Supervisor, Warehouse

Warehouse Supervisor

You will supervise and coordinate warehouse operations for an assigned team on a shift basis, focusing on efficient receiving, warehousing, and shipping of customer products to meet service and cost objectives. You will ensure quality standards are maintained, oversee shift communication, and direct staff to achieve operational goals.

Essential functions include supervising and coordinating unloading of inbound shipments, stacking of products, and picking and staging of outbound shipments to maintain quality standards. You will ensure accuracy and condition of inbound and outbound shipments, facilitate cross communication between shifts and conduct shift meetings, oversee safe operation of materials handling equipment and maintain a clean and secure work area, ensure staff compliance with safety policies, investigate and report safety incidents, and conduct operations in accordance with OSHA and MSDS standards.

You will direct work schedules, assign duties, and evaluate employee performance, including preparing records and reports. You will address personnel issues, assess training needs, and collaborate with staff and management to resolve work-related problems.

Experience and education needed include minimum 3 years of supervisory or warehouse experience required, or successful completion of Americold's internship program, or a bachelor's degree. A high school diploma or GED is required. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite is also required. What could set you apart includes experience utilizing warehouse management software or inventory software, experience in the Cold Storage or Food industry, bilingual Spanish, and experience working in a Union environment.

Physical requirements include being able to work in spaces with 55 inches of headroom, tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures varying from 32 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold and precipitation). You must be able to climb ladders or step ladders, tolerate heights up to 30 ft., be able to wear personal protective equipment required for working at heights and in cold temperatures, stand and/or walk continuously or frequently over an 8-10-12 hour shift.

Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. You must be able to frequently step up/on or step down/off to mount and dismount material handling equipment, perform fine articulation movements with fingers/hands and/or feet to operate equipment, lift boxes of varying weights up 80 lbs. and carry product a distance of up to 6 ft. without mechanical assistance, meet specific vision abilities required by this job, including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus, and hear and speak in order to comprehend, respond to, and provide instructions and safety warnings, as well as able to read and understand packaging, shipping documents, and safety guidelines.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE/AA M/F/D/V.