2nd Shift Warehouse Supervisor – Inbound, Inventory & Production Support
Reports To: Warehouse Manager
Location: Romeoville, IL
Environment: Onsite
Status: Exempt
Who We Are:
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 you’re 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:
The 2nd Shift Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for leading all Inbound Receiving, Put Away, Inventory Control, and Intralogistics Picking operations supporting production across a high-SKU, fast-paced warehouse environment
This role oversees a multi-functional team of full-time employees and temporary associates within a 3-shift operation. The Supervisor ensures operational excellence, production support continuity, inventory accuracy, labor efficiency, and adherence to safety and quality standards while driving accountability and performance across the shift.
How You Make a Difference Everyday:
Operational Leadership
- Lead all 2nd shift inbound receiving, put away, inventory control, and production picking activities.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of FTL, LTL, and parcel inbound shipments.
- Drive efficient pallet movement and slotting strategies to support high-SKU inventory.
- Oversee intralogistics picking operations to ensure uninterrupted production line support.
- Coordinate shift transition with 1st and 3rd shift leadership to ensure continuity.
Inventory & Systems Management
- Maintain high inventory accuracy across 20,000+ SKUs.
- Monitor and manage cycle counting, discrepancy research, and root cause analysis.
- Utilize JD Edwards (JDE) and RF scanning systems to ensure real-time inventory integrity.
- Ensure proper system transactions for receipts, transfers, picks, and adjustments.
Production Support & Service Levels
- Ensure production cells are supplied on-time and in-full.
- Prioritize urgent production requests and manage workflow accordingly.
- Collaborate with production leadership to anticipate material demand fluctuations.
- Monitor pick accuracy, response time, and staging discipline.
Labor & Workforce Management
- Supervise a team of warehouse associates and temporary labor.
- Manage staffing levels to meet daily workload and frequent Saturday schedules.
- Coach, train, and develop employees to improve performance and cross-functional capability.
- Conduct performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and attendance management.
- Partner with staffing agencies to ensure quality temporary labor support.
Safety & Compliance
- Enforce safety policies and maintain OSHA compliance.
- Conduct daily safety audits and shift start-up meetings.
- Ensure safe forklift, reach truck, and material handling equipment operation.
- Promote a culture of accountability and safe work behaviors.
Continuous Improvement
- Drive improvements in receiving dock flow, slotting optimization, and pick path efficiency.
- Analyze labor productivity, dock-to-stock time, and inventory accuracy metrics.
- Lead root cause investigations on inventory variances and service failures.
- Identify opportunities to reduce overtime and improve shift efficiency.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Inventory Accuracy %
- Dock-to-Stock Time
- Production Line Fill Rate (On-Time / In-Full)
- Picking Accuracy %
- Labor Productivity (Lines per Hour / Units per Hour)
- Overtime %
- Safety Incidents / Near Miss Reporting
- Cycle Count Accuracy
You’ve Got This?
- 3–5+ years of warehouse leadership experience in a high-volume distribution or production support environment.
- 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 200pm to 1030pm. Saturday availability required based on production and customer needs
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.
Redwood is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions at the Company are based on individual merit, qualifications, abilities, and the Company’s needs and resources. The Company does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotions, discipline, termination or any other aspect of employment on the basis of an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, military service or status, genetic information, arrest and conviction record, credit history, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
