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INTRODUCTION

It's more than a job. As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Site Supervisor you will be responsible for overseeing daily operational activities, ensuring productivity, safety, quality, and compliance with company standards. This role leads and supports team members, monitors workflow performance, coordinates labor and resources, resolves operational issues, and drives continuous improvement initiatives. The Site Supervisor works closely with management, customers, and cross-functional departments to achieve service, inventory, and performance goals while maintaining a safe and efficient work environment. The right candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset and a tendency towards 5S in the workplace. Your typical shift will be Monday - Friday, 2p-10:30 pm. As a 3PL provider, we will count on your leadership skills to help drive excellent service for our valued customers.

How you create impact:

• Supervise and direct daily operations and workforce activities.
• Monitor productivity, quality, and operational KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Train, coach, and develop team members.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, and labor allocation.
• Investigate and resolve operational and inventory issues.
• Support continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records and operational reports.
• Communicate effectively with management, customers, and stakeholders.
• Ensure service level agreements (SLAs) and customer expectations are met.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3-5 years of operational, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing or distribution experience
• 2+ years of experience in a supervisory role
• At least 1 year of experience operating powered industrial trucks
• Proficiency with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), ERP systems, and Microsoft Office, and Excel
• Experience with inventory management, KPI tracking, workforce management, safety compliance, and process improvement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer great compensation and medical/dental benefits packages, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment.

EEO STATEMENT

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

WHO WE ARE

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world. As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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