Warehouse Supervisor-1st Shift

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:                                          Warehouse Supervisor  1^st Shift

Position Reports To:                      Warehouses Manager

FLSA Status:                                    Hourly $25.50 - 29.75

- This is a permanent, full-time position that is eligible for enrollment in company benefits after 60 days and PTO after 90 days

-Hours-7:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

OPC is family owned and headquartered in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States. We started over 40 years ago as a small family farm and have been blessed to grow significantly with our farm fresh quality and the care we show our customers. We currently own, or control through long term leases, over 140,000 irrigated acres. We also now have a network of processing plants throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Michigan to bring the bounty of our farms to you.

The roots of our heritage offer us complete focus; from farming through the entire process. We are committed to innovation, quality and customer service. The OPC Family of companies is dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices throughout our farming operation, giving us the ability to give our customers “Seed to Fork” varieties of quality potato products, other vegetable, and fruits.

Position Purpose Summary:    The Warehouse Supervisor supervises the freezer department.  Duties include, but are not limited to, supervising all freezer forklift drivers, training, planning, assigning daily work schedules, addressing issues and resolving problems.

Principal Job Responsibilities:

• Serve the needs of customers and all stakeholders
• Adhere to all Food Safety and GMP Policies
• Supervise freezer drivers, and assist in daily warehouse activities (shipping and receiving, prep loads/put away and repack resort).
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of the departments activities.
• Develop and maintain departmental work instructions for all tasks.
• Establish and adjust work procedures to meet warehouse demands.
• Interpret company policies for departmental employees and enforce safety regulations.
• Recommend measures to improve quality of service, and increasing efficiency of departments, work crews and equipment performance.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individuals departments and serving internal customers.
• Perform the duties of all levels of freezer forklift drivers as needed

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Broad knowledge and experience in warehouse and forklift operations
• Above average skills in communication; employee management; attendance
• Demonstrated ability schedule employees according to warehouse needs; supervise up to 15 employees; time management and teamwork; read, write, and effectively communicate in English
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Other: excellent customer service skills
• Must have the ability to make recommendation to effective resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is in consistent with Company standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law.

Education and Experience:

• Degree or equivalent experience: High School diploma or equivalent
• Years of Experience: 1 year of supervisory experience or greater
• Specialized training: Forklift operations
• Other: Valid driver’s license

Physical Demands of the Position:

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to resist the cold (up to -20 F), lift up to 50 lbs, stand, walk, sit, scan product in and out, wrap pallets, re stack pallets, close attention to details.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is expose to forklift traffic, confined spaces for forklifts and the extreme cold (up to -20 F). The noise level in the environment is from moderate to medium high. Dust level in the work environment is from low to moderate.