Supervisor, Warehouse

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Address the day-to-day functions of the warehouse staff on his/her shift. Provide direction to the warehouse staff as they support Planning, Production, Sales, Maintenance, Engineering, and Purchasing operations.
• Supervise and schedule the daily activities of the warehouse staff on his/her staff. Schedule work for special and periodic inventories.
• Recommend and participate in counseling (disciplinary) activities.
• Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules, and expedite workflow. Issue written and oral instructions.
• Study and standardize procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
• Assist in writing departmental work practices and applicable SOP's.
• Maintain harmony among warehouse staff and resolve grievances.
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.
• Attendance to work is an essential function of this position.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.
• Perform the duties of the Warehouse Manager in his/her absence.
• Ensure proper movement, placement, and storage of all materials from component receipt to shipment of finished goods.
• Maintain standards established by cGMP, SOP, and other practices.
• Examine the work of the warehouse staff for exactness, neatness, and conformance to established policies and procedures.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to inventory standards.
• Liaison with both internal and external customers as regards component receipt and finished goods shipment.
• Manage primary waste stream of material as it is generated in the course of production.
• Review records for accuracy of information, compliance with established procedures, and determination of adequacy of stock levels.
• Trace history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommend remedial actions to resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with planning the layout of stockroom, warehouse, and other storage areas, considering factors for items stored such as turnover, size, weight, and related factors.
• Advise warehouse staff on care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped.
• Advise warehouse staff on proper methods and use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, and shipping stock.
• Study records and recommend remedial actions for reported non-usable, slow moving, and excess stock.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to all safety standards and policies.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to housekeeping standards.
• Assist in training and retraining of the warehouse staff including monthly cGMP and safety training.
• Provide back-up function for all warehouse activities, when necessary, to include creation of reservations and printing of Staging Transfer Requests and Material Issuance Confirmation.
• Assist in the management of any and all satellite facilities.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for the stated position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 1-5 years related experience and/or training.
• College Level Mathematical Skills.
• Intermediate Computer Skills: Ability to perform more complex computer tasks and has knowledge of various computer programs.
• Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
• Very High Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in math or diagram form and deal with several abstract/concrete variables.

Preferred

• Ability to effectively present information to various people as the job requires. Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail.
• Ability to display excellent time management skills.