Warehouse Supervisor

About UNFI

We are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000+ employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices. Learn more:
Organic, Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI

Our Warehouse Supervisor team oversees the daily operations of the warehouse, ensuring that goods are stored, handled, and dispatched efficiently. They are responsible for leading and motivating a fast‑paced team, optimizing processes, maintaining safety standards, ensuring inventory accuracy, and utilizing WMS systems for reporting and order management. This role involves coordinating with other departments, overseeing shipping and receiving activities, and implementing strategies for inventory control.

Warehouse Supervisors also ensure compliance with company policies, health and safety regulations, and legal requirements. Our supply chain at UNFI is focused on providing superior service, quality and efficiency, improving every day to meet customers’ unique needs.

• Quarterly Bonus opportunity
• Annual Merit Increase
• Paid Time Off with Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits after 30 days of employment
• Health and Wellness Reimbursement Plan, FSA and/or HSA accounts
• 401K with company match

Hours:

8:30am-6:00pm

Schedule:

Friday-Tuesday

Pay: $60,000-$70,000/year

• Supervise a team of shipping/receiving associates
• Controls production standards, accuracy of shipments and receiving, using proper accuracy programs and systems
• Ensures the accuracy and completion of all required receiving and shipping documentation
• Coordinates with Inventory Control associates regarding slotting, receiving errors and corrections
• Holds daily pre‑shift meeting to discuss safety priorities, set clear productivity goals, and ensure everyone is aligned on the day's plan
• Communicates with Transportation on the flow and receipt of backhauls.
• Responsible to sign for, sort and distribute inbound, overnight carrier and mail service deliveries
• Walks warehouse daily to ensure that safety, security, sanitation and pest control codes, laws, and policies are maintained
• Ensure that equipment and personnel are utilized effectively to meet daily targets
• Develops and maintains good working relationship with all departments
• Responsible for adhering to and enforcing SQF guidelines in the shipment, storage, and receipt of all goods in the distribution center

• Proven experience in warehouse operations and leadership is essential for this role. Prior supervisory experience, ideally within UNFI, is highly preferred
• Proficient supervisory skills and the ability to work with others to achieve desired results
• Communicate effectively and efficiently. This role requires strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to interpret data and reports to support operational decision‑making
• This role requires strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, along with the ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities in an active warehouse environment
• Essential computer skills are a must. You should be proficient with word processing, spreadsheets, and comfortable learning new software to support your daily tasks and decision‑making
• Temperatures in the warehouse may vary between –20 to 70 degrees
• Noise levels in all areas are within acceptable tolerance ranges for those specific work areas
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available