Warehouse Supervisor - Elizabeth, New Jersey

Woodland Group are recruiting for a Warehouse Supervisor for our fulfilment facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Reporting to the Branch Manager, the Warehouse Supervisor must maintain strong working relationships with the operational teams along with the Warehouse staff. The Warehouse Supervisor will a ssist with overseeing the day to day operation of the warehouse. Have first-hand involvement in the control and use of the warehouse facilities and staff ensuring the efficient and safe receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods.

Woodland Group is more than just a logistics and supply chain company. Independently owned, the Group continuously challenges itself and its teams to be innovative, quick to adapt, provide expert solutions and create opportunities for clients, team members as well as the business. Our culture thrives on a drive for excellence, opportunities to learn and develop, our diversity and relationship building, as well as our desire to bring skills and passion to a quickly changing and fast-paced environment.

About the job:

• Use space and mechanical handling equipment efficiently and make sure quality, budgetary targets and environmental objectives are met;
• Coordinate the use of computerised systems where necessary;
• Respond to and deal with customer, supplier and transport companies communication by email and telephone;
• Assist with planning future capacity requirements;
• Work with the Warehouse manager to organise the training of staff, as well as monitor their performance and progress;
• Motivate, organise and encourage teamwork within the department to ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded;
• Communicate with the Warehouse Manager and team on a daily basis as to department requirements and pressures;
• Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene and security in the warehouse
• Plan, prepare and complete orders for delivery or pickup according to schedule including but not limited to loading, packing, wrapping and labelling;
• Receive and process warehouse stock products including but not limited to picking, unloading, labelling and storing;
• Complete any other tasks as required for the smooth and efficient operation of the department.
• Plan Daily Airfreight shipments for the day along with liaise with office staff to ensure trucking is scheduled for the day.
• Monitor equipment levels and order accordingly
• Work with airfreight Team Lead and Screening Supervisor to ensure daily airfreight is loaded and screened
• Ensure fulfilment orders are being received, picked and packed in a timely manner
• Liaise with coordinators to plan for current and future projects and capacity
• Work with the Elizabeth management team to continually improve processes and business performance;
• Support changes in the role necessary to take the department and business forward; and
• Work to achieve personal objectives set at appraisal and/or those set monthly or quarterly.

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years experience in Warehousing ideally with experience handling cargo in freight forwarding.

VALUES AND CULTURE

At Woodland Group, our people are our success story. You will facilitate an understanding of and empower your team to engage and take ownership of our values and culture, and drive ideas to support our work in continuously improving and developing as a business and space for our teams.

You identify with our core values:

• Transparency and Integrity
• Easy to do business with
• Excellence and expertise
• Agility and Innovation

Note to Recruitment Agencies;

The Woodland Group Ltd does not accept speculative CVs from agencies and politely requests agencies refrain from contacting line managers directly.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience of Cargo Warehousing

Work Location: In person

Apply now at View email address on diversityjobsgroup.com.