Job Status: Full Time
Schedule: Sat./Sun./ Monday
Department: Warehouse
Location: Brooks, KY
Job Summary
The warehouse supervisor will be responsible for shipping and receiving of goods
and materials, coordinating pick-up schedules and maintaining the FIFO system of
the warehouse shipping area. Communications with the shipping coordinators at
the trucking services and compliance with all regulations.
Responsibilities
- The shipping supervisor will be responsible for the shipping departments, including but not limited to, staffing, compliance, safety, performance and training.
- Creating a fully functioning Shipping and Receiving department, to include all required documents specifically utilized in the shipping and receiving of goods and materials.
- Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the warehouse operations, staff and deliveries.
- Supervises associates in staffing, training, coaching, performance management and adherence to company policies and procedures to include the safe handling and storage of products.
- Promotes safety through reinforcement of safety and PPE programs.
- Works closely with both shipping and receiving departments to ensure the proper execution of all procedures relating to picking, packing, staging, shipping, receiving and inventory management.
- Ensures trucks are loaded/unloaded properly on an accurate and timely basis by overseeing workload scheduling and delivery schedules.
- Conduct physical counts of inventory and reconcile floor counts and inventory shipments.
- Ensure compliance with safety codes, established company policies and procedures, OSHA (occupational safety and health association) compliance and FDA (food and drug administration) compliance.
- Routine maintenance of forklift and other material handling equipment to ensure proper operation of machinery.
- Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Warehousing
- Practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and housekeeping as assigned in the Master Sanitation schedule.
- Follow the food safety plan, quality plan and company policies to ensure product meets food safety regulations and quality requirements.
- Experience with SQF (safe quality food) and HACCP (hazard analysis critical control points) will be helpful.
Qualifications
- Preferred 5 years warehouse experience with in-depth knowledge of all warehouse phases within a food processing facility.
- Preferred 5 years of warehousing experience, in both shipping and receiving.
- Preferred 3 years demonstrated leadership experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft products.
- Strong working knowledge of all aspects of warehouse operations including shipping and receiving, inventory systems, warehouse management systems, reviewing and ensuring accuracy of shipping and receiving documents.
- Strong understanding of commercial food processing and food packaging equipment will be helpful.
Education
High school diploma or GED preferred

