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Warehouse Supervisor- 2nd shift

AHEAD· Operations, Engineered Solutions
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Libertyville, IL$70k - $80kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Lead Warehouse Supervisor overseeing shipping warehouse operations, including receiving, stocking, picking, packaging, and shipping; manage a team of warehouse associates, ensure safety, quality, and productivity, and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all immediate departmental activities and carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and procedures and applicable laws.
  • Lead a team of warehouse associates, motivating them to achieve and maintain a high level of productivity and accuracy.
  • Identify staffing needs and delegate tasks assigning labor as receive-pick-pack-ship work-flow dictates
  • Resolve employee issues while ensuring positive employee relations and promote and enforce all company policies fairly and consistently.
  • Oversee any area of Warehouse Picking, Receiving, Packing, and Shipping of warehouse sales orders by setting expectations and meeting KPI.
  • Effectively drive continuous and quality related improvements. Actively engage in project management responsibilities and support a wide range of Warehouse group projects.
  • Analyze and solve problems or assist other team members in finding solutions.
  • Review warehouse schedules, material, and manpower to coordinate daily warehouse activities to meet business objectives.
  • Inform assigned employees of warehouse and material constraints and coordinate with support groups to resolve problems affecting schedules.
  • Communicate with departmental stakeholders on vendor issues, material or picking delays, carrier or packaging issues, and inventory discrepancies.
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as account coordinators and production staff, to ensure smooth operations.
  • Ensure the rules and regulations of US export and import procedures are followed.
  • Direct efforts toward the reduction of process variation while ensuring that warehouse products and services meet quality requirements.
  • Ensure adherence to safety protocols and procedures, maintaining a safe working environment for all employees.
  • Help maintain and manage accurate warehouse inventory and receipt/picking records including cycle count initiatives and complete stock inventory accuracy.
  • Maintain and manage accurate WIP inventory and shipping records.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Train new warehouse associates and provide ongoing coaching and development to the team.
  • Address departmental inquiries or requests and resolve any order fulfillment issues.
  • Assist with planning and leading departmental and continuous improvement projects.
  • Assist with troubleshooting and root cause identification for receiving, picking and shipping errors while driving corrective and preventative action initiatives.
  • Contributes to creating, improving, and training on SOPs and Dozuki training documentation.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and well-maintained warehouse environment.
  • Leading and assisting in 5s implementation and audits.
  • Manage duties assigned by Manager
  • Backup Warehouse Associate I, II, III and Lead roles.
  • Exhibit and maintain strong attention to detail and the ability to follow step-by-step instructions.
  • Ability to adjust and follow instructions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Contributes to the completing of projects on time, using project management software to manage the projects.
  • Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

  • Minimum Required – High school diploma and 3-5 years’ experience in a warehouse receiving, picking, shipping environment, preferably in a supervisory role
  • Preferred – Associates Degree
  • Proven track record and ability to manage, train, and develop, coach, and mentor employees.
  • Ability to resolve conflicts, meet deadlines, manage production activities and effectively multi-task in a fast paced environment

Skills

Required:LeadershipCommunication
Nice to have:WMS/TMS

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid company holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Paid parental and caregiver leave
  • Plus more! See benefits details
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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AHEAD accelerates the impact of technology on clients by engineering customized data, developer, and infrastructure platforms that improve IT operations.

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