Warehouse Supervisor- 1st shift

Overview

Responsibility is to oversee warehouse operations on a shift level, including related issues. This includes, but is not limited to, supervising all Warehouse personnel, reviewing all documentation for completeness and accuracy, enforcing all policies and procedures. Supervisor is responsible to ensure that all warehouse areas are clean and orderly at all times.


Responsibilities

Supervising Warehouse Staff

• Supervisor to approximately 10-20 warehouse and dry warehouse workers per shift. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibility may include assisting with interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Assure adequate staffing to meet warehouse needs. Communicate staffing needs to Warehouse Manager on a consistent basis.
• Provide and concise reports regarding all shift activities.
• Help create, implement, and monitor training programs (i.e. Safety. GSP. GMP).Recommends changes needed to insure success of programs.
• Works with warehouse Manager to analyze current procedures and develop new procedures to improve warehouse operations. Enforce and make recommendations regarding Company policies.
• Work with Warehouse Manager to ensure that all employees are properly trained and certified regarding equipment operation, sanitation and safety.
• Ability to assist with critical job functions of Warehouse Manager while Warehouse Manager is out of the office (vacation, sick leave, personal time, company travel, etc.)

Material Handling Equipment

• Work with Warehouse Manager to ensure that all equipment and facilities are inspected daily and maintained properly. Timely request repairs as needed to Warehouse Manager.
• Work with Warehouse Manager to ensure that all powered equipment is charged as needed and charging procedures are followed (this include checking all fluids as mandated and weekly equalizing charges).
• Work with Warehouse Manager to immediately lock out tag out material handling equipment which is unsafe or has not been properly inspected or maintained.

Shipping

• Assisting Warehouse Manager/Inventory Analyst to coordinate delivery schedules and trucking appointments to optimize efficiency of dock area.
• Verify quantities staged for out bounds.
• Review all logs and documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist Warehouse Manager to ensure all scheduled pickups are made.
• Assist Warehouse Manager to ensure all trucks are loaded correctly to eliminate damage during shipping. Monitor truck drivers and enforce dock rules.

Receiving

• Work with Warehouse Manager to oversee the receiving of raw and other materials to ensure receiving procedures are being followed. This includes correctly entering receipts into the inventory control computer program, thorough DSI barcode system. Update ERP and EDI systems as required.

• Ensure the proper dating and labeling of all pallets received.
• Check receipts to verify accuracy of counts.
• Works with Warehouse Manager to ensure all scheduled deliveries are made.
• Work with Warehouse Manager with the coordination of the inspection of raw materials with QA, prior to signing for receipt of product.

Storage

• Oversee the timely and efficiently racking all finished goods and raw materials.
• Ensure the organization of the freezers, warehouses, dock,
• Support organization of product to support FIFO (first-in-first-out) rotation and physical counts.
• Ensure that all pallets of product and/or material are good condition.
• Monitor movement of material to ensure there is no unnecessary handling.

Safety

• Enforce OSHA regulations and company safety rules within freezer, warehouse, and dock areas; promptly report all workplace accidents, injuries and unsafe incidents to Supervisor or Manager on duty.
• Ensure warehouse workers are using the required personal protective gear.

Cycle Counts (Inventory Control)

• Assist Warehouse Manager with Daily/weekly cycle counts. Assist with year-end inventory audit.
• Identify and resolve count discrepancies between actual count and book count.
• Perform all functions to track and monitor all materials and material movement in all computer systems. Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory.

Cleaning and Organization

• Ensure that dock, warehouse, freezer and yard are swept and cleaned daily, conduct daily inspections to ensure compliance.
• Follow all HACCP program requirements to prevent system failure.
• Ensure compliance with all Good Manufacturing Practices.

Stocking, Pulling, and Transferring Material

• Ensure production stays stocked with packaging, ingredients, pallets, etc.
• Ensure correct and on-time product flow through all departments across all shifts, seeking the input of appropriate personnel as required.
• Ensure all material transfer to production are entered into the inventory control computer program, update ERP and EDI systems as required.

Qualifications

Education, Certifications and Experience

An equivalent combination of experience and education will also be considered.

Education

2 Year / Associate Degree

Associates Degree (AA)


Experience

Minimum Years of Experience

2 to 4 years

Three (3) years of related experience and/.or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications

Forklift required: Must successfully complete NJ Malin "Safety On The Move" Forklift certification course with Ajinomoto

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as to keep track of and forecast product inventory and product movement as described herein.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Word processing, E-mail, Order processing, Inventory, Manufacturing MRP software, JDE desired.
• COLD STORAGE WORK ENVIRONMENT
• The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is sometimes exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold. The noise level in the environment is moderate.

Working Conditions

The working conditions of this job require the employee to frequently be exposed to wet, humid, and extremely cold conditions. Employee is occasionally exposed to vibration and the noise level can be moderate. To protect against these conditions, frequent use of personal protective equipment is required.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands Hardcoded

Demand

Frequency


Sit


Frequent


Stand


Frequent


Walk


Frequent


Lift


Frequent


Bend/Twist


Frequent


Reach


Frequent


Vision - Close vision and the ability to adjust focus.


Constant


AAP/EEO Statement

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by stated, federal, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned.

Pay range: 73K - 90K DOE

15% STI annual bonus.

Mon-Fri / 1st shift


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