Warehouse Shipping Supervisor

Granite City Electric Supply is the area's premier electrical distributor serving electrical contractors as well as residential, commercial and industrial customers for over 100 years. With over 30 branches covering Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut, we are the largest regional independent electrical supply company and the official distributor of electrical supplies to the Boston Red Sox.

In addition to standard benefits, Granite City Electric offers a company 401K match and profit sharing, competitive health benefits with telehealth, up to $450 in health & wellness reimbursement, employee assistance program and referral incentives.

Essential Functions:

• • Hire, train, motivate and manage department personnel to provide accurate and timely service.
  • Plans shift operations and allocating resources.
  • Responsible for providing a safe working environment for department personnel and ensuring timely resolution of any unsafe practices or conditions and taking corrective action when necessary.
  • Perform detailed process flow analysis and implement recommendations to improve department operations through waste elimination and streamlined operations.
  • Promote a team based and positive working environment through daily, weekly, and monthly team meetings.
  • Responsible for gaining a full understanding of the RF system and its functionality as well as gaining the knowledge and ability to train subordinates.
  • Evaluate, rate, recommend and budget merit increases for department personnel.
  • Responsible to interact with other departments to resolve problems and improve process flow.
  • Fosters a team environment, works within the supervisory team, communicates with other supervisors.
  • Plan and prioritize workload.
  • Coaches and supervises a staff of 15+ employees.
  • Standard hours are 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM or close, Monday through Friday. Must be flexible in schedule as business needs arise.
  • Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

*** If you are looking for an office position you need not apply. This is a hands-on position. The ideal candidate will be a role model and leader by example. Expectation is approximately 50/50 split between administrative tasks and hands-on warehouse activities.

Education and/or Experience:

• Intermediate experience in Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Microsoft Excel experience is a must.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3-5 years supervisory experience in a warehousing environment.
• Eclipse or other ERP and RF gun experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Position Requirements:

• Must be able to stand, walk, and/or sit daily for up to 8 hours.
• Ability to efficiently work on computers daily.
• Ability to operate equipment such as and not limited to forklifts, reach trucks, and pallet jacks.
• Ability to push/pull product and equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 70 lbs.

Join our team and work among the best in the industry!
Granite City offers competitive wages, great benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, STD/LTD, 401k, vacation, holiday, sick and more!

We are an equal opportunity employer. Disabled/Veteran.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
Granite City Electric uses E-Verify.