Distribution Supervisor

WHY JOIN THE AMES COMPANIES

We have amazing Benefits! Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Wellness, 401K, Holidays Employee Assistance Program, Vacation Days, Disability, and much more.

The AMES Companies, headquartered in Lake Nona-Orlando, FL has a rich American history. The AMES story goes back to 1774, when Captain John Ames began making America’s first shovels. AMES® brand is the third oldest consumer brand in the country, and its tools helped build America for more than two hundred years. You can learn more about our history here.

Our business lines include Home Organization, Lawn and Garden Tools, Outdoor Living, and Cleaning Tools. Our leading global brands are sold to homeowners and professionals involved in new construction, remodeling, and maintenance activities. To learn more about out business lines, visit our website:

At our Closet Maid Ocala Distribution Center- a 200,000 SQFT operation, with approximately 40 employees working around the clock.

This DC is a hybrid, providing replenishment services to regional DCs, both internal and customer, as well as direct fulfillment – using both 3rd party and in-house transportation. DC also serves as a receiving and warehousing site for the adjacent Ocala Wire Plant.

The “Hybrid” Shift Supervisor is accountable for providing leadership, direction and support while overlapping a two‑shift operation within the Distribution Center (DC). During their shift, the Supervisor manages operations to accomplish facility and company business goals;
Operates the department in a safety‑first, cost‑efficient, quality‑oriented manner to achieve excellent customer service while fostering effective employee relationships.

This position is a key member of the cross‑functional larger plant leadership team and is responsible for coordinating the activities of the DC, overlapping two shifts, but also in coordination with the manufacturing environment.

• Safety
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  Maintain a clean, safe work environment, assure processes specified follow best safety practices as established and support continuous improvements;
  • Including being a leader in 6S initiatives
• Resource Planning
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  Monitor the yard traffic (incoming deliveries as well as expected departure schedules) to develop a schedule and resource plan for the shifts; be able to adjust throughout the shift to changes in demand; be able to document and communicate your status in a rolling turnover report to the next shift as well as plant leadership
  • Strong organizational skills and solid basic computer skills are important to achieve these duties
• Supervision
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  Depending on shifts, the teams may range from under 10 to over 40 employees; supervisor must process attendance, manage adherence to company rules, communicate changes in policy and schedule, ensure training requirements are met, recommend associates for development opportunities and other administrative duties typical of a supervision role
  • It is our philosophy that supervisors work "for" the associates under their direction, the supervisor must be able to take a coaching, mentoring approach to managing the department- "How do I help my team succeed?"

Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

• Associate’s degree or equivalent Supervisory experience (business, management, logistics or comparable);
  Bachelor’s degree a plus
• Minimum of 2-3 years of supervisory experience
• Experience working in a distribution center required; e-commerce fulfillment strongly encouraged
• Experienced with a variety of DC equipment and systems, examples should include several from each category:
  • Vans, Curtain‑Side, LTL, Intermodal Container
  • Reach trucks, order pickers, man‑up, electric pallet jack, RF devices
  • Select racking, push‑back racking, vertical storage, bin shelving
  • Orbital wrappers, box makers
  • WMS, Yard Management, Freight Portals, Microsoft Office

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

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