Looking for a challenging and exciting career opportunity as a Warehouse Supervisor? Imagine being part of a company like Ricoh Electronics, Inc (REI), with a rich history of environmental conservation, community involvement, and steady company growth. Imagine working for a leading manufacturer as REI with advanced office automation equipment, including digital copiers, peripherals, thermal media label stocks, and toner products. REI is part of the Ricoh global family, with an enviable track record of superior products and business practices.

REI is looking for a 1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor with strong leadership and warehouse experience to supervise the warehouse operations at our facility in Buford, GA, a 24/7 operation. In this fast-paced environment, the Warehouse Supervisor will oversee the daily work activities of warehouse operators by coordinating and prioritizing activities for the efficient flow of materials and products through the manufacturing process. The work hours are from 6:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday, including some weekends.

Job Responsibilities:

• Model the “safety first” behaviors we expect of all employees by ensuring that operational procedures and processes are performed safely and provide a safe work environment and support 5S activities.
• Supervise warehouse operator's daily work activities and work performance, providing coaching, training, and counseling as appropriate.
• Review and plan work schedule for staff & assign job duties based on work schedule, including Saturday and Sunday, to meet warehouse goals while maintaining SEQCD standards.
• Create metric reports on staff performance with training programs, including cross-training schedules.
• Coordinate and monitor the flow of materials and finished goods in and out of the warehouse. Administer daily inventory transaction management with report documentation.
• Confirm completion of daily material movement, shipping, and receiving plans and schedules. Stock -in management regarding product staging and storing.
• Monitor finished product packaging.
• Maintain picking, shipping, and receiving records and other related files.
• Supervise physical inventory counts and inventory reconciliation processes.
• Submit work orders for warehouse and equipment maintenance or repair.
• Supervise or participate in activities to support Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and CT-PATZ.
• May coordinate the pickup and disposal of hazardous waste materials and/or recycling.
• Prepare periodic inventory status reports, and correct negative inventory quantities and discrepancies.
• Prepare periodic warehouse operator performance reports to identify gaps in daily inventory transactions via scanning material to AS400 systems.

Experience

• 2 year(s): Requires at least 2 years of supervisory experience in a shipping/warehouse function within a manufacturing environment.
• Requires forklift truck experience with a license or ability to pass REI’s certification upon hire. A forklift trainer license is a plus.
• Intermediate skills in MS Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint, to create management reports and compile data into charts and graphs.

• Strong problem-solving skills in resolving material control, storage, and quality problems.
• Data analysis skills and inventory management skills plus.
• Knowledge of order and inventory management systems required and preferred experience using the AS400 system. Experience with FMS, WMS, RIPICS, Oracle, ASRS, RINKS, and/or International shipping systems preferred.
• Good leadership skills are required, with the ability to foster a team-oriented department.
• Paper roll clamp, aisle master lift, and Combi lift experience are a plus.
• Hand-held scanning devices and other material handling devices experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen plus.

Education

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

• Forklift - Propane

• Forklift - Pallet Jack
• Forklift - Electric

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)