Warehouse Coordinator 1st shift

  • Full-time

Company Description

Vi-Jon is one of the nation’s oldest brand and private label Health and Beauty Care companies, serving retailers in all 50 states and Canada. For over 106 years, the Vi-Jon name has come to represent some of the highest standards in the manufacturing of quality products in the Health and Beauty Care industry. The Vi-Jon corporate headquarters are in St. Louis, Missouri, and we operate manufacturing and distribution centers in Missouri and Tennessee 24 hours a day.

Vi-Jon is a company of tradition and commitment to our associates and our customers, and our company culture reflects that. By joining Vi-Jon, you will become part of a team-oriented and entrepreneurial culture that allows associates to grow both personally and professionally. We recognize that a company is not a building, production line, equipment or products, but people. Our company is not made up of just people, but individuals who together make up a team – the Vi-Jon team.

Job Description

Vi-Jon is one of the nation's oldest brand and private label Health and Beauty Care companies, serving retailers in all 50 states and Canada. For over 100 years, the Vi-Jon name has come to represent some of the highest standards in the manufacturing of quality products in the Health and Beauty Care industry. The Vi-Jon corporate headquarters are in St. Louis, Missouri, and we operate manufacturing and distribution centers in Missouri and  

Tennessee 24 hours a day.
Vi-Jon is a company of tradition and commitment to our associates and our customers, and our company culture reflects that. By joining Vi-Jon, you will become part of a team-oriented and entrepreneurial culture that allows associates to grow both personally and professionally. We recognize that a company is not a building, production line, equipment or products, but people. Our company is not made up of just people, but individuals who together make up a team - the Vi-Jon team
 

Job Title: Warehouse Shift Coordinator – Weekend (Saturday, Sunday, Thursday– 5:45am to 6pm)

The Warehouse Shift Coordinator is responsible for assisting in the preparation and execution of the shift plan from the shift supervisor, motivating and leading the shift in its daily activities, and keeping the supervisor informed of all workload changes and exceptions; fill the shift supervisor position in the absence of the shift supervisor; manage the drayage trailer movements, resolve problem pallets, pallets given “no location” and left over problem cases; must be able to perform all duties of workers assigned to the shift, including packing customer orders; requires knowledge of the entire warehouse SOPs’, efficiency in SAP and other computer operations, and effective written and oral communicate skills.
 

Essential Functions:
1. Comply with all cGMP, SOP, D.O.T, and company safety rules and procedures
2. Coordinate work with other supervisors of preceding and succeeding shifts to ensure accurate understanding and communication
3. Assist with coordinating all activities of employees on shift to ensure that all warehouse tasks are accomplished in priority order
4. Assist Shift Supervisor to provide workers with appropriate coaching, training, and tools to perform their jobs successfully
5. Ensure that employees are meeting established productivity goals, safely and accurately.
6. Ensure that all employees follow all established standard operating procedures
7. Perform all activities of workers supervised
8. Ensure the warehouse is clean and pallets put back in location after packing orders and prior to completing the shift, including relocating any damaged cases during the shift
9. Verify orders and determine training needs for individual packers on your shift
10. Resolve inventory found in empty bin and manage the drayage trailers
11. Work with Shift supervisor to keep damage area current and clean
12. Act as a back-up shift supervisor in the absence of the shift supervisor
13. Complete all other duties as assigned.

Experience: One year of supervisory experience required with three years forklift operator experience in a narrow aisle Pick and Pack warehouse experience and preferred.
 

Education: High School Diploma/GED/or Equivalent required.
 

Certification: Possess a forklift certification or the ability to obtain a certification.
 

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids: Forklift Truck, Computer and necessary software, phone, copier, fax, and other standard office equip

ment.
 

Physical Activities: Sitting, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, talking, and hearing.
 

Physical Demands: Lifting cartons up to 40 lbs. by hand. Drive a sit-down and stand-up forklift and stand up reach truck.
 

Visual Acuity: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less with the ability to judge distance and space relationships and bring objects into sharp focus.
 

Environmental/Atmospheric Conditions: Worker exposed to warehouse including temperatures ranging from the 30's (typically 40 degrees in cold weather conditions, with appropriate clothing provided) to the 90's (in hot weather conditions). Estimate time exposure to warehouse condition is 30%.
 

An essential element of the Vi-Jon culture is our commitment to diversity. Vi-Jon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants, and make all employment decisions, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the health and beauty care industry.

Additional Information

An essential element of the Vi-Jon culture is our commitment to diversity. Vi-Jon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants, and make all employment decisions, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the health and beauty care industry.