Material Handling Supervisor

Material Handling Supervisor
Macungie, PA
Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour
26-08511
Job Summary

The Material Handling Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating material handling operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and timely movement of materials throughout the organization. This position provides leadership across inventory control, receiving, storage, shipping, material delivery, and production support while ensuring customer and production requirements are consistently met. The supervisor leads and develops material handling employees, establishes priorities, monitors performance, and drives process improvements that support safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily material handling operations, including receiving, inventory control, storage, shipping, material delivery, and production support.
• Establish priorities and coordinate work assignments to meet operational, customer, and production requirements.
• Lead by example and promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Coach, mentor, train, and develop material handling employees to support individual and team performance.
• Monitor employee and operational performance using established metrics and data.
• Identify operational issues and take proactive action to prevent production disruptions.
• Maintain effective communication with employees, peers, and leadership across all shifts.
• Drive standardization and consistency across material handling operations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Support a safe, organized, and efficient material handling environment.

Job Requirements

• 2 to 5 years of relevant material handling, warehouse, logistics, or supervisory experience.
• Previous experience leading or supervising material handling or warehouse operations.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and employee development skills.
• Ability to establish priorities and make informed operational decisions.
• Ability to use data and operational metrics to monitor and improve team performance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to anticipate problems and take proactive corrective action.
• Ability to promote accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to maintain consistency and standardization across multiple shifts.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment.

About Equiliem

Equiliem believes in empowering success. It's our job to cultivate relationships that connect people and employers in a way that is inclusive, intelligent, and allows both to thrive.

Across the U.S., leading companies in healthcare, government, engineering, manufacturing, professional services, and energy rely on us for their workforce solutions. Our recruiting and HR services include contract and direct hire staffing, Payrolling/EOR, Independent Contractor Compliance, and Managed Services.

For almost 30 years, we've helped shape our industry. Today, we continue to research, ask questions, and continuously enhance the candidate journey and client experience.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision & Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Discounts & Rewards
• Payroll Payment Options

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