Crane Worldwide Logistics is a leader in supply chain solutions with over 130 locations across 30 countries providing individual services that address our client's logistics challenges.
The Warehouse Supervisor supervises and coordinates activities of workers including receiving, storing, inventorying, pulling, packing and shipping materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and parts, in the warehouse.
Essential Job Functions:
- Plans layout of warehouse and other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors of items stored.
- Advises employees on care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped; methods and use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, and shipping stock; and related problems.
- Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
- Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
- Maintains harmony among workers and resolves issues.
- Completes performance appraisals on direct reports semi-annually and provides on-going feedback on work performance.
- Advises and enforces safety regulations
- Interacts with customers on orders.
- Forecasting for future growth.
- Supporting sales with new business growth.
- Responsible for the P&L of the Johannesburg facility, revenue and cost management.
- Other duties as assigned.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements:
- Standing/Walking 75% of the time
- Stand or sit for long periods of time
- Reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch and frequently required to climb or balance
- Regularly lift and/or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds by hand.
Other Skills/Abilities:
- Quality Management, looks for ways to improve quality
- Leadership, exhibits confidence in self and others
- Planning/Organizing, uses time efficiently
- Dependability, follows instructions, responds to management direction
- Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work.
Education and Experience:
- 3 to 4 years relevant, job-related experience, education or combination thereof.
- 2 to 3 years supervisory experience.
- Computer literacy specific to WMS systems.
Certifications and Licenses:
- Forklift Certified.
