Job Description
Supervise night warehouse operations and personnel for safe and efficient preparation of products for delivery to customers the following day. A first-line manager directs associates to achieve accurate orders that are then staged and loaded on the trucks. Oversees the preparation of the warehouse for receiving the next day. Involved in resolving personnel, organizational and equipment problems during the night shift.
Onsite: The work is completed 100% onsite at an assigned location.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for associate development through training on policy & procedures. Creates a cohesive organization by keeping lines of communication open.
- Monitors a variety of operational information, such as "mis-picks" and productivity reports, to insure individual order selectors and the entire shift are meeting rates and following preferred methods. Takes action through coaching and counseling to correct behaviors.
- Interview, hire, review, discipline, and termination process for night warehouse personnel.
- Regularly inspects facility for safety hazards and either resolve them or reports them to the safety manager as appropriate. Accountable for maintaining the physical condition of the warehouse and its equipment.
- Analyzes the current operations and makes recommendations to improve expense and cost control.
- Works with the operations management team to identify sources of inventory shrinkage and assists in the development of an action plan.
- Prepares various reports and forms such as credit slips, accident reports, computer invoices shift inspection reports, absence reports repair orders, and requisitions for replacement equipment.
SUPERVISION:
Union and/or non-union Night Warehouse Workers and Selectors.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal: Night Warehouse Workers/Selectors/Loaders, Night Warehouse / Operations Manager, Transportation/Day Warehouse Supervisors, Safety Supervisor, Human Resources.
External: None
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education/Training: High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Related Experience: A minimum of 3 years of warehouse distribution and 1 year of experience managing an hourly workforce is required.
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Able to interpret financial and operational data;
- Basic computer skills;
- Familiarity with inventory control, OSHA, HAACP, and other regulatory requirements;
- Strong leadership, communication, and people development skills;
- Broad knowledge of warehouse operations, methods, and procedures.
About US Foods :
A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS US Foods® helps our customers make it, with products and services that shape the communities where we live and work. Opportunities in our company abound for skilled, forward-thinking associates. OUR PROMISE: WE HELP YOU MAKE IT: We've been in business for more than 150 years spanning five generations, building on a legacy that began with delivering supplies on wagon trains to the Western Frontier. Today, we’re a publicly traded Fortune 150 company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and inside our doors you’ll find us developing leading-edge solutions to help our customers’ operations flourish.