Eaton’s GEIS division is currently seeking a 1st Shift Distribution Center Supervisor. This role is onsite at our Roanoke, VA facility which is an Assembly Operation and Distribution Center. 1st shift hours are 6AM - 3:30PM. Relocation is not provided for this position.
The GEIS division is part of Eaton’s global electrical sector and has over 128 years of experience in enhancing efficiency, safety and reliability for our customers. Our strategic focus is on driving growth, leveraging innovation and building capability across our global network. We operate in dynamic and ever evolving markets, be this as a result of energy transitions, digitalization, safety or a continued drive for greater efficiency within our customers, partners and suppliers. To deliver on this, we need the best people. We need diverse ideas, experiences, mindsets and skills to imagine the future solutions our markets will need.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
As a Distribution Center Supervisor you will work with a wide range of people in varying roles across the organization, including hourly team members, support personnel within and outside the facility, and outside suppliers which support our drive to meet daily shipment and receiving goals. This position will be exciting and rewarding for a self-starter who enjoys navigating through the challenges and rewards of leading people and improving processes.
In this role you will:
- Supervise the daily activities of the distribution center floor operations, motivating your team to ensure that operations are safe, accurate and productive.
- Provide support to your team by ensuring timely answers to questions or by steering them to the appropriate information sources, and by providing a workplace where team members can grow and develop.
- Help interview and select new members for your team and assure that new or transferred team members are adequately trained to meet the requirements of their roles.
- Manage time and attendance for your team.
- Offer counseling and coaching regarding things such as performance and company policy.
- Be an active member of the site’s leadership team and help to support site initiatives and operational changes.
- Engage your team to identify opportunities to improve processes and will be a champion for change.
- Track and or create performance indicators to improve operations and the ability to service the customer.
Basic (Required) Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of three years of leadership experience.
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
- No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Roanoke, VA to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Management or Supply Chain.
- Five years of leadership experience.
- Warehouse Management System and SAP experience.
- Previous warehouse / distribution center / order picking / shipping / receiving experience.
- Lean / six sigma experience.
- Knowledge and experience operating power industrial trucks in everyday use and limitations.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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