Training Supervisor

As a Training Supervisor, you will be responsible for developing user friendly training concepts to rapidly get new team members up to productivity levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regular and consistent attendance as scheduled

• Train and mentor team members as appropriate

• Responsible for department onboarding, retention, training and re-training

• Apply strong math skills that result in identification of opportunities and justify action plan recommendations

• Collect/analyze data to ensure team members are progressing at a satisfactory rate

• Asses/identify areas of opportunity with training then develop and implement a continuous improvement plan

• Conduct warehouse inspections for safety/sanitation compliance to all regulatory guidelines

• Certify team members in appropriate MHE required by position

• Understand the Emergency Procedures, ensure they are accessible and participate in update reviews.

• Check computerized time/attendance on a daily basis to verify team members have the proper time clock punches in the system

• Ensure all team member forms for Time Adjustment, PTO requests, etc. are coordinated for staffing purposes and turned into HR timely for processing in the correct pay period.

• Partner with other supervisors to ensure comprehensive training and support of new hires, as well as transition when reporting relationship changes

• Evaluate and report on team member progress, providing guidance to other supervisors on additional training required or limits on ability to progress

• When not actively training warehouse team members, perform Warehouse Supervisor duties.

• This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of responsibilities, duties or activities. Additional duties may be needed and/or assigned to ensure the needs of the internal and external customers are met. 

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED. College coursework, continuing technical education or comparable business experience is a plus

• Warehouse experience preferred

• Experience operating Material Handling Equipment preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to remain calm and focused while prioritizing requests from multiple sources

• Ability to provide clear and constructive feedback, coaching, and counseling

• Able to read, write, speak and understand English

• Ability to read and understand label data

• Ability to read small print on packaging and paperwork, with or without corrective lenses

• Ability to take directions using the headset selection system (such as VoCollect)

• Ability to utilize equipment for the job safely and accurately after training (such as computer, handheld tracker, copiers, scanners, printers, radio headsets, forklift, reach truck, etc.)

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Ability to use email, word-processing, spreadsheets, WMS and other applications

• Ability to accommodate flexible schedules to meet the needs of the member to include nights, weekends, and holidays

Environmental Job Conditions:

• Independently lift up to 50 lbs. frequently and 100 lbs. occasionally

• Sit, stand, walk bend, squat on a frequent to continual basis in a refrigerated warehouse environment

• Grasp, reach, push or pull (such as boxes of product, or a hand truck) on a frequent basis

• Ability to build pallets up to 6 feet tall with case weights up to 50 pounds

• Ability to work at elevated heights while wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the job (such as fall protection harnesses)

• Ability to reach above shoulder level frequently

• Ability to utilize good hand-eye coordination and depth perception to operate forklift, reach truck, and HiLo safely and accurately

• Able to step up onto and down from equipment as required by task (such as forklift, reach truck, etc.)

• Endurance for continuous, fast paced work

• Fluctuating temperatures within the perishable DC including freezing temperatures as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit

• Ability to work in a noisy warehouse environment

• Able to wear and communicate through headsets for long periods of time as required by location

• Able to work while wearing appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the job (such as steel-toed protective footwear, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, insulated clothing, etc)

• Products may contain food allergens (such as fish, shellfish, peanuts, etc.)

• Utilize equipment for the job safely and accurately after training (such as computer, handheld tracker, copiers, scanners, printers, radio headsets, etc.