Operations Supervisor - Night Shift

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Operations Supervisor, Distribution Center | Night Shift About the Role

As an Operations Supervisor, you’ll lead the day-to-day activities of a team within our pharmaceutical distribution center, helping ensure products are received, processed, and shipped safely, accurately, and efficiently.

You’ll provide hands-on leadership to frontline employees, coordinate daily workflow, coach and develop team members, address operational challenges, and drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and employee engagement.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and coordinate daily warehouse and distribution operations for the night shift.
• Supervise, coach, train, and develop frontline employees and team leads.
• Assign work, monitor workflow, and ensure productivity, quality, and service expectations are met.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Monitor employee performance, attendance, engagement, and overtime while supporting appropriate staffing levels.
• Identify operational issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement practical process improvements.
• Partner with the Operations Manager and other supervisors to coordinate workflow and achieve site goals.
• Monitor operational expenses and use resources effectively within established guidelines.
• Ensure warehouse equipment, vehicles, and work areas are properly maintained.
• Use operational data and warehouse systems to monitor performance and support decision-making.

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant warehouse, distribution, logistics, supply chain, or operations experience, including demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Experience leading, training, coaching, or providing work direction to employees in an operational environment.
• Experience working with a Warehouse Management System (WMS) or comparable warehouse/distribution technology.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to work the required night-shift schedule and adjust hours or work overtime based on business needs.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Previous supervisory or people-management experience in a distribution center, warehouse, manufacturing, supply chain, or logistics environment.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical supply, or other regulated distribution environments.
• Experience with SAP, AS400, or similar WMS/ERP platforms.
• Knowledge of FDA, DEA, or other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Experience with continuous improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, or root-cause analysis.
• Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience analyzing operational metrics and identifying opportunities to improve productivity, quality, labor utilization, and cost.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Schedule, Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Night shift: Sunday through Thursday, typically beginning at 6:00 p.m.
• Must be available to adjust shifts, work overtime, weekends, or be on call based on operational needs.
• This is an on-site distribution center position in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Ability to walk up to approximately 10 miles during a shift.
• Ability to repeatedly lift approximately 20–40 pounds without assistance and participate in team lifting of heavier products as needed.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$60,200 - $100,400

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