Warehouse Supervisor

Forward Air
Vernon, CA

Position: Warehouse Supervisor

Compensation:  $70,500.00

 

Job Description:

 

Ramp Logistics is looking for a highly accomplished individual who will manage the Inbound team to ensure the daily receiving of inventory based on clients & service level agreements. The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for upholding warehouse safety, assignment accuracy, productivity levels, and facility maintenance as well as coordinating warehouse activities under the direction of the warehouse manager/operations manager. 


Core Responsibilities & Duties:

 

  • Supervise the inbound team to ensure daily responsibilities are met

  • Ensure purchase orders and return items are staged in warehouse and received in WMS

  • Understand, drive, and ensure departmental key performance indicators (KPI’s) are being met

  • Provide employee training and maintain training records

  • Maintain customer documentation processing and filing

  • Utilize WMS (Scale) to manage and assign workload 

  • Plan and allocate labor to the roles necessary based on daily output and projections

  • Receive product using warehouse inventory software’s, such as SCALE WMS

  • Manage inventory and perform Inventory Cycle Counts

  • Work closely with upper management to improve warehouse processes and efficiencies

  • Work with upper management on staffing and equipment needs

  • Ensure safety compliance for facility

  • Promote safety and report accidents or injuries in a timely manner

  • Maintain and organize used boxes & supplies necessary for order fulfillment & business needs

  • Report substandard or inconsistencies with supply quality to management

  • Ensure equipment maintenance is current and compliant

  • Overall general upkeep of warehouse such as sweeping, breakdown of cartons, and/or emptying of garbage bins

  • Supervise, coach, and develop warehouse associates

  • Other duties as assigned


Job Requirements & Qualifications:

 

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent

  • Minimum of five (5) years’ management experience

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in training and motivating staff

  • Forklift Certified preferred, but not required

  • Ability to operate various pieces of equipment (manual pallet jack, electric pallet jack, handheld scanner, box cutter, picking cart, desktop computer, shrink wrap, and baler)

  • Minimum of one (1) year experience using FedEx, UPS, and DHL software for the purpose of shipping 

  • Ability to work well under general or minimal supervision 

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment

  • Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds

  • Minimum of 3-5 years of WMS (Scale) experience preferred but not required

 

What We Offer:

 

  • Competitive base salary

  • Paid time off within the first year of employment, sick time and holidays.

  • Company provided life insurance

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance options

  • Commuter benefit plan

  • Optional supplemental life insurance

  • 401(k)

  • Wellness program

  • A great place to work with a terrific culture

 

Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated “time-definite” basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations – supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base.

Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry.

Ranked 3rd in Newsweeks 2022 "Americas Most Trustworthy Companies" publication

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