Night Warehouse Supervisor - Distributor of Wine & Spirits
Empire Merchants North · Lyons, NY, US
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About the Role
Empire Merchants North is seeking a high energy, motivated Night Warehouse Supervisor for its Lyons, NY Distribution Center. This role strives to achieve production and distribution objectives through coaching and effective supervision, ensuring accurate, on-time, and damage-free product movement.
Responsibilities
- Achieve production and distribution objectives using supervisory methods and coaching techniques.
- Oversee warehouse training and develop personnel for accurate, on-time, and damage-free product shipment.
- Build a team environment of well-trained employees.
- Employ excellent communication skills to facilitate completion of night shift job duties.
- Follow and promote accepted safety practices to maintain a safe working environment.
- Ensure proper truck loading and control of breakage and damaged product.
- Learn processes and serve as a backup to night managers for shift production setup, including waving, label creation, job assignment, and invoicing.
- Multi-task and stay on top of complex processes with large amounts of data.
- Maintain composure and focus under stress.
- Recognize problems early, communicate, and troubleshoot to resolve them.
- Keep night management apprised of situations and contact technical support when necessary.
- Supervise warehouse union employees, understanding the Collective Bargaining Unit Contract.
- Provide staff coaching for improvement and praise for good work.
- Ensure accurate order picking and proper truck loading with hourly employees.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
- Direct workflow efficiently and professionally.
- Provide effective leadership, foster a positive team environment, and evaluate the department.
- Perform supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and laws.
- Train employees, plan, assign, and direct work.
- Recognize, reward, and coach employees.
- Address complaints and resolve problems.
Requirements
- Must be able to multi-task and stay on top of highly complex processes with a large amount of data.
- Must be able to maintain composure and stay focused in times of stress.
- Must be able to recognize problems at an early stage and be able to communicate and trouble shoot to resolve the problems.
- Must possess good communication skills to keep night management fully apprised of situations that arise.
- Working knowledge and a thorough understanding of the Collective Bargaining Unit Contract is required.
- Must have knowledge of SAP, Lucas, and all warehouse management systems.
- Must comply with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Skills
- Supervisory methods
- Coaching techniques
- Communication skills
- SAP knowledge
- Lucas knowledge
- Warehouse management systems knowledge
Location
- Lyons, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Nights
Experience Level
- Supervisor
Salary/Compensations
- $28.85 - $30. per hour
Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Health Plan options (medical, dental, life insurance, and other voluntary plans)
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401K
- PTO
- Vacation accrual
About the Company
- Empire Merchants North is the premier wine and spirits distributor in Upstate New York with roots going back to the end of Prohibition.
- With more than 600 dedicated employees and state-of-the-art facilities, Empire Merchants North has become synonymous with both service and quality.
- The company has earned the loyalty of more than 9,000 area restaurants, bars, hotels, nightclubs, and retail outlets.
- Empire Merchants North acts as a marketing agent for the brands that we represent.
- The company employs the most knowledgeable and well-equipped sales force in Upstate New York.