Distribution Warehouse Supervisor - Mon-Friday 0900-1730

Distribution Warehouse Supervisor – Mon-Friday 0900-1730

Full-time

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within – more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs – they\\\’re chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Scope of Position: Supervises and coordinates activities of workers concerned with receiving, picking, packing, inventory, and shipping customer supplied product. Control the physical and cycle counting.

Responsibilities:

Helps establish work schedules. Ensures that the schedules are correctly implemented and that jobs are completed properly. Applies sound communication and motivational techniques in leading, supervising, coaching and disciplining associates. Provides input into performance evaluation for recommending promotions, wage increases, associate development and terminations. Organizes the pick and pack and the replenishment processes in an adequate manner.

• Ensure a safe and secure work environment
• Lead team in warehouse excellence
• Maintain warehouse procedures and safety standards
• Maintain a clean and professional facility
• Ensure all equipment is maintained in a safe operational condition
• Manage inventory of packaging materials and supplies
• Coordinate scheduling and ensure proper coverage
• Oversee the processes in the area of responsibility, following operational standards (OPS) and KPI expectations
• Maintain compliance to facility certification requirements and government policies
• Implementation of Security, Health & Safety requirements
• Expertise in warehouse management system used in facility & supporting technology
• Comfortable with statistics and analysis of productivity and KPI performance

Operations: Checking and unloading of inbound shipments, orderly stacking of product and picking and staging of outbound shipments in accordance with high level of productivity. Verifies required inbound/outbound paperwork with drivers, ensuring that all products are properly counted. Conducts and follows the cycle and physical counting and leads the investigation in finding the discrepancies.

Quality: Ensures inbound and outbound shipments are complete and free of damage.

Abides by Expeditors International\’s policy and procedures and enforces it on the employee level.

Documentation/ Records: Completes all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion. Computes and analyses daily, weekly production metrics. Recommends remedial actions to resolve any discrepancies that occur. Maintains all of the required documents (POD etc.).

Inventory: Controls the Inventory schedule and organises the physical inventories and cycle counts. Maintains product location system. Ensures the optimal utilization of space. Rotate product as appropriate. Makes spot audits on inventory locations and accuracy.

Equipment: Ensures the efficient and safe operation of material handling equipment.

Safety, Sanitation, Security: Maintains a clean, neat and orderly work area, ensure GDP cleaning log is completed. Assists in maintaining warehouse security as per Expeditors\\\’ requirements. Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety and in accordance with OSHA and other appropriate standards.

Communication: Acts as a liaison between employees and management. Communicates industry and brand knowledge to associates. Issues written and oral instructions. Abides by the Expeditors International policy and procedures, and all security-related matters and enforces it on the employee level and maintains a secure environment.

Training: Ensures they complete the 52 required hours and that their team complete all required training.

Qualifications, Experience and Education Requirements:

2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.

Must be able to work in a team and independently.

Have had an impact with regards improvements to a department and/or process that clearly demonstrate a desire to seek improvements in daily work.

Pro-active, strong organizational skills.

Must have the right to work in the UK

• Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program