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The Warehouse Supervisor Trainee is responsible for learning and performing efficient and accurate daily operations of the Distribution Center. Our products include wood moldings, decorative trim, and other millwork accessories. This position will learn to oversee the daily activities of personnel, including motivating them to provide quality and efficient performance of their duties in a safe productive environment.  The trainee will learn the business from the ground up! The job requires significant and continuous heavy lifting up to 50lbs, and the ability to build reliable and cohesive relationships with customers and other employees.

Operation Management Trainee Primary Responsibilities:

• Learning and executing daily activities for picking, shipping, receiving, loading, and inventory control departments.
• Teaching and training of current and new facility personnel
• Ensuring that our product/service meets or exceed customer expectation
• Setting productivity goals for warehouse and meeting those goals
• Responsible for continuous improvement/best practices within his/her facility
• Ensuring that safety rules and policies are followed by all employees
• Purchasing and maintenance of warehouse equipment and supplies
• Supporting Distribution Manager in developing goals and objectives for the Operations.

Warehouse Supervisor Trainee Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• College Graduate OR High school level plus one to three years relevant or prior experience. Warehouse experience is helpful.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence usually by e-mail.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the customer’s organization.
• Basic math skills are required.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Warehouse Supervisor Trainee Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• The employee must frequently lift and/move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• The hazards in the workplace environment include forklifts, moving freight and other mechanical hazards.

Warehouse Supervisor Trainee Position Details:

Shift Work: Primarily M-F Days

Benefits: Woodgrain offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, and life insurance, 401k, vacation, and paid holidays.

Woodgrain is an equal opportunity employer and a Tobacco and Drug Free Workplace.