Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Warehouse Shift Supervisor

The Warehouse Shift Supervisor is a vital leadership role responsible for assisting and directing warehouse teams to achieve key objectives in planning, training, and operational excellence. This position ensures the successful execution of plant programs, supports company policies, and fosters a highly skilled and motivated workforce. The role includes oversight of all warehouse programs on assigned shifts, driving performance metrics, and ensuring compliance with regulations, safety and quality standards at the Cayuga Ingredients manufacturing facility.

Key responsibilities include:

• Operational management: Lead and support daily operations for warehousing.
• Team leadership and development: Train, and develop team members to operate equipment safely and effectively.
• Compliance and standards: Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Continuous improvement: Identify and implement cost-reduction initiatives.
• Safety and quality assurance: Conduct inspections, risk assessments, and program evaluations.
• Collaboration and communication: Build strong working relationships with employees, senior management, and external entities.

Position requirements include:

• Education and experience: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field (preferred). Minimum of 2+ years of lead/management experience in manufacturing.
• Skills and competencies: Knowledge of warehouse operations, regulatory compliance, food safety, and quality programs. Proven supervisory and leadership experience with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Environmental considerations:

• Must be able to work in environments with varying temperatures.
• Potential exposure to ingredients used in food manufacturing, including allergens.
• May encounter chemicals commonly used in food processing and distribution facilities.

Physical requirements:

• Ability to navigate all areas of the facility.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary to safely perform job duties.
• Ability to stand, sit, and carry out tasks throughout a full shift.
• Physically capable of standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, and crouching as needed.
• Able to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds independently and heavier objects with reasonable accommodations.
• Visual acuity sufficient to perform job duties accurately.
• Capable of assessing weights, judging distances, and working at various heights.

Work schedule:

Typically, Monday-Friday (4pm-1230am); may need to occasionally flex time to meet the needs of a 24/7/365 operation.

Compensation:

At Cayuga Milk Ingredients, we value a fair and comprehensive approach to compensation. Our wage range for this role is determined by various factors, including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and organizational needs. It is not typical for an employee to start at or near the top of the range for the position. Compensation decisions are made based on individual job circumstances considering skill level, previous experience, and education requirements.

Equal opportunity employer:

Cayuga Milk Ingredients is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Non-discrimination policy:

The contractor will not discriminate against employees or applicants for discussing or disclosing their own pay or the pay of others. However, employees with access to compensation information as part of their job duties are prohibited from disclosing this information to unauthorized individuals, except in specific circumstances outlined by applicable laws and regulations (41 CFR 60-1.35(c)).

General statement:

All Cayuga employees recognize that the success and prosperity of the company is everyone's responsibility. All employees are expected to treat each other in a positive, respectful, and professional manner, to be at work for their assigned shift and to work safely as a team. Employees must be self-starters who can relate to all levels of the organization.

Disclaimer:

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

The company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.