Warehouse Supervisor

About Us

WIT Logistics LLC, A Walker SCM, LLC company, brings an experienced team approach to multi-national logistics service. We provide superior products without sacrificing the small firm attributes that have distinguished our firm since its inception - personal attention, expertise and reliability. We are a 3PL provider of assembly and contract packaging services and the associated warehousing, distribution, procurement and transportation services.

Job Description

WIT Logistics LLC/ Walker SCM is looking for a Warehouse Supervisor for our operation in Toledo, Ohio. We are looking for the right person who shares our philosophy of Operational Excellence on a daily basis. WIT Logistics' primary objective is to deliver the right part, to the right place, at the right time.

Summary

The Warehouse Supervisor, supervises and coordinates activities of warehouse workers engaged in lifting, transporting, storing, and loading materials and products by use of conveyors, cranes, hoists, or industrial trucks. The Warehouse Supervisor applies knowledge of plant layout and material-handling equipment and procedures, studies receiving or shipping notices, requests for movement of raw materials and finished product notices, and reports of warehousing space available to develop schedule for material handling activities. May confer with supervisors of other departments to coordinate flow of materials or products. May verify or prepare records, such as routing slips, material requisitions, and job orders. May supervise activities of shipping and receiving personnel. May train new workers.

Core Responsibilities

• Promotes and administers a safe workplace following the company’s safety program, as well as our clients (where applicable)
• Reviews orders, production schedules, and shipping/receiving notices to determine work sequence and material shipping dates, type, volume, and destinations
• Plans and establishes transportation routes, work schedules, and assignments and allocates equipment to meet transportation, operations, or production goals
• Directs workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, and loading/unloading of materials or people
• Maintains or verifies time, transportation, financial, inventory and personnel records
• Explains and demonstrates work tasks to new workers or assigns workers to experienced workers for further training
• Resolves worker problems or assists workers in solving problems
• Computes and estimates cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, and storage requirements, using calculator
• Recommends and implements measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services
• Prepares, compiles, and submits reports on work activities, operations, production, and work related accidents
• Inspects or tests materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, and facilities to locate defects, meet maintenance or production specifications, and verify safety standards
• Interprets transportation and tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, and company policies and procedures for workers
• Recommends or implements personnel actions, such as hiring, terminating, and performance evaluations
• Receives telephone or radio reports of emergencies and dispatches personnel and vehicle in response to request
• Confers with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and resolve problems
• Assists workers in performing tasks, such as coupling railroad cars or loading vehicles
• Repairs or schedules repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment
• Examines, measures, and weighs cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements
• Drives vehicles or operates machines or equipment

Education

Bachelors degree or required experience 

Required Skills

• Leadership skills / Ability to provide direction/ coaching
• Computer Skills – Microsoft Word, Excel (Pivot table experience good) and PowerPoint
• Inter-personal and Communication skills
• Customer service focus
• Ability to multi-task and work several different issues concurrently
• Ability to adapt to change 
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Problem Solving
• Ability to be detail oriented, quality focused and organized