Warehouse Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Overview

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Responsible for all day-to-day warehouse activities including, but not limited to, work scheduling, staffing, supervisory tasks (coaching, guiding, counseling, administering discipline) and the facilitation of data collection and reporting related to performance. Supervises warehouse employees, ensures that the whole team abides by all safety, quality, and compliance standards. Leads and executes warehouse initiatives and objectives and drives Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) tools.

Maintains an environment focused on continuous improvement by creating a climate of open communication and innovation to generate ideas for improvement, empowering the Team Members to participate in such activities, and directly participating in Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) activities in all aspects of warehouse operations.

• Manage work schedules (vacation, holiday) and payroll for hourly and salaried non-exempt employees.
• Facilitates variance investigations, as well as KPI collection and preparation, with the facility Process Specialist. Data utilized to further drive CPI with the teams.
• Provide coaching, training, and development to keep up with and exceed organizational goals, and apply progressive discipline to employees in support of large-scale change initiatives.
• Use one-on-one personal contact as the primary tool to provide leadership and direction to the employees under your responsibility (Team Members, Work Function Coordinators) to meet the distribution center's operational needs and goals.
• Maintain emphasis on safety and quality as a key facility priority.
• Meet and exceed productivity performance objectives.
• Evaluate and prioritize the daily shift workload demand and plan for proper execution and manpower/equipment utilization. Maintain logs of shift operations, production summaries, overtime, and downtime reports.
• Produce specialized reports to aid teams in driving CPI (e.g., product trends in key statistical tracking areas).
• Provide real-time information to teams for managing performance.
• Manage and control the overall warehouse workflow utilizing ideas and areas for improvement identified by the teams.
• Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and ensure all team members understand and follow them.
• Solve basic system issues and be conversant in SWOP, SAC, Access, Excel, Tracks, Performance Management System, SAP/IMREX, Kronos, and other warehouse systems.

• Maintain safety and sanitation standards for the facility to ensure efficient day-to-day operations.
• Maintain a safe, clean working environment at all times, including keeping the warehouse clean and orderly and ensuring equipment is in good working condition.
• Comply with all safety and environmental practices and report incidents immediately.
• Ensure warehouse employees follow all safety requirements for material moving equipment.
• Comply with all FDA/USDA rules, procedures, and work practices.
• Escalate and report all quality and food safety findings or incidents.

• Promote the identification of quality improvement and cost reduction efforts.
• Participate in continuous process improvement efforts in the facility and the overall Logistics Network.
• Other duties as assigned by…