Brinly-Hardy Co., "Since 1839-Making Things Better" For our customers and our team members!

Brinly-Hardy Co.-Family run, locally operated, with a tradition of designing and manufacturing quality turf care/lawn care products. Our family of brands includes: Brinly & Spyker.

SHIFT: M-F, 6 am-2:30 pm (OT - Days outside of normal hours and on Sat as needed)

Salary based on experience - $24 - $26/hr. starting

Role Summary:

Great opportunity to join a strong team with great attitude! First-level supervisor (early- mid career) role with an opportunity grow while you develop your supervisor skills. The role supports the Area Leader (department supervisor) across all shipping, receiving, warehousing, and ecommerce activities. Assists in management and supervision of department team members - directs, trains, coaches team members to optimize performance. This role is a working leader and provide backfill for department functions as needed . Strong people skills, organizational skills, and a proactive mindset are required for this role. If you want to grow your supervisory experience as part of a strong team - check out Brinly!

Essential Job Duties:

• Be a safety champion for all team members within the organization
• Train, supervise, assist, and organize team members’ throughput in the ship/rec/warehousing department
• Knowledgeable or able to quickly gain knowledge of all department functions: parts shipments, shipping, receiving, ecommerce, warehousing, & inventory.
• Backfills and supports all areas within department as needed to cover absences and to provide coverage during peak season
• Possess excellent forklift skills
• Completes material movement transactions in the computer system accurately and timely
• Responsible for communicating to team members - safety, teamwork, quality, delivery, and cost metrics at shift start-up meetings and throughout the shift
• Responsible to analyzes workflow and work processes to continually improve throughput
• Ensures all work is performed using up-to-date standard work processes
• Actively participates in cross-functional continuous improvement activities
• Carries out other duties as assigned or necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the role

Core Physical Requirements:

Standing & walking on hard surfaces (frequent) reaching/pulling/twisting/bending at the waist (frequent); Sitting (infrequent); Climbing stairs (infrequent); using fingers/hands to operate computer keyboard (frequent); lifting requirement: 50 lbs. without assistance. Environmental Requirements: Office (5%)– climate controlled. Plant (95%) – not climate controlled; Noise levels in the plant may require the use of hearing protection.

Qualifications: The following are the minimum requirements for this job:

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED - preferably some college with emphasis in industrial or manufacturing
• Lean manufacturing is a plus

Work Experience:

• Min. 1 year in an assistant supervisor or team leader role
• Min. 3 years in a shipping/receiving/warehousing department role within manufacturing setting
• Forklift experience in sit down and stand up lifts required, CDL license a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Attributes:

• Possess an eye for improvement and an ability to work to make positive changes
• Strong people skills with the desire to coach and train others
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Proactive and likes to roll up your sleeve to get things done
• Good communicator
• Professional and ethical
• Forklift certification required (see experience above)
• Strong commitment to safety
• Team player
• Proficient command of English, reading, and writing (Bi-lingual Spanish A-Plus)

We are proud to be a certified women-owned business that encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

Great Opportunity - Skill Development - Good Pay - Performance Bonuses - Full Benefits - M/D/V Life, Dis., Vac., PTO, Hol., Retirement, Profit-Sharing, Great Events! Great Team!

EOE/Drug-Free