Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor

We are immediately hiring a 1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor internally titled, Logistics Supervisor in Opa Locka, FL for our Supply Chain Solutions division. Apply here today to speak with a Recruiter about the position and perks of joining our Ryder Ever Better Team.

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating daily warehouse operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and accurate movement of products throughout the facility. This role provides direct leadership to frontline associates, monitors productivity and quality standards, supports receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping activities, and helps ensure operational goals are achieved while maintaining a strong focus on safety, customer service, and employee engagement.

The successful candidate will supervise daily workflows, coach and develop team members, address operational issues in real time, and partner with warehouse leadership to drive performance improvements. The Warehouse Supervisor is expected to promote process compliance, maintain inventory and location accuracy, support staffing and labor planning efforts, and contribute to a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Under the responsibility of the Manager, the Supervisor Logistics is responsible to supervise, coordinate and oversee the logistics operations and provide coaching, development and training to the staff members. The successful candidate must be able to provide recommendations for improvements to the facility, equipment, machinery, and processes. They will be accountable that the staff is performing to standard and has to ensure that progress is made to achieve the business objectives.

Essential Functions

• Supervise, coordinate and oversee day to day logistics operations;
• Plan and review, in collaboration with the Logistics Manager, all logistics processes, ensuring that they meet the company standards and customer service specifications
• Establish work schedules and procedures and coordinate activities of the workers to ensure optimal shift/team logistics
• Accountable for site Key Performance Indication (KPI)
• Working in collaboration with customer in all aspect of operations
• Meet regularly with team members collectively, as well as on an individual basis to monitor progress towards meeting objectives, track performance, coach and counsel as well as recognizing team and individual successes
• Cultivate team spirit with a Diversity and Inclusion initiative and promote cooperation by seeking opportunities to improve internal processes
• Carry out performance evaluations of the team members and recommend performance awards and/or merit increases when appropriate
• Address performance problems through corrective action and disciplinary process
• Understand labor agreement and maintain positive labor relations with all employees
• Responsible for implementation of health & safety and security initiatives, practices and behaviors and adherence to company rules and policies
• Provide appropriate orientation for employees and Lead Hands and give them the information, technology and any material necessary to perform their jobs

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Strong planning skills
• Results oriented
• Effective leadership skills
• Motivating skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Diverse team environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors)
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Flexibility to operate and self-driven to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills
• Detail oriented with excellent follow-up practices

Qualifications

• H.S. diploma/GED required
• One (1) year or more experience in transportation, warehouse or distribution environment preferred
• 0 to One (1) year direct supervisory/leadership experience required