warehouse supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you'll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better.

We are seeking a warehouse supervisor for our First Quality Home Care Products, LLC company located in Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be responsible for overseeing all plant-level materials planning, production scheduling, inventory control, and finished goods deployment. This role ensures alignment between production, supply chain, and distribution to meet operational targets, minimize waste, and maintain optimal inventory levels.

The position provides leadership to a team managing Finished Goods and Raw Materials functions and plays a key role in operational efficiency and cost control.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Establishes operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping the warehouse inventory current.
• Works with department managers to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, customer service, production planning, quality assurance, and purchasing.
• Supervises activities being conducted and stimulate maximum efficiency and productivity during all shifts.
• Hires and releases warehouse personnel as required to maintain an efficient warehouse and shipping operation.
• Responsible for employee relations, personnel training programs, discipline, and appraisals.
• Maintains team member payroll and absenteeism reports.
• Generates warehouse productivity reports, accounts for all labor hours and adheres to budget requirements while working toward goals and objectives.
• Performs internal and external warehouse audits to ensure proper inventory controls are in place and regulatory compliance is maintained.
• Directs all Finish Goods inventories, Raw Materials inventories, salvage, and disposition of damaged or rework material.
• Coordinates all truck driver flow, in and out of the facility.
• Recommends equipment requirements, replacements, and preventative maintenance programs to management in order to upgrade and improve upon warehouse productivity and efficiency.
• Suggests material handling and technology upgrades.
• Responsible for security of the building and its contents.
• Effectively manages the WMS to ensure process compliance and accurate material consumption
• Experience with SAP EWM preferred
• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
• Follows necessary GMP, and ISO regulations.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree or college-level courses in a business related field or 3-5 years' experience in supervisory position
• Five to ten years' experience in Warehouse operations

Work Environment:

• 70/30 Warehouse floor and office
• Frequent interaction with associates and cross-functional teams
• May require schedule flexibility based on project needs

What We Offer You

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.