Warehouse Supervisor

Job Description

What are we offering you?

• Training commensurate with experience

• Rewards & Recognition Program

• Birthday Leave

• Discounted health insurance with Medibank

• Novated Leasing options

• Lifestyle discounts with Woolworths, Coles, Avis, JB Hifi and 500+ other retailers

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Who are we?

Wabtec Global Freight Services provides offering to customer which include technology, people, and processes, designed to maximize reliability and availability of customers’ locomotives at optimal operating costs. These tailored solutions meet each customer’s operating needs for fleet strategy, and changing business trends, ensuring we help customers achieve their desired business outcomes. These offerings include tailored Maintenance Contracts, Overhauls, Asset Performance Management, Upgrades and modernisations.

Who will you be working with? 

Reporting to the Service Leader - Rio Tinto you will be responsible for leading the daily operations of our warehouse facility in Karratha, WA. You will play a leading role in ensuring the efficient and effective execution of day-to-day activities of the warehouse and related distribution functions. The Warehouse Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring that effective customer material management, fulfillment, warehouse operations, safe working practices and rigorous inventory controls are achieved.

Where is the position located?

Karratha, WA- Residential

What will your typical day look like?

• Conduct daily pre-start meeting.
• Understand and assign daily priorities based on business requirements.
• Daily monitoring and supervision of all warehouse activities and warehouse staff, adjustment of daily workloads and priorities dependent upon changing business priorities.
• Oversee warehouse receipts, deliveries and dispatches to ensure quality and quantity of commodities.
• Verify quality and count of commodities being received, collected and delivered from the Wabtec warehouse.
• Check all loads before they are dispatched; spot check all goods received.
• Understand all internal inventory processes.
• Become proficient in areas of Warehouse operations to cover daily operations if and when required. ie. Forklift operation
• Liaise with transport vendors as point of site contact
• Identify and address inventory reduction and relocation, and document correctly all such operations.
• Perform regular physical inventories of commodities counts in the warehouse.  Maintain inventory records.
• Monitoring and controlling inventory integrity through audit and correct material handling practices.
• Resolve inventory problems in a timely manner and escalate as required.
• Track and report non-conforming products to ensure transactional integrity.
• Supervise cleaning, maintenance and repair of the warehouse. 
• Conduct regular warehouse inspections, including but not limited to controls, standard operating procedures, safe working practices, etc.
• Ensure accurate and neat stacking of commodities.  Train employees on good stacking methods and commodity handling practices.
• Attend daily operational meetings as required, both internally and with customer
• Encourage and positively reinforce open and continuous coordination and collaboration with the other functions, to ensure that the warehouse provides highest quality service.
• Perform other tasks as identified and judged necessary by the Global Operations Director.

What do we want to know about you?

• High school diploma.
• Forklift Licence.
• Some training and/or experience in Commodity or General Stock Management, Logistics, Financial Management, Accounting or equivalent would be preferred.
• 5-10 years experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Ability to work independently and proactively. 
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Builds and maintains relationships with the warehouse team as well as other stakeholders.
• Dependable, well organized, and strong time management skills.
• Solid working knowledge of computers and the following software:  Oracle, MS Excel, MS Word.

We thank all applicants for their interest; each application will receive a response.

We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies.  

Successful candidates will be required to complete background and criminal history check.

Additional Information

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
 

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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