WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR IN TRAINING

About Us:

Midwest Hose is one of the largest hose and fitting wholesale distributors in North America. Since opening our doors in 1983, we’ve steadily grown and continue to build a loyal customer base – proof of our enthusiasm for the future! At Midwest Hose & Specialty, we believe our employees are the fuel that drives our business, and we treat each person with the respect and value they deserve.

We pride ourselves on offering a premier benefits package that includes:

• Very competitive compensation
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Health and dental insurance plans with company contributions
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays
• 3 weeks (120 hours) of Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual within the first year
• Great work/life balance
• Casual dress environment
• Career longevity
• Professional growth opportunities
• Parental leave

Summary of Position:

Supervises the overall warehouse operations and daily activities of staff to ensure productivity, safety, and customer satisfaction.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Oversee warehouse staff
• Oversees inventory levels
• Monitors the safety of goods and ensures efficient usage of warehouse space
• Meet companywide goals by training, motivating, mentoring and providing feedback to staff
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service
• Sell to prospective customers using either pre-established leads or leads self-sourced by incumbents
• Complete store administration and ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Sell, service, and promote Midwest Hose product line to external customers
• Collaborating to improve plant productivity and increase efficiency
• Maintain outstanding store condition and visual standards
• Propose innovative ideas to increase market share
• Maintain issues that arise from staff or customers
• Provide on-the-ground support for sales
• Provide report of sales data to superiors
• Maintain a safe and comfortable work environment
• Maintain professionalism in the workplace
• Perform any other assigned proprietary duties

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within sales and management
• Ability to effectively manage a team and processes

• Experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks
• Proficiency in assessing, profiling and analyzing merchants' needs and proposing customized proposals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking and reasoning to provide customer support and satisfaction
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid computer skills such as typing and navigation through various computer programs including MS Outlook, Excel, and Windows
• Must be able to type at least 50 WPM
• Compassionate and patient customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to retain product knowledge
• Energetic, outgoing, and positive attitude
• Good organization skills
• Reliable and dependable
• Team-player
• Ability to prioritize and manage time

Physical Demands:

• Assist in lifting, pushing, and/or pulling up to 70 lbs. in adherence with Midwest Hose Safety Standards; receiving unloads up to 100%; order pulling up to 100%
• Must be able to meet the physical demands typical in a warehouse environment including but not limited to grasping and fine manipulations with hands, reaching, squatting, climbing, activities working around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, exposure to light dust and fumes.
• Commitment to work additional hours as needed to complete orders received daily

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED (required)
• Prior supervisor experience (required)
• Prior hose experience (highly preferred but not required)
• Prior sales experience (highly preferred but not required)

Shift Hours:

7:00AM-4:00PM

Compensation:

Based on previous experience

Additional Information:

As part of our commitment to a safe and productive workplace, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen. 

If you want to be part of a growing company and believe that Midwest Hose & Specialty is the place for you to build your career, apply today!