Warehouse Supervisor

Guarantee Electrical Co Inc
  • St Charles, MO
    9 days ago

    Job Description

    Partner. Energize. Deliver.

    Join our Central Region team as a Project Manager and become an employee of a nationally recognized Top Workplace! Guarantee Electrical Company has grown into one of the nation's foremost providers of electrical contracting services and systems solutions. This specific role would focus on supporting our Industrial team.

    Why Work for Us?

    Benefits, Compensation, Community Involvement and Employee Appreciation

    Guarantee is 100% employee owned, making each member of the Guarantee team an essential partner in building our successful future. Guarantee offers a rewarding career path, a competitive salary, and excellent benefits package. This includes a fully company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

    We offer exciting benefits with a competitive salary based on knowledge and experience. Employees are also eligible for annual discretionary bonuses. We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, accidental, critical illness, life and disability insurances, vacation/sick time, and a matching 401K plan.

    We value giving back to our communities through community outreach and volunteering. Some of our favorites being Pedal the Cause, KIDstruction, Big Brothers Big Sisters and more!

    JOB SUMMARY

    The Warehouse Manager leads receiving, inspection, storage, inventory control, material and tool fulfillment, staging, shipping, delivery coordination, asset management, fleet support, and warehouse workforce activities for the Manufacturing Department. This position ensures raw materials, manufactured assemblies, field-support kits, tools, equipment, and project materials are received accurately, stored securely, tracked reliably, staged correctly, and delivered safely and on schedule. The Warehouse Manager establishes standard work, maintains visibility of material readiness and logistics constraints, develops warehouse personnel, and partners with Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, Project Management, Advanced Construction Planning, Quality, Environmental Health and Safety, and field teams to support predictable production and field execution.

    ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

    Warehouse Operations and Material Flow

    • Plan, prioritize, and direct daily receiving, inspection, put-away, storage, replenishment, picking, kitting, staging,

    packing, shipping, returns, and material-transfer activities.

    • Maintain clear flow paths and defined locations for inbound material, quarantine, inspection, raw material, work in

    process, completed assemblies, outbound shipments, tools, equipment, and returns.

    • Coordinate warehouse priorities with manufacturing schedules, project need dates, field requirements, and facility

    capacity.

    • Establish standard work, visual controls, location systems, labeling requirements, and handoff expectations that

    support safe and predictable flow.

    Receiving and Quality Verification

    • Verify inbound quantities, condition, packing lists, purchase-order information, certifications, and required

    documentation.

    • Document damage, shortages, overages, incorrect material, and receiving exceptions with photographs and timely

    notifications.

    • Coordinate disposition of nonconforming, damaged, quarantined, returned, or warranty material with Purchasing,

    Quality, suppliers, and responsible project teams.

    • Prevent unverified or rejected material from entering available inventory or production flow.

    Inventory Control and Material Readiness

    • Maintain accurate inventory records, location data, units of measure, min/max levels, reservations, transfers, cycle

    counts, and physical inventory results.

    • Monitor raw-material, consumable, standard-stock, project-specific, and critical-item availability against manufacturing

    and project schedules.

    • Investigate inventory discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
    • Provide current material-readiness status and escalate shortages, excess, slow-moving stock, obsolete material, or

    space constraints early.

    Shipping, Logistics, and Delivery Coordination

    • Develop and maintain outbound shipment and delivery schedules with Purchasing, Manufacturing, project teams, field

    leadership, and drivers.

    • Verify outbound loads are complete, accurate, documented, labeled, protected, sequenced, secured, and ready for

    delivery.

    • Coordinate carrier selection, special handling, delivery appointments, site access, lifting or unloading requirements,

    and proof of delivery.

    • Manage delivery exceptions, returns, undelivered items, damaged shipments, and corrective action.

    Tool, Equipment, Asset, and Fleet Support

    • Manage receiving, inspection, storage, issue, return, tracking, readiness, repair coordination, calibration or certification

    status, and security of warehouse-controlled tools, equipment, and assets.

    • Enforce approved Remarcable or company asset-tracking processes for requests, check-out, transfers, status, and

    returns.

    • Coordinate maintenance and repair of damaged or unreliable tools and equipment.
    • Support fleet readiness, vehicle records, maintenance scheduling, inspection follow-up, and coordination with

    responsible Purchasing or Operations personnel.

    Team Leadership and Workforce Development

    • Lead, schedule, train, coach, and develop warehouse associates, receiving and shipping personnel, drivers, apprentices,

    and assigned support staff.

    • Set daily expectations, verify understanding, monitor execution, provide respectful feedback, and reinforce

    accountability for safety, quality, accuracy, productivity, and service.

    • Support employee reviews, documented development plans, onboarding, cross-training, succession planning, and

    identification of staffing or skill gaps.

    • Maintain appropriate warehouse coverage while balancing receiving, fulfillment, staging, shipping, delivery, and

    operational-support needs.

    Safety, Compliance, and Facility Standards

    • Partner with Environmental Health and Safety personnel to maintain safe material handling, equipment operation,

    storage, racking, traffic flow, loading, unloading, and emergency access.

    • Enforce PPE, forklift and powered-industrial-truck authorization, load limits, safe lifting, dock safety, vehicle and

    pedestrian separation, incident reporting, and stop-work expectations.

    • Maintain clean, organized, secure, and hazard-free warehouse, staging, yard, loading, and support areas through 5S

    and daily housekeeping routines.

    • Maintain required training, inspection, certification, inventory, quality, and operational records.

    Cost Control, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

    • Track and report warehouse performance, labor utilization, inventory accuracy, delivery performance, material

    readiness, damage, shortages, freight, and operating costs.

    • Support budget development and control for warehouse labor, supplies, storage, material-handling equipment, freight,

    fleet support, and facility needs.

    • Lead or participate in Kaizen events, root-cause analysis, lessons learned, Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycles, and correctiveaction follow-up.
    • Improve layout, space utilization, point-of-use storage, replenishment, pull systems, transaction time, handling, and

    flow while protecting safety and quality.

    KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

    Receiving and Inventory Performance

    • Receiving accuracy and receiving turnaround time.
    • Inventory-record accuracy and cycle-count variance.
    • Material damage, receiving discrepancy, and nonconformance rate.
    • Stockout frequency and raw-material availability for scheduled production.

    Fulfillment, Shipping, and Delivery Performance

    • Picking, kitting, staging, and shipment accuracy.
    • On-time staging, shipment, and delivery rate.
    • Proof-of-delivery and shipping-document completion.
    • Return, shortage, overage, and delivery-exception resolution time.

    Asset, Equipment, and Fleet Readiness

    • Tool and equipment tracking accuracy.
    • Repair, calibration, certification, and preventive-maintenance completion.
    • Warehouse equipment and vehicle availability.
    • Lost, overdue, damaged, or unaccounted-for asset rate.

    Safety, People, Cost, and Improvement

    • Recordable, near-miss, property-damage, and material-handling incident performance.
    • Required training and equipment-authorization completion.
    • 5S and warehouse audit score.
    • Warehouse operating-cost and freight variance.
    • Cross-training coverage and employee-development action completion.
    • Verified improvements in flow, space utilization, handling, or transaction time.

    DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES

    Warehouse Planning and Workforce Direction

    • Review inbound deliveries, manufacturing priorities, project requests, material status, outbound shipments, delivery

    commitments, labor coverage, and equipment availability.

    • Conduct a daily huddle covering safety, workload, assignments, quality expectations, constraints, and required

    handoffs.

    • Assign work and adjust labor based on changing priorities, receiving volume, production needs, urgent requests, and

    delivery schedules.

    Receiving, Inventory, and Fulfillment Control

    • Review receiving exceptions, damaged material, shortages, quarantined items, backorders, and required follow-up.
    • Verify near-term manufacturing and project material is received, located, picked, staged, and ready when required.
    • Monitor inventory transactions, location accuracy, tool and equipment movement, and Remarcable compliance.
    • Inspect warehouse, staging, loading, yard, and outbound areas for accuracy, flow, organization, and security.

    Shipping, Delivery, and Communication

    • Confirm outbound materials, assemblies, kits, tools, equipment, documents, labels, packaging, and delivery instructions

    are complete.

    • Coordinate drivers, carriers, routes, loading sequence, delivery appointments, and site requirements.
    • Communicate material-readiness, inventory, shipment, delivery, facility, or resource risks to the Operations Manager

    and affected teams.

    Safety and Facility Readiness

    • Perform daily safety and 5S walks and correct unsafe, blocked, damaged, disorganized, or noncompliant conditions.
    • Confirm forklifts, pallet jacks, loading equipment, docks, racks, vehicles, and safety equipment are inspected and

    serviceable.

    WEEKLY RESPONSIBILITY

    Planning and Coordination

    • Review upcoming manufacturing releases, project schedules, material forecasts, delivery requirements, long-lead

    items, and warehouse-capacity constraints.

    • Conduct a weekly warehouse and logistics planning review with Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, project

    support, and delivery personnel.

    • Prepare staffing, delivery, equipment, storage, and space plans for upcoming workload.

    Inventory, Asset, and Performance Review

    • Conduct or validate cycle counts and investigate discrepancies, transaction errors, location problems, and recurring

    shortages.

    • Review warehouse KPIs, including receiving, inventory, staging, shipping, delivery, damage, safety, labor, asset, and

    freight performance.

    • Review tool, equipment, vehicle, repair, calibration, certification, and maintenance status.
    • Assign corrective actions and verify closure of recurring operational problems.

    Team and Continuous Improvement

    • Hold team coaching, training, performance, cross-training, and development discussions.
    • Review standard work, layouts, visual controls, replenishment methods, 5S conditions, and improvement

    opportunities.

    • Capture lessons learned and update procedures, checklists, labels, locations, dashboards, and training materials.

    LIVING OUR GUARANTEES

    As the Warehouse Manager, this leader will embody and champion the core guarantees that define the organizational culture:

    • Lessons Learned: Capture receiving, inventory, staging, shipping, delivery, asset, and field-support successes and

    misses, then convert them into transparent standards and corrective actions. Culture of Honesty.

    • Integration: Connect Purchasing, Manufacturing, project teams, field leadership, drivers, suppliers, carriers, Quality,

    and EHS through accurate information and dependable warehouse handoffs. Culture of Collaboration.

    • High Risk Management: Identify material, inventory, storage, traffic, equipment, delivery, damage, security, and safety

    risks early and lead practical mitigation and escalation. Culture of Wisdom.

    • Data Driven Decisions: Use inventory, receiving, readiness, accuracy, delivery, damage, labor, cost, and asset data to

    prioritize work and improve warehouse performance. Culture of Intelligence.

    • Leadership Development: Develop warehouse personnel through coaching, reviews, cross-training, clear standards,

    accountability, and opportunities to use their Owner's Voice. Culture of Leadership.

    REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

    Warehouse and Logistics Skills

    • Strong knowledge of receiving, inspection, inventory control, warehousing, material handling, picking, kitting, staging,

    packing, shipping, delivery coordination, returns, and asset management.

    • Understanding of manufacturing material flow, production support, field-support kits, outbound assemblies, delivery

    sequencing, and project need dates.

    • Ability to establish location control, cycle counting, replenishment, min/max inventory, quarantine, return, and

    discrepancy-resolution practices.

    • Knowledge of freight, carrier, loading, cargo securement, delivery documentation, and proof-of-delivery requirements.

    Safety and Equipment Skills

    • Knowledge of warehouse and material-handling hazards, powered industrial trucks, storage racks, docks, pedestrian

    and vehicle traffic, PPE, housekeeping, and emergency access.

    • Ability to operate or become qualified on forklifts, pallet jacks, and other assigned warehouse equipment.
    • Ability to understand inspection, maintenance, repair, calibration, and certification requirements for tools, equipment,

    assets, and vehicles.

    Systems, Leadership, and Communication

    • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn Remarcable, inventory, purchasing, scheduling, production, and

    reporting systems used by the company.

    • Strong leadership, organization, prioritization, scheduling, coaching, problem-solving, decision-making, and followthrough.
    • Ability to communicate accurate material, inventory, shipment, delivery, and risk information to office, shop, supplier,

    carrier, and field stakeholders.

    • Commitment to safety, quality, service, continuous improvement, accountability, respect, inclusion, and confidentiality.

    COLLABORATIVE DUTIES

    • Operations Manager: Align warehouse priorities, staffing, budgets, facility needs, performance reporting, and

    improvement actions.

    • Manufacturing Operations and General Foremen: Coordinate raw-material availability, work-order priorities, WIP

    movement, completed assemblies, packaging, staging, and production support.

    • Manufacturing Project Manager and Advanced Construction Planning: Align material forecasts, project need dates,

    work-order schedules, kits, delivery sequence, constraints, and readiness reporting.

    • Purchasing and Suppliers: Coordinate purchase-order status, inbound appointments, discrepancies, returns,

    warranties, long-lead items, substitutions, and supplier performance.

    • Shipping, Drivers, and Carriers: Coordinate load readiness, routes, documentation, securement, appointments, proof of

    delivery, and exceptions.

    • Quality: Coordinate inbound inspection, quarantine, nonconformance, corrective action, final-release verification, and

    records.

    • Environmental Health and Safety: Coordinate training, equipment authorization, storage, traffic plans, audits, incident

    follow-up, and corrective actions.

    • Project and Field Teams: Confirm request completeness, priority, delivery location, site access, authorized recipient,

    material acceptance, and feedback.

    • Human Resources and Culture: Support recruiting, onboarding, employee reviews, development, documentation, and a

    respectful workplace.

    • Continuous Improvement: Improve warehouse flow, pull systems, 5S, standard work, reporting, and lessons learned.

    KEY WORKING RELATINSHIPS

    Internal

    • Operations Manager; Manufacturing Project Manager; Advanced Construction Planners; Manufacturing General Foremen and shop leadership; Purchasing; Quality; EHS; drivers; project managers; field leadership; Accounting; Human Resources; and Continuous Improvement.

    External

    • Suppliers, manufacturers, freight carriers, service providers, repair vendors, project partners, and Trade Partners as

    required.

    WORKING CONDITIONS

    • Work is performed primarily in warehouse, manufacturing, yard, loading, receiving, and office environments with

    periodic project-site and supplier visits.

    • The role requires regular walking, standing, bending, reaching, climbing, entering and exiting vehicles or equipment,

    and handling material within company safety guidelines.

    • Early starts, overtime, schedule flexibility, and work in changing weather or traffic conditions may be required based on

    receiving, shipment, inventory, or delivery needs.

    • Required PPE, equipment authorization, site-access, and safe material-handling requirements must be followed.

    ADDITIONAL DUTIES

    • Support facility planning, layout changes, rack installation, storage expansion, equipment commissioning, emergency

    response, and operational transitions.

    • Assist with annual budgets, physical inventory, audits, capital requests, fleet support, and supplier or carrier reviews.
    • Maintain confidentiality of employee, project, supplier, inventory, cost, and operational information.
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    • High school diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, operations, business, or

    a related field preferred.

    • Minimum 7 years of warehouse, logistics, inventory, material-management, manufacturing-support, or related

    experience.

    • Minimum 3 years of warehouse leadership, supervisory, or team-lead experience preferred.
    • Experience supporting manufacturing, electrical construction, industrial distribution, or project-based operations

    preferred.

    • Demonstrated ability to manage inventory accuracy, material flow, shipping, receiving, employees, and competing

    operational priorities.

    • Forklift certification required or must be obtained within the company-defined qualification period.
    • Clean Motor Vehicle Record required when operating personal or company vehicles on company business.

    The above statements describe the job's essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSt Charles, MO

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