Job Description

Job Location: Oakland MD - Oakland, MD 21550
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $22.00 - $28.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Swing
Job Category: WarehouseOur Foundation:
Mission: We shape timeless and functional designs from simple, natural materials to elevate everyday life.
Vision: To celebrate the beauty of objects with real, authentic character.
Values: Dignity & Respect | Ownership & Initiative | Commitment to Quality & Craft | Learning & Growth Together

Position Summary:
The Warehouse Supervisor, Training & Inventory Operations is responsible for leading daily warehouse operations with a strong focus on employee training, inventory accuracy, and process improvement. This role ensures operational efficiency, safety compliance, and inventory integrity while developing a high-performing warehouse team through structured onboarding, coaching, and ongoing skills development.  This role requires operational strength, passion for developing people, systems and process improvements, and maintaining best-in-class inventory control processes.
We offer competitive pay and a benefit package that includes: medical, dental, and vision coverage, employer paid life & disability, paid time off, flexible holiday time, 401k retirement plan with employer match, and tuition reimbursement assistance.  Additionally, we offer exclusive employee discounts on both our glass and pottery products and at our restaurant.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Warehouse Operations Leadership
- Works with management to supervise daily warehouse operations including receiving, picking, packing, shipping, and replenishment.
- Ensures workflow efficiency, accuracy, and on-time order fulfillment.
- Monitors productivity metrics and implements process improvements.
- Maintains compliance with company policies and safety standards.
Training and Team Development
- Develop and implement structured onboarding programs for new warehouse associates.
- Conduct ongoing skills training in equipment operation, safety procedures, systems usage, and SOP compliance.
- Identify performance gaps and provide coaching and corrective training as needed.
- Maintain training documentation and certification records with the Safety Manager.
Inventory Management and Control
- Oversee inventory accuracy through cycle counts, audits, and reconciliation processes.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate records in warehouse management systems (WMS/ERP).
- Develop and improve inventory control procedures to reduce shrink and improve accuracy.
- Ensure proper storage, labeling, and stock rotation practices.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required:
- Minimum 3 years of warehouse experience, with at least 1 year in a supervisory or lead role.
- Strong knowledge of inventory control processes and warehouse management systems.
- Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and warehouse systems.

Qualifications Desired:
- Experience developing or delivering training programs preferred.
Success Factors/Job Competencies:
- Leadership and Coaching
- Inventory Accuracy and Systems Knowledge
- Process Improvement Mindset
- Organizational Skills
- Communication and Team Development
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and talk or hear.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Other:
- Exposure to warehouse conditions including temperature variables. It can be very hot in summer and cold in winter.
Simon Pearce is committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity and to provide all employees with the work environment necessary to enable them to advance on merit as far as their talents and skills will take them, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected class of veteran, or any other legally protected status.