Distribution Center Supervisor

Company Profile

"Enhancing the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals"

For over 40 years, Melaleuca has taken this mission statement to heart. It is our guiding principle. Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By innovating and selling effective, high-quality, natural, health-oriented products, we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company. In our more than 30 years of operation, we have achieved consistent and profitable growth, with our revenues consistently exceeding $2+ billion dollars. We now have over 4,000+ employees and offices in 12 countries. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years.

Overview

Supervises and oversees all functions of shipping from finished goods to packages from our Idaho Falls based Distribution Center.  Supervise personnel within the department.  Work closely with vendors, IT, Maintenance, and other departments to resolve issues. Essential duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to him/her or others.

Responsibilities

Essential

• Responsible for safety of personnel. Provides a safe work environment for all associates.  Ensures associates are practicing safe work methods and attending all safety trainings. 
• Ensures all packages are shipped on time.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide solutions to eliminate them.
• Maintain high accuracy in picking, shipping, and inventory.
• Interview, train, develop, supervise, and provide disciplinary action for personnel.
• Ship packages in the most efficient manner and meet company standards.
• Keep accurate inventory levels and prevent stock outs.
• Work closely with vendors, IT, Maintenance, and other departments to resolve issues.
• Keep the shipping lines running at all times quickly identify problems and provide solutions.
• Coordinates and acts as liaison between the company and United Parcel Service, and USPS to resolve conflicts and scheduling of trailers.
• Responsible for ordering all shipping boxes, business kit boxes, shipping supplies and keeping accurate inventory of each.
• Coordinates with Logistics for daily tracking on box orders
• Ensures all back up orders are prebuilt accurately and shipped out on time.
• Ensures all business kits are organized and built in a timely manner.
• Work closely with Forecasting and Planning on any issues to prevent stock outs.
• Oversees Custodial crew for day and night shifts.
• Coordinates and acts as liaison with other facility’s for additional month end assistance.

Additional

• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

                                                                                    Supervision of Others

Supervises related staff by recommending employment status (i.e., hiring, firing, promotions, etc.)  Counseling, training, scheduling, resolving conflicts, providing direction, coordinating with other departments, conducting associate meetings, etc.

Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read and write accurately.
• Ability to work under stress.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and direct the work of other people.
• One (1) year previous experience in packaging or equivalent. Two or more years experience with the supervision of others.
• Good working knowledge of business management practices and principles.
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift.
• Standing, sitting, or walking (on the floor and up stairs) for duration of shift.
• Good math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide) etc.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• 10 key by touch.
• 30 wpm typing.
• Detailed work and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions.
• Ability to work independently and professionally.
• Ability to follow through on projects.
• Ability to prioritize and organize
• Strong creativity skills.
• Strong customer relation skills for conflict situations.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities with efficiency and accuracy.
• Ability to multitask and handle several projects at a time

Why Melaleuca

Melaleuca is one of the leading Health and Wellness companies in the world. We manufacture and distribute nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, facial care, home hygiene, and other wellness products and distribute them directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. We carefully craft products used every day with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

This revolutionary system is changing the way hundreds of thousands of people shop by eliminating middlemen and reducing marketing and distribution costs. This enables the company to spend more on research and high-quality, ecologically-sensible ingredients, while maintaining reasonable prices.

Great culture - flexibility is a must in this position; you'll become a part of a fast-paced team dedicated to a feel-good lifestyle brand dedicated to changing lives. Like the rest of Melaleuca, we are proud to be part of a values-driven organization that treats employees with respect. Our employees and their families enjoy company parties and countless discounts around the community. We implement a very real open-door policy, and all employees are on a first name basis—it feels more like a family than a multi-national corporation.

Safe, uncrowded, affordable - nestled in the heart of beautiful Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls is a prosperous and vibrant community, as well as the gateway to recreational paradise. This unique setting provides numerous opportunities for total wellness -- social, physical, financial, and emotional. If you love outdoor activities, this is the place for you, with the Snake River running right through town, the Rocky Mountains dominating the horizon, and Yellowstone less than a 2-hour drive away.

Excellent compensation - in addition to a competitive wage, we offer comprehensive benefits for our full-time employees that include all you would expect plus some remarkable surprises, such as a longevity bonus. Right here on-site, we provide a fitness center, free concierge service, and an employee restaurant.