Warehouse Supervisor

POSITION PURPOSE SUMMARY:

The Warehouse Supervisor ensures the efficient and effective reclamation, processing, storage and distribution of goods.

• Maintains control of inventory by ensuring store donations are retrieved, sorted, and priced appropriately; protects store from inventory shrinkage by monitoring loss prevention program and close visual monitoring.
• Ensures appropriate inventory levels based on spot checks of the store and reviewing weekly sales records.
• Takes responsibility for staff safety by ensuring overall compliance with all safety procedures and by monitoring Health & Safety policies and procedures and provides feedback to the Store Manager.
• Oversees and/or participates in facility management including cleaning, maintenance, repairs in/outside and grounds maintenance.
• Ensures in-store safety for staff, customers and volunteers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exists, no obstacles inside/outside store, spillage, store cleanliness dealing with volatile situations); ensure property is secures at all times.
• Assists Store Manager in directing all operations of the Thrift store to meet sales targets, and control expenses while maintaining customer service standards.
• Works with volunteers on a daily basis and will participate in their training.
• May participate in the hiring, orientation, training, and recognizing of employees and volunteers in concert with Divisional and Territorial standards.
• Ensure work stations for volunteers are clear and ready before they arrive.
• Receives, sorts, stores and prices donations as per directions and standards.
• Process donated items by unloading, sorting, packing, storing, bailing and reloading the donations.
• Lifts and relocates bags and boxes to determined areas as required. Assists with heavy lifting as required.
• Climbs ladders and stores seasonal product in overhead storage bins.
• Separates recycling and garbage, and processes both according to the direction given, including into truck for removal..
• Operates the forklift to move goods as necessary after sufficient training.
• Shares janitorial duties in common spaces such as washroom and kitchen.
• May lock up sales cash and receipts at the end of each shift.
• Ensures nightly sales are deposited to the appropriate financial institution.
• Accurate opening and closing of store procedures when required, including POS terminals and till.

Education/Certifications:

• The successful job applicant will have completed High School.

Experience:

• At least one year of prior related experience, including warehouse and supervisory experience

Required Skills/Knowledge (or be willing to get trained in these areas):

• Forklift operations
• Lifting Guidelines
• Ladder Safety
• First Aid

Qualifications and Education requirements:

 *NOTE: For some jobs, you may be required to provide validated educational documentation.

Education/Certifications:

·         The successful job applicant will have completed High School.

Experience:

·         At least one year of prior related experience, including warehouse and supervisory experience

Required Skills/Knowledge (or be willing to get trained in these areas):

·         Forklift operations

·         Lifting Guidelines

·         Ladder Safety

·         First Aid

PHYSICAL EFFORT/DEXTERITY REQUIRED:

The performance of the job requires frequently standing for long periods of time, pushing and pulling, lifting, kneeling and occasionally twisting, bending, crouching, reaching and reaching overhead

CONCENTRATION REQUIRED:

The performance of the job requires visual monitoring.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES:

The incumbent’s responsibility for Financial Resources:

The incumbent is involved in minor financial matters regularly, or on a relief basis, or has responsibility for the wise use of his/her own resources. He/She may be authorized to spend, disburse, or collect small amounts of cash. The incumbent has very little input into the annual budget.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES:

The incumbent’s responsibility for Human Resources:

The incumbent is responsible as a group/work leader. He/She is responsible for providing direction and checking results, but generally works along with those supervised.  The incumbent may provide advice on hiring, firing decisions but not other supervisory decisions.

Successful candidates, prior to hiring, may be required to provide:

• Background check consent
• A clear vulnerable sector screening
• A clean drivers abstract
• Completion of our online Armatus Abuse Training and required Health and Safety training