1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor Inbound & Production Support
Romeoville, IL - USA
Job Summary
1st Shift Warehouse Supervisor -Inbound & Production Support
Reports To: Warehouse Manager
Location: Romeoville IL
Environment: Onsite
Status: Exempt
Recognized by Gartner in their Modern 4PL Market Guide Redwood Logistics is at the forefront of industry innovation. Our cutting-edge supply chain technology pairs with the expertise of our brilliant minds to empower logistics execution across North America and Mexico.
Leveraging a comprehensive range of services data-centric network solutions and a seamlessly integrated platform we have established our prominence as a key player in the mid-market segment within the freight tech industry.
Whether youre just starting your career or are an established professional looking for your next opportunity Redwood inspires innovation across teams to provide transformative solutions for our customers.
Purpose of Your Work:
We are seeking a hands-on Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily operations across inbound receiving put-away inventory control and intralogistics supporting a customers on-site production line. This role is critical to ensuring material flows efficiently from the dock to inventory and ultimately to production without disruption.
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced high-accountability environment and has experience managing both warehouse operations and production support workflows
How You Make a Difference Everyday:
Inbound & Receiving Operations
- Oversee all inbound freight including FTL LTL and parcel shipments
- Manage dock scheduling door assignments and unloading efficiency
- Ensure accurate receiving inspection and system transactions
- Drive improvements in dock-to-stock (receiving cycle time) performance
Put-Away & Inventory Control
- Supervise put-away processes to ensure accuracy and space optimization
- Maintain inventory integrity across a high-SKU environment
- Oversee cycle counts audits and discrepancy resolution
- Ensure all transactions are completed accurately in ERP/WMS systems
Intralogistics / Production Support
- Coordinate material movement from warehouse to production lines
- Ensure production teams are consistently supplied with required materials
- Manage line feeding replenishment and staging processes
- Quickly resolve material shortages or flow disruptions
Team Leadership
- Lead coach and develop warehouse associates and team leads
- Manage staffing levels including temporary labor to meet daily volume
- Conduct shift start-up meetings to communicate priorities and safety expectations
- Hold team accountable to productivity accuracy and safety standards
Safety & Compliance
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture across all operations
- Ensure proper use of equipment (forklifts reach trucks pallet jacks etc.)
- Maintain compliance with OSHA company policies and customer requirements
- Lead incident investigations and corrective actions
Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
- Track KPIs such as receiving cycle time inventory accuracy production support and productivity
- Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements
- Partner with leadership and customer teams to drive performance
Youve Got This
- 35 years of warehouse leadership experience in a high-volume distribution or production support environment.
- 1-3 years in a supervisory or leadership role
- Experience managing inbound receiving put away and inventory control.
- Experience supporting intralogistics or production-based picking operations.
- Strong working knowledge of JD Edwards (JDE) or comparable ERP system.
- RF scanner and WMS proficiency.
- Experience supervising employees and temporary labor in a multi-shift environment.
- Ability to work frequent Saturdays.
What We Offer:
- Access to experts and resources for your Learning & Development journey
- Opportunity for internal mobility
- Employee referral bonus program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Annual fundraising and volunteer events to give back to communities
- Paid time off floating holidays time off to volunteer and rollover
- Paid parental leave
- Medical dental vision and 401k plans (with match)
- Flexible spending account mass transit and dependent care plans available
- Health savings account with a annual company contribution for plan participants
- Short-term and long-term disability; life insurance policies subsidized by company
- Additional benefits including pet insurance accident care access to legal advice and more
Work Schedule:
This position is full-time and onsite Monday through Friday from 600am to 230pm. Regular Saturday coverage required
Compensation Range:
Salary Range:
$30.00/hr-$35.00/hr
This position is eligible to earn (annual) incentives based on individual and company performance.
The estimated pay range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the geographical location in which the applicant lives and/or which they will be performing the job.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Unlock the full potential of your supply chain with Redwood's LPaaS and RedwoodConnect. Build a customized logistics solution that offers optionality, profitability, control, visibility, simplicity, and collaboration. Connect with us today!