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Warehouse Supervisor resume example
Warehouse work is measured every day, which makes the resume easy: put the measures on it. Volume, accuracy, safety and the size of the crew.
What we would lead with
- Volume and accuracy: lines picked, orders shipped, error rate
- Crew size and the shifts you ran
- Safety record and equipment certifications
The mistake we would warn you about
Describing the warehouse instead of your part in it. "Fast-paced distribution center" says nothing; "ran second shift, 18 people, 4,200 orders a night" says everything.
Bullet points that work for warehouse supervisors
Each one opens with an action verb, says what was done, and ends with a result.
- Supervised a second shift of 18 shipping 4,200 orders a night, at 99.6% pick accuracy.
- Reduced mis-ships 45% by introducing a scan check at pack-out.
- Cut overtime 20% in peak season by cross-training 12 associates across picking, packing and receiving.
- Maintained three years without a lost-time injury by running a five-minute safety brief at the start of every shift.
Skills to list as a warehouse supervisor
Operations
Shift supervisionInventory controlCycle countingShipping and receiving
Systems
Manhattan WMSRF scannersExcel
Safety
Forklift certifiedOSHA 10