Warehouse Supervisor, 2nd Shift, Pipe & Fittings (Garland, TX)

Overview

Supervise 2nd shift warehouse operations for the pipe and fittings line at the Garland, TX facility, maintaining inventory and supplies by receiving, storing and delivering items while keeping the warehouse secure and the team safe and productive.

What you'll do

• Lead and promote a culture of safety through observation, coaching, incident investigation, corrective actions, and adherence to all company safety policies and procedures.
• Set the tone and expectations for daily activities using strong leadership skills and proper utilization of shift group leaders.
• Work closely with customer service to align resources to demand.
• Accomplish warehouse human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions.
• Meet warehouse operational standards by contributing to strategic plans and reviews, implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards, resolving problems, and identifying warehouse system improvements.
• Move inventory by scheduling materials to and from the warehouse and coordinating inventory transfers with related departments.
• Order consumable items to prevent stock outs without carrying excess inventory.
• Maintain the storage area by organizing floor space, adhering to storage design principles, and recommending improvements.
• Maintain accurate inventory by conducting physical cycle counts, reconciling variances, and inputting data.
• Secure the warehouse and yard by turning on alarms, testing systems, monitoring cameras, and enforcing policies.
• Keep equipment operating well by enforcing proper operation, training, implementing suitable operator-level PMs, supplying detailed service requirements to maintenance, and tracking equipment uptime.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading technical publications.
• Accomplish warehouse and organization goals by developing, monitoring, and communicating key performance indicators (KPIs) including safety, productivity, inventory accuracy, quality, on-time shipping performance, equipment utilization, and customer service metrics.
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employees' performance.
• Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching and assuring quality of goods and services.
• Ensure shipment and inventory transaction accuracy.
• Clearly communicate job expectations; conduct documented coaching, performance discussions, employee development planning, and succession planning activities.
• Determine staffing levels and assign workload.
• Maintain item records, document necessary information, and use reports to project warehouse status.
• Identify areas of improvement and establish innovative or adjusted work procedures and practices.
• Confer and coordinate activities with other departments or external resources such as plowing, pest control, and pallet suppliers.

What you'll need

• High School Diploma or GED required, with some post-secondary education.
• 3+ years prior supervisor or leadership experience required.
• Highly effective supervisory skills and techniques.
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), RF scanning technology, Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Excel), and data reporting tools.
• Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data.
• Experience with change management, results driven and safety driven.
• Hands-on commitment to getting the job done.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Nice to have

• Forklift experience.
• SAP knowledge (recommended).
• Lean Six Sigma and/or 5S experience.

Details

• Location: Garland, TX facility; fully onsite role, must be able to commute daily.
• Shift: 2nd Shift, 3pm-11pm, Monday-Friday.
• Must be able to work overtime based on business needs (i.e. working Saturdays, 50+ hours/week).
• Physical demands: regularly stand and walk; frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear; occasionally sit; regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds; close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts; frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration; occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; usually loud noise level.