Company Overview:
Hospeco Brands Group is the hub for a strategic collection of manufacturing and sales companies, including chemical manufacturing, that lead the way in multiple categories—from personal care and protection to textiles, cleaning products, and contamination control—to empower its distributor partners into the future. Their cohesive approach promotes operational efficiency and fuels innovation, while equipping its varied businesses to tackle the toughest challenges across industrial and manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, food service, hospitality, transportation, and many other dynamic market segments. Hospeco Brands Group’s rapid growth, both organic and via acquisition, is powered by a team of driven, innovative problem-solvers and a culture of integrity and respect.
Position Summary:
The Warehouse Supervisor plays a key leadership role in managing day-to-day warehouse operations to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate movement of goods within the facility. This includes overseeing receiving, put-away, inventory control, order picking, packing, and shipping activities for both manufactured products and distributed goods. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with experience supervising teams in a fast-paced distribution and light manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on productivity, accuracy, safety, and team development.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: - Supervise daily warehouse activities including receiving, inventory replenishment, picking, packing, and shipping.
- Ensure orders are processed and shipped accurately and on time to meet customer expectations.
- Monitor daily workflow and adjust labor assignments as needed based on order volume and priorities.
- Lead, train, and motivate warehouse associates, forklift operators, and material handlers.
- Conduct daily team huddles and communicate performance expectations and safety guidelines.
- Provide coaching, feedback, and corrective action when necessary to drive performance and maintain standards.
- Enforce OSHA, DOT, and company-specific safety policies and procedures.
- Conduct safety inspections, promote safe material handling practices, and ensure proper use of PPE.
- Lead incident investigations for any warehouse-related safety incidents or near-misses.
- Partner with the Inventory Control team to maintain accurate inventory levels.
- Ensure proper material flow and stock rotation (FIFO, LIFO, or as required).
- Assist with cycle counts, inventory audits, and resolving discrepancies.
- Identify bottlenecks and recommend process improvements to increase efficiency and throughput.
- Support Lean Warehousing, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives as directed.
- Ensure proper maintenance and care of warehouse equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.).
- Monitor and report daily productivity, order accuracy, and safety performance metrics.
- Work closely with Shipping, Receiving, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, and Customer Service teams to ensure operational alignment.
- Provide regular updates to Warehouse Manager on performance, staffing, and any operational challenges.
Experience, Education, Certifications and Licensures:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
- 3–5 years of warehouse operations experience, with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory or team lead role.
- Strong understanding of warehouse processes including inventory control, shipping/receiving, and order fulfillment.
- Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, NetSuite) is preferred.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Experience in janitorial, sanitation, industrial supply, or light manufacturing distribution environments preferred.
- Forklift certification and experience operating material handling equipment.
- Familiarity with Lean Warehousing or continuous improvement methodologies.
Physical Requirements:
- Constantly moves or transports items up to 50 lbs.
- Must be physically and mentally able to work required shift.
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time for up to 4 hours in length with infrequent breaks.
- Constantly performs duties that are repetitive in nature or require repetitive movement.
- Must have the ability to judge that product is moving through equipment properly.
- Must be able to constantly recognize product types and safety/warning material (some small in size).
- Constantly required to identify color coded safety & warning areas/notices (most commonly colored yellow and red and some in small print) in order to maintain a safe work environment.
- Constantly works in an environment that includes: seasonal heat & humidity; exposure to safety areas with moving equipment; dust/dirt; noise; vibrations from equipment; lighting differences; and occasional fumes.
- Constantly required to position self in order to remove or replace product and operate equipment.
- Frequently receives or exchanges information with management or other personnel regarding work requests or issues.
- Must be able to identify and react to potential hazards.
- Must be able to do basic math functions.
- Good hand and eye coordination.
Mental Activities and Requirements:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instruction and to deal with problems involving a few variables.
- Ability to write and communicate in complex sentences using good vocabulary.
The salary range for this position is $58,000 - $62,000. Actual compensation within this range will be based on factor such as skills, experience, qualifications and business needs.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
E-Verify Participant
Drug Free Workplace
AAP & VEVRAA Federal Contractor
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