Job Description

Description

Company overview:
For over six decades, the Delaware Valley Floral Group (DVFG) has been at the forefront of providing professional retail florists, event designers and supermarkets across the nation with the highest quality of fresh cut flowers, greens, botanicals, and floral supplies. Established in 1959 as a modest family venture, the DVFG has flourished into one of the largest floral distribution companies in the United States.

Our modern corporate headquarters, spanning over 100,000 square feet, is strategically situated in Sewell, New Jersey. Complementing this central hub are multiple satellite logistics, distribution and sales facilities located in key geographical regions, including Edison, NJ, Jessup, MD, Hauppauge, NY, Syracuse, NY, Hartford, CT, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Shrewsbury, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Richmond, VA, Miami, FL and Oxnard, CA.

Our mission extends beyond just being a floral wholesaler to our customers; We Aspire To Be Their Most Valuable Supplier. Every member of our team plays a pivotal role in ensuring our customers receive the best possible products and services to help their business grow. We recognize that our employees are the cornerstone of our success as well, which is why we are committed to fostering a family-oriented culture where every individual's contributions are deeply valued and appreciated. Join us in shaping the future of floral distribution and become a part of our dynamic team here at the DVFG!

Warehouse Operations Supervisor 2nd Shift

The overall purpose of this position is to ensure timely and accurate picking, sorting and loading of all outbound product for next day delivery. This is a production-type, fast-paced operation that helps to provide the proper coaching, training, tools and communication for employees to meet or exceed departmental and individual goals. This position also manages labor budget and forecasting for box and outbound volume and continually identifies opportunities for process improvement.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to work Sunday – Thursday 2nd shift; flexibility due to additional days/hours during peak periods is required.
2. Must be able to work in a warehouse and cooler environment (approx. 34 degrees).
3. Supervise a team of 20-30 employees in a work environment that is driven by accurate and timely customer order fulfillment.
4. Play a strategic role in budgeting/forecasting of labor and volume, monitoring and managing the daily workload, and meeting or exceeding production and budget goals.
5. Must have a strong ability to successfully manage within deadlines, setting goals to achieve both department and company objectives.
6. Monitor current processes for continuous improvement and to drive out costs.
7. Supervise and lead your team by providing them with the proper tools and supplies to perform their jobs. Continuously evaluate their attendance, performance, setting and communicating goals and providing motivation and feedback when needed.
8. Contribute to the Succession Planning goal of continuous development of Work Leaders.
9. Communicate and collaborate with other members of the management team or different departments both verbally and written.
10. This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for leadership, performance management and hiring of the employees within its department.

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 the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and read. This position is very active and requires standing (and sitting) for periods of time, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and operating equipment. The employee must be able to lift and or move items up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

Requirements:

1. Must have at least 3 years previous logistics or warehouse experience with automated or manual processes.
2. Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills, and the ability to multi-task.
3. Must be able to adapt to change in a positive manner, and motivate employees through these changes.
4. Must have past experience with Warehouse Management Systems. Strong knowledge of Excel and other MS Office applications.
5. Prior knowledge/experience working with or handling perishables is preferred.
6. Prior experience operating forklift, power jack, order picker is preferred.