Warehouse Supervisor
Description
Job Summary:
In this role, you’ll oversee daily operations in the commercial warehouse, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and in line with workload and client demands. You’ll help lead warehouse staff, process operational paperwork, and maintain accurate records to support Hilldrup’s logistics efforts. Working closely with the Logistics Department, you’ll provide direction to the team and help meet service and performance goals.
You’ll help supervise warehouse personnel, assist the Operations Manager with evaluations, and maintain strong working relationships with both contract and local drivers. Your responsibilities include planning work schedules, assigning tasks, and ensuring inventory is accurately tracked. Keeping the warehouse clean, safe, and well-organized is also a key part of your day-to-day work.
You’ll be expected to operate equipment such as forklifts and pallet wrapping machines and oversee the upkeep of facility systems including consistent cleanliness of the facility. Coordination with operations supervisors, office staff, and drivers is essential to keeping workflows smooth and minimizing potential claims through proper handling procedures.
You should be comfortable working in varying warehouse conditions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan work schedules, delegate tasks, and ensure timely completion of projects.
- Use systems to track, scan, and report on inbound/outbound inventory and set up new customers.
- Oversee inbound inventory and the consistent usage of Hilldrup’s Warehouse Management System (WMS).
- Oversee warehouse cleanliness, safety, and upkeep of systems (alarm, pest control, sprinkler, grounds).
- Use forklifts, pallet wrapping machines, and other tools as needed.
- Keep claims low and promote safety protocols at all times.
- Process paperwork, maintain files, and ensure receipt of service providers' documentation.
- Be a strong communicator between the warehouse and office team.
Required Experience/Skills:
Education/Work Experience/Certificates
- Bachelor’s degree from an established, accredited university preferred
- Two to four years of warehouse experience
- Six months to one year of recent forklift experience.
- One to two years' experience in the logistics industry.
Skills
- Customer Focused
- Collaborative
- Communicative
- Resilient
- Strive for inclusion of others
- Solution-finder
- Organized
- Ability to build a team
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Forklift and equipment operation: Ability to safely operate forklifts, pallet wrapping machines, and other warehouse equipment.
- Standing and walking: Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while supervising staff, checking inventory, assigning work, and monitoring warehouse activities.
- Bending, stooping, reaching, and pushing/pulling: Ability to perform frequent physical movements while handling inventory, operating equipment, organizing the warehouse, and maintaining safe work areas.
About Hilldrup
Hilldrup is one of the largest and most honored agency groups in the entire industry, operating facilities in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Comprised of over 500 employees, Hilldrup moves professionals, families and businesses domestically and internationally as well as provides logistics and workplace solutions services to meet the needs of its clients, which includes Fortune 100 companies, federal government agencies, universities and hospitals.
Among the over 500 employees at Hilldrup, it is not uncommon to meet someone who has been with the company 10, 20 or even 30 years. Hilldrup is an award-winning workplace where employees feel valued, are encouraged to grow professionally and are empowered to build lasting careers.
Our values are very important to the organization as they guide our employees and company in all that we do each day. Our values include Empowered Accountability, Uncompromised Integrity, Unwavering Commitment, Fearless Communication, Infectious Positivity, and Purposeful Agility.
For more information about Hilldrup, click here: hilldrup.com/about-us/.
For information about our benefits, click here: hilldrup.com/benefits/.
Hilldrup is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities