Warehouse Supervisor

at Dexter Magnetic Technologies in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Job Description

This position is responsible for utilizing available resources of people, equipment, materials, and time to accurately perform inventory receiving, job issuance, job receipt, shipping, maintenance of inventory, accuracy of sales orders to customers in a timely and safe manner. 

 Major Responsibilities:

An employee in this position will perform tasks directly related to:

• Maintain a safe work environment for all employees.  Work proactively to eliminate risks in the workplace, train employees to properly use tools and equipment and correct inappropriate behavior. 
• Develop Warehouse talent to meet and exceed monthly KPIs.  Focus on cross training and employee skills in the following order:  Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Cost. 
• Conduct to meet and exceed monthly KPIs.  Focus on process to achieve results in the following order:  Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Cost.  Comply with all agencies (IATA) and financial guidelines (inventory cycle counting and excess & obsolete purges).
• Ensure fair and equitable treatment of employees through positive employee relations and compliance with labor law regulations. Provide coverage by managing schedules and ensuring proper use of overtime.
• Hire, train, coach, discipline and recommend termination of departmental employees.  Be a role model.  Represent Dexter professionally to others.
• Provide data and support to management team and external departments – be the subject matter expert on what is going on in your department:  people, data, processes, gaps, and corrective actions. 
• Develop and improve processes to maintain accurate inventory, adhere to financial regulations (regarding inventory) and to exceed goals.  Provide input for other operational processes.
• Processing Epicor requisitions for all supplies needed to support all warehouse activities and processes to insure available supply.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

 TARGETED ANNUAL SALARY: $78,000-$83,000 depending on experience

Qualifications

      Education and Experience

• Associates degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in shipping, receiving or warehouse environment.
• Minimum 2-3 years’ of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations that apply to this position.

Successful Essential Skills

• Ability to create a climate where people want to do their best. Can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team members.  Empowers others – invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility.
• Excellent problem solving/conflict resolution skills and sees conflict as opportunity.  Can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.  Can read a situation quickly and develop a plan to resolve or improve.
• Excellent time management skills: concentrating effort on priorities and overall planning, awareness, and response to what is due now; short and long term. Ability to initiate and complete multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong computing skills: Excel, ERP, FedEx and UPS Sites, Customer Portals, etc.
• High level of understanding of the business process: Understands policies, practices, technology, trends, and information and how those affect the business.
• Ability to load/unload trucks, issue and receive jobs, process shipments, and maintain accurate inventory. Accurately process Epicor transactions (EPR System).
• Experienced in the safe movement of inventory and WIP and training of others in the use of pallet jacks, carts, Forklift and other Lift Vehicles.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Basic Life/AD&D (includes coverage for dependents 100% Company paid), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability (100% Company paid), Supplemental Life/AD&D, 401(k) with Company match, tuition assistance after 1 year, paid time off, and 11 paid holidays.