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Warehouse Supervisor Job at SunOpta

SunOpta Allentown, PA

Job Information

  • Date Posted
    2024-06-10
  • Location
    Allentown, PA
  • Job Title
    Warehouse Supervisor
  • Gender
    Both
SunOpta Overview:
SunOpta Inc. is a leader in the plant-based foods and beverages, fruit-based foods and beverages, and organic ingredient sourcing industries.SunOpta is focused on sustainability and specializes in the sourcing, processing, and packaging of organic, conventional, non-GMO food products.

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:
Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a wide variety of warehouse activities including shipping and receiving raw materials and/or finished goods and maintaining inventory and associated records. People management responsibilities include hiring and training, planning, and assigning daily work, conducting performance appraisals, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems.

Essential Functions of the Job:
  • Supervise and assist in daily warehouse and shipping areas including:
  • Filling and shipping customer orders
  • Satisfying internal shipping requirements (technical service, vendors, etc.)
  • Ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation
  • Receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel
  • Filling work orders from production
  • Packaging assemblies and receiving into finished goods
  • Ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged
  • Overseeing cycle counts and reconciliation activities
  • Arranging transfers to and from external warehouses
  • Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department activities.
  • Developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks.
  • Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and workflow.
  • Interpreting company policies to workers and enforcing safety regulations.
  • Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and work crew and equipment performance.
  • Continuously improve warehouse operations using lean enterprise practices.
  • Conferring with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments and serving internal customers.
  • Assists with inventory control levels by conducting physical counts, reconciling with data storage system.
  • Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
  • Ensures effective safety procedures, tools and record keeping are managed through site leadership.
  • Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
  • Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
  • All other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Warehouse Department.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Food industry and/or manufacturing experience.
  • Oracle experience.
  • Forklift experience.
Knowledge and Skills:
  • Previous experience in cycle counting and Inventory a plus
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to make calculations such as discounts, freight estimates, dimensional weight, invoices, and percentages.
  • Knowledge of and aptitude to learn new business software applications.
  • Aptitude to learn new software applications.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Additional Considerations:
  • Travel Expectations: Travel between main plant and 2 warehouses (within 10-mile radius).
  • This role will be located at a SunOpta offsite warehouse in Allentown, PA.
  • Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
  • Approximately; 50% of work is performed in an office environment.
  • 50% of work may involve being in the agricultural or manufacturing environment.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED


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