilities with professionalism and integrity.
• Maintain strong communication and computer skills with the ability to learn new technology. Use the Flawless Execution method in planning and communication. Keep management informed on planning, analysis, work performed and results. Ensure all records required by management are complete, accurate and submitted on time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A reasonable accommodation may be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on operations.

One to two years supervisory experience and/or experience working in a grocery warehouse environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and…