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The Outbound Operations Supervisor is a people leader that drives the successful execution of all pulling and outbound shipping activities. Reporting to the Outbound Operations Manager, this role is responsible for designing efficient and consistent methods for the outbound team(s) to follow, ensuring freight is properly pulled, sorted, packed and loaded in a safe, high quality and timely manner. The Outbound Operations Supervisor ultimately holds their team to a high standard of operational execution, while also reinforcing a culture of engagement, empowerment and problem-solving amongst all teammates.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for supervising and implementing functions of efficient outbound operations by instructing employees how to perform work, monitoring progress and troubleshooting as needed.
- Responsible for designing and maintaining organization of truck yard operations, ensuring efficient organization of trailers, housekeeping, maintenance, and safety protocols are maintained.
- Responsible for consistent and innovative solutions to drive adherence to all security and safety rules and regulations, ensuring a safe environment for employees, including but not limited to picking, sorting and truck load procedures.
- Proactively maintains awareness of budget planning and enforces cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
- Supervises and provides leadership to warehouse associates, promoting engagement and empowerment to solve problems and make good operational decisions.
- Works with other DC management to investigate and resolve shipping errors; addresses shipping errors with team to mitigate future issues.
- Schedules team hours to ensure peak period coverage and efficiency.
- Protects company assets ensuring all equipment is used and maintained properly, buildings are checked and secured nightly, monitoring employees so no merchandise leaves without proper receipts.
- Responsible for leading efficient and accurate methods of processing outbound orders, cross/docks, stock orders, special orders, UPS, Will Call and any other miscellaneous orders as applicable.
- Identifies opportunities for cost reduction and implements process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
- Fosters a culture of engagement and empowerment, mentors team members, and facilitates problem-solving and decision-making to drive operational success.
- Oversees the reconciliation of truck loads each night to ensure proper loading of product.
- Responsible for designing and implementing efficient protocols and systems for shuttle truck orders and loading of trucks.
- Ensures team follows all company and supplier guidelines for factory returns.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- 1+ years’ experience within a distribution center or similar environment.
- Ability to comply with all safety requirements pertaining to job functions and general Distribution Center safety requirements.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
- Strong organizational skills detail oriented.
- Ability to use good judgment in order to carry out detailed instructions.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Must be capable of lifting/moving heavy items up to 60 lbs.
- Must be forklift and pallet jack certified.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years’ experience within a distribution center or similar environment.
- 1+ year’s proven experience in a managerial role and/or leading teams.
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies and tools.
- Diverse experience (especially within automotive or retail distribution centers).
- Proven experience performing various quality functions (inspection, control, assurance, audits).
- Proficiency in using relevant tools and technology (including MS Office, Promapp, Power BI, Visio, etc.).
- Customer-centric spirit and task-execution.
- Enthusiasm for data, analysis, and providing simple insights.
- Passion for solving complex challenges.
- Comfort influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly.
- Test-and-learn mentality and agile way of working to improve team products.
Leadership
- Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
- Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
- Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
- Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
- Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback, and building trust across the organization.
Physical Demands / Working Environment
- Lifting and Carrying: Ability to lift and carry objects of varying weights, typically 25 to 50 pounds or more, depending on the job duties.
- Pushing and Pulling: Capability to push and pull carts, pallet jacks, or other equipment loaded with materials throughout the warehouse. This may involve pushing or pulling heavy loads over extended distances or up ramps.
- Standing and Walking: Willingness and ability to stand and walk for extended periods, often for the duration of a shift. Warehouse employees may be required to move around the warehouse facility to pick orders, stock shelves, or perform other tasks.
- Bending and Stooping: Capacity to bend, stoop, squat, and reach to retrieve items from shelves, bins, or storage racks. Employees may need to access items throughout the warehouse at various heights and angles.
- Climbing: Can climb ladders or stairs to access elevated storage areas or perform maintenance tasks. Warehouse environment will require employees to work at heights to include open floor mezzanines and follow safety protocols for ladder use.
- Operating Equipment: Proficiency in operating warehouse equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers. Depending on the job role, employees must pass certification or training programs to operate certain equipment safely.
- Manual Dexterity: Ability to use hands and fingers to handle small objects, operate machinery controls, and perform tasks requiring precision and accuracy. This may include picking and packing items, labeling products, or assembling shipments.
- Repetitive Motion: Willingness and ability to perform repetitive tasks, such as scanning barcodes, sorting items, or packaging products, throughout the shift. Employees should be able to maintain productivity while performing repetitive motions safely.
- Physical Endurance: Stamina and endurance to work in a fast-paced environment and meet productivity targets. Warehouse positions may require employees to work long hours, weekends, or overtime during peak periods.
- Safety Awareness: Commitment to following safety protocols and guidelines to prevent workplace accidents and injuries. Employees should be vigilant about potential hazards in the warehouse environment and take appropriate precautions to ensure their safety and the safety of others.
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
Job Summary
The Outbound Operations Supervisor is a people leader that drives the successful execution of all pulling and outbound shipping activities. Reporting to the Outbound Operations Manager, this role is responsible for designing efficient and consistent methods for the outbound team(s) to follow, ensuring freight is properly pulled, sorted, packed and loaded in a safe, high quality and timely manner. The Outbound Operations Supervisor ultimately holds their team to a high standard of operational execution, while also reinforcing a culture of engagement, empowerment and problem-solving amongst all teammates.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for supervising and implementing functions of efficient outbound operations by instructing employees how to perform work, monitoring progress and troubleshooting as needed.
- Responsible for designing and maintaining organization of truck yard operations, ensuring efficient organization of trailers, housekeeping, maintenance, and safety protocols are maintained.
- Responsible for consistent and innovative solutions to drive adherence to all security and safety rules and regulations, ensuring a safe environment for employees, including but not limited to picking, sorting and truck load procedures.
- Proactively maintains awareness of budget planning and enforces cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
- Supervises and provides leadership to warehouse associates, promoting engagement and empowerment to solve problems and make good operational decisions.
- Works with other DC management to investigate and resolve shipping errors; addresses shipping errors with team to mitigate future issues.
- Schedules team hours to ensure peak period coverage and efficiency.
- Protects company assets ensuring all equipment is used and maintained properly, buildings are checked and secured nightly, monitoring employees so no merchandise leaves without proper receipts.
- Responsible for leading efficient and accurate methods of processing outbound orders, cross/docks, stock orders, special orders, UPS, Will Call and any other miscellaneous orders as applicable.
- Identifies opportunities for cost reduction and implements process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
- Fosters a culture of engagement and empowerment, mentors team members, and facilitates problem-solving and decision-making to drive operational success.
- Oversees the reconciliation of truck loads each night to ensure proper loading of product.
- Responsible for designing and implementing efficient protocols and systems for shuttle truck orders and loading of trucks.
- Ensures team follows all company and supplier guidelines for factory returns.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- 1+ years’ experience within a distribution center or similar environment.
- Ability to comply with all safety requirements pertaining to job functions and general Distribution Center safety requirements.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
- Strong organizational skills detail oriented.
- Ability to use good judgment in order to carry out detailed instructions.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Must be capable of lifting/moving heavy items up to 60 lbs.
- Must be forklift and pallet jack certified.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years’ experience within a distribution center or similar environment.
- 1+ year’s proven experience in a managerial role and/or leading teams.
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies and tools.
- Diverse experience (especially within automotive or retail distribution centers).
- Proven experience performing various quality functions (inspection, control, assurance, audits).
- Proficiency in using relevant tools and technology (including MS Office, Promapp, Power BI, Visio, etc.).
- Customer-centric spirit and task-execution.
- Enthusiasm for data, analysis, and providing simple insights.
- Passion for solving complex challenges.
- Comfort influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly.
- Test-and-learn mentality and agile way of working to improve team products.
Leadership
- Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
- Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
- Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
- Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
- Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback, and building trust across the organization.
Physical Demands / Working Environment
- Lifting and Carrying: Ability to lift and carry objects of varying weights, typically 25 to 50 pounds or more, depending on the job duties.
- Pushing and Pulling: Capability to push and pull carts, pallet jacks, or other equipment loaded with materials throughout the warehouse. This may involve pushing or pulling heavy loads over extended distances or up ramps.
- Standing and Walking: Willingness and ability to stand and walk for extended periods, often for the duration of a shift. Warehouse employees may be required to move around the warehouse facility to pick orders, stock shelves, or perform other tasks.
- Bending and Stooping: Capacity to bend, stoop, squat, and reach to retrieve items from shelves, bins, or storage racks. Employees may need to access items throughout the warehouse at various heights and angles.
- Climbing: Can climb ladders or stairs to access elevated storage areas or perform maintenance tasks. Warehouse environment will require employees to work at heights to include open floor mezzanines and follow safety protocols for ladder use.
- Operating Equipment: Proficiency in operating warehouse equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers. Depending on the job role, employees must pass certification or training programs to operate certain equipment safely.
- Manual Dexterity: Ability to use hands and fingers to handle small objects, operate machinery controls, and perform tasks requiring precision and accuracy. This may include picking and packing items, labeling products, or assembling shipments.
- Repetitive Motion: Willingness and ability to perform repetitive tasks, such as scanning barcodes, sorting items, or packaging products, throughout the shift. Employees should be able to maintain productivity while performing repetitive motions safely.
- Physical Endurance: Stamina and endurance to work in a fast-paced environment and meet productivity targets. Warehouse positions may require employees to work long hours, weekends, or overtime during peak periods.
- Safety Awareness: Commitment to following safety protocols and guidelines to prevent workplace accidents and injuries. Employees should be vigilant about potential hazards in the warehouse environment and take appropriate precautions to ensure their safety and the safety of others.
Not the right fit? Let us know you’re interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community on jobs.genpt.com or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Operations Supervisor
Document your supervisory scope precisely
PERM job descriptions must reflect what you actually do. List the number of direct reports, departments overseen, and budget authority. Vague titles like 'oversee operations' get scrutinized at audit; specificity protects both you and your employer.
Verify your role qualifies under EB-3
Operations Supervisor positions typically require a bachelor's degree or two-plus years of specialized training, fitting EB-3 skilled worker criteria. Review the O*NET occupation profile for this role to confirm the education and experience benchmarks DOL expects.
Target employers with existing PERM infrastructure
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers who have previously sponsored operations and logistics roles for green cards. Companies with established PERM workflows move faster and are less likely to abandon a petition mid-process due to unfamiliarity with requirements.
Understand the prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL-certified prevailing wage for your specific role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level for your SOC code before your offer stage so your negotiated salary doesn't fall below certification requirements.
Prepare a credentials package before the employer files
USCIS and DOL may request your diplomas, transcripts, and prior employment letters during the I-140 or PERM audit stages. Gather certified translations and notarized copies now so your employer's attorney isn't waiting on documents when deadlines hit.
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Find Operations Supervisor JobsOperations Supervisor Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Operations Supervisor role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Operations Supervisor positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled worker roles requiring a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. EB-2 sponsorship is available if the position requires an advanced degree or your employer can demonstrate you bring specialized expertise that clearly exceeds the standard role definition. Your employer's immigration attorney structures the petition to match your actual qualifications and the job's documented requirements.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM is permanent, not time-limited, and EB-3 for most countries has no annual cap backlog affecting immediate filing. H-1B is capped at 85,000 annually and subject to a lottery. PERM requires your employer to complete DOL-supervised recruitment before filing, adding roughly 12 to 18 months to the front end, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status.
What does the PERM recruitment process look like for an Operations Supervisor position?
Your employer must run DOL-mandated recruitment, including job postings, internal notices, and in some cases newspaper advertisements, to document that no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. The recruitment window typically spans 30 to 180 days. If the employer receives qualified U.S. applicants, the PERM application cannot proceed. An audit can add six months or more to the timeline.
Where can I find employers actively sponsoring Operations Supervisors for green cards?
Migrate Mate indexes employers with documented employment-based sponsorship history for operations and logistics roles, so you can filter by job title and green card sponsorship rather than sifting through postings that don't address immigration. Focusing your search on employers who have completed PERM filings before dramatically reduces the risk of starting a process that stalls because the employer lacks the infrastructure or appetite to follow through.
Can I switch jobs after my employer files my PERM or I-140?
You can change employers after PERM is filed, but the labor certification is employer-specific and typically cannot transfer. If your I-140 has been approved for at least 180 days and your priority date is current or close, AC21 portability may let you move to a same or similar role without losing your priority date. Operations Supervisor roles at similar organizational levels generally qualify as same or similar under AC21.
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