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Supervisor Distribution-Weekend Shift (Sat-Mon)

Generac · Janesville, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a standard process you put in place that made a warehouse more efficient.

What they are checking: Whether they can create and sustain standard work that improves results.

Tell me about a time you developed someone on your team for a bigger role.

What they are checking: Whether they invest in training and certification, which the role lists as a duty.

Tell me about a time you had to make a call without a manager around.

What they are checking: Whether they can make sound decisions alone, which a weekend supervisor must do.

What would you do

This is a weekend shift from Saturday to Monday. How do you keep a weekend crew engaged and connected to the rest of the week?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead a team that may feel cut off from weekday leadership and decisions.

How do you coach a team member who keeps making picking mistakes?

What they are checking: Whether they handle performance with coaching and clear expectations, not just discipline.

Quality and production are blaming the warehouse for a delivery issue. How do you sort it out?

What they are checking: Whether they work with other departments to fix the problem instead of defending turf.

How do you keep forklift and warehouse safety strong when the shift gets busy?

What they are checking: Whether safety holds up under pressure on their shift.

About the work

How do you make sure material flows on time to production and to other facilities?

What they are checking: Whether they plan staging, receiving and shipping so production is never waiting.

How do you run cycle counts, and what do you do when counts do not match the system?

What they are checking: Whether they find root causes of inventory errors instead of just adjusting numbers.

Which KPIs would you watch most closely in this role?

What they are checking: Whether they know which numbers show how well the warehouse is running and supporting production.

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The full job description

As published by Generac.

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? ESSENTIAL DUTIES: 20% Ensure timely material flow within the facility as well as timely delivery in receiving material from other locations as well as preparation for shipment of parts to other facilities. 15% Develop and implement standard process and strategies that enable production efficiency improvements. 10% Lead, Supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching, mentoring and certification in the execution of improvement priorities and the achievement of key performance indicators. 10% Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations including staging, cycle count, and storage of materials. Other Duties as assigned and the following: · Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures. · Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations. · Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs. · Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction · Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate. · Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to workload. · Act as SAP SuperUser within functional area as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: · Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience · 2 years of materials leadership · 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks. OWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: · Relationship Building and Earning Trust – Consistently follows through on team commitments, communicates, and demonstrates accountability. Builds trust and sets the example for the team by being inclusive and fair. · Accountability – Remains outcome focused, holding the team accountable while removing barriers to success. Plays to win by defining team objectives/scope and clear milestones. Keeps leadership apprised of progress and brings options/solutions for issues when elevated. · Ask, Listen, and Follow Up – Actively listens, questions to help others understand, shows care/concern, and closes loop. Drives action and alignment using coaching techniques, reinforces team's progress/development. · Inspire, Motivate and Recognize – Teaches others new tasks and is self- aware of strengths/developmental opportunities. Celebrates individual successes. · Conflict Management and Resolution – Influences employees to collaborate and achieve goals as a group. Asks questions, remains unbiased and encourages unconventional suggestions. Diffuses conflict as it arises rather than avoiding it and focuses on solving the problem. · Identify, Engage and Retain – Creates an open and honest work environment, providing others an opportunity to develop and grow. · Change Agent – Consistently optimistic about the ability to change in order to improve a product/service. Uses the voice of customer (VOC) to validate ideas. Works well autonomously and in a team, leads change by promoting the value of transformation. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: · Relationship Building and Earning Trust – Consistently follows “We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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