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Warehouse Supervisor

Maple Leaf Foods
11 hours ago
On-site
Indianapolis, IN, United States
Indeed

The Opportunity: The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and accurate operation of warehouse, shipping, and receiving activities. This role oversees daily workflow, product handling and storage, inventory accuracy, employee performance, and compliance with health, safety, quality, and HACCP requirements. The Warehouse Supervisor also develops and improves warehouse processes to support reliable inbound and outbound service. As part of the transition, the role will support selected production scheduling and purchasing activities on an interim basis and will provide cross-functional backup support for these areas in the future state. Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by November 02. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration. Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life: Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, loading and unloading trucks, product storage, order packing, and shipping. Plan and coordinate labor and workflow to meet daily operational and customer requirements. Develop and maintain systems for product handling, storage, receiving, inventory management, and shipping. Ensure products are received, stored, picked, and shipped accurately and on time. Monitor inbound and outbound shipment issues and communicate risks or service impacts to appropriate stakeholders. Perform and oversee regular cycle counts to maintain accurate inventory records and identify discrepancies. Investigate inventory variances, complete root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions. Use SAP to research order history, track inventory movement, and support inventory control activities. Supervise, coach, and support direct reports in the performance of their duties. Set clear expectations, provide ongoing feedback, and complete performance reviews for direct reports. Promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and company safety procedures. Ensure quality compliance with all applicable HACCP procedures and facility requirements. Identify opportunities to improve warehouse efficiency, accuracy, cost, and service. Work collaboratively with production, purchasing, transportation, and other functions to resolve operational issues. Provide backup coverage for critical production scheduling and purchasing activities as required. Production Scheduling and Purchasing Develop, maintain, and adjust achievable production schedules that balance customer demand, plant capacity, labor, material availability, and lead times, including the creation and distribution of weekly process orders. Monitor schedule performance, material readiness, inventory requirements, and supply constraints; identify service risks and communicate required actions to stakeholders. Issue and follow purchase orders through confirmation, delivery, receipt, and invoice resolution in accordance with company policies, authorization requirements, budgets, and quality standards. Work with vendors and internal partners to address shortages, delays, quality concerns, pricing, and other supply issues that could affect production. Use SAP to research order history, track inventory movement, maintain accurate scheduling and purchasing records, and support inventory optimization. Support new product launches by coordinating production timing, material availability, lead times, and inventory requirements. Report plant conformance and relevant inbound or outbound shipment issues to the corporate Supply Chain team and recommend actions that support service and cost control. What You’ll Bring: Post-secondary education in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent relevant experience. Experience in warehouse, shipping, receiving, inventory control, or logistics operations, including people-leadership experience. Experience in production scheduling, purchasing…

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