Warehouse Material Handler Supervisor - 1st Shift; Weekends

Warehouse Operations Leadership

• Direct and supervise daily warehouse operations, including receiving, put away, replenishment, picking, shipping, staging, and inventory control.
• Develop labor plans that align staffing with production requirements and customer demand.
• Monitor operational KPIs throughout the shift and balance labor resources to maximize efficiency.
• Remove operational roadblocks quickly and ensure warehouse execution supports Manufacturing, Quality, and Customer Service.

• Directly supervise Material Handler I, II, III associates and Material Handler Leads.
• Conduct performance evaluations, coaching sessions, attendance discussions, and performance improvement plans.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, train, and develop warehouse associates.
• Promote accountability, engagement, and professional conduct across the department.
• Build succession plans for future Leads and Supervisors.

• Foster a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA and Neogen safety requirements.
• Conduct routine safety observations and lead incident investigations involving near misses, injuries, and unsafe conditions.
• Ensure corrective actions are documented and completed.
• Verify compliance with PIT certifications, PPE, GMP, Lockout/Tagout, and warehouse safety standards.
• Stop operations immediately when safety or quality conditions present unacceptable risk.

• Maintain overall inventory accuracy and ensure SAP S/4
  
  HANA EWM transactions accurately reflect physical inventory.
• Oversee inventory adjustments, root cause analysis, and warehouse audits.
• Partner with Inventory Control and Quality to resolve discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure FIFO/FEFO compliance, lot and batch accuracy, expiration-date control, and complete product traceability.

• Drive Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives that improve warehouse throughput, labor utilization, inventory accuracy, and organization.
• Reduce transaction errors and eliminate operational waste through standard work, data review, and root cause analysis.
• Lead approved improvement projects and promote sustained team adoption.

• Ensure associates complete all required safety, quality, process, equipment, and SAP EWM training.
• Maintain training matrices and verify associate competencies through observation and work validation.
• Develop Material Handler III associates into future Leads, develop Leads into future Supervisors, and support cross-training across warehouse functions.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Transportation, Customer Service, Procurement, Engineering, SAP Support, and Inventory Control.
• Resolve operational issues before they impact production schedules, inventory integrity, or customer shipments.
• Communicate department status, material risks, staffing constraints, delays, and recovery plans to stakeholders and leadership.

• Maintain compliance with OSHA, FDA, GMP, ISO, Neogen SOPs, warehouse work instructions, and SAP EWM governance.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready records and documentation.
• Support customer audits, internal audits, and regulatory inspections; ensure findings are addressed promptly.

• Monitor labor productivity, overtime, equipment utilization, inventory losses, warehouse expenses, and department KPIs.
• Recommend staffing, equipment, layout, and process improvements to warehouse leadership.
• Use operational data to establish priorities, improve performance, and support business objectives.